Solebury's stone farmhouses, hillside sites and river views ask a lot of a design. We plan and engineer additions, renovations and new homes in Solebury Township and New Hope borough.
Solebury Township surrounds much of New Hope borough along the Delaware River, with villages such as Lahaska, Carversville, Aquetong, Center Bridge and Solebury. More than 400 of its homes date from the 18th or 19th century, and many are fieldstone houses. The township has several National Register historic districts, including Center Bridge, Cuttalossa Valley, Phillips Mill and Upper Aquetong Valley.
Steep riverside sites and historic village homes call for architecture and serious structural work together, and our team provides both under one contract.
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 the New Hope Borough Historic District, exterior work needs a Certificate of Appropriateness before a zoning or building permit is issued. That covers additions, exterior alterations and repairs, demolition and even changes to fences and lighting. The Historic Architectural Review Board reviews the application and Borough Council gives the final approval. We prepare drawings that show how new work fits the existing building and its neighbors.
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.
Hillside and riverfront sites bring real structural questions, from foundations on slopes to retaining walls and drainage. Our engineers study the site and design for it rather than adapting a standard detail.
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 document the existing walls and framing, then design an addition that ties in structurally and reads as a respectful companion to the original house.
If your property is in the New Hope Borough Historic District and you are changing the exterior, yes. We prepare the drawings for the review.
Yes. Sloping sites are where our in house engineering matters most.
See a fixed design fee in about two minutes, or book a consultation and we will visit your home.