From Gladwyne and Bryn Mawr to Merion, Wynnewood and Ardmore, we design and engineer additions, renovations and new homes across Lower Merion Township.
Lower Merion Township covers about 24 square miles of the Main Line, settled by Welsh Quakers in 1682 and established in 1713, with communities including Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Merion Station, Wynnewood, Penn Valley and Penn Wynne. It surrounds the borough of Narberth, the Schuylkill River forms its eastern border, and SEPTA's Paoli and Thorndale Line stops at Merion, Wynnewood, Ardmore, Haverford, Bryn Mawr and Rosemont. Harriton House, from 1704, and the Mill Creek Historic District are on the National Register.
Older Main Line houses often need careful structural work before they can grow: masonry walls, plaster, older framing and decades of alterations. Our engineers evaluate the existing house first, then design the new work alongside the architecture.
Licensed architects and professional engineers on one team, one contract and one set of signed and sealed drawings. See all of our services.
Rear, side and wraparound additions for kitchens, family rooms and primary suites, with the existing house evaluated by our engineers.
New floors over ranches, capes, garages and one story wings, with foundations and framing checked and reinforced as needed.
Whole house and partial renovations, wall removals and open plans, basements and attics, with structure and systems designed in house.
Ground up single family homes and teardown rebuilds, from site planning to sealed construction drawings.
Decks, covered porches, pergolas and garages engineered for footings, ledgers and loads.
Beam replacements, foundation fixes and engineer's letters for homeowners, buyers and insurers.
In Pennsylvania, building permits are reviewed under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code by the township or borough, zoning comes first, and a project that needs relief from the zoning ordinance goes to the Zoning Hearing Board.
For homes in or near historic districts and listed properties, we design additions that respect the original architecture and prepare drawings for any required review.
Hillside lots near the Schuylkill and Mill Creek bring slope, rock and drainage questions. We study the site early and design for actual conditions.
However your project is approved, we deliver signed and sealed drawings to you, support you and your contractor through the permit submission and answer the building department's review comments in house. Read how a project moves from consultation to close out on our process page.
Yes. We design the connection between new framing and the existing masonry along with the rest of the structure.
Yes. Narberth is its own borough with its own zoning, and we confirm which applies before design.
Our main office is in Princeton, NJ, and we serve the Main Line.
See a fixed design fee in about two minutes, or book a consultation and we will visit your home.