JMKA | Architects

JMKA | architects is an award-winning firm in lower Fairfield County. We've built our reputation on working closely with clients to ensure custom architectural designs integrate the client's needs and vision within a budget. The firm draws from historical, regional and cultural contexts for its design inspiration. We've designed homes throughout the country. JMKA | architects uses a collaborative approach on every project. This leads to a design that is both practical and client-focused. While working on a project's architectural design, we constantly share our inspirations with the clients and incorporate their goals.

JMKA | architects believes that the best ideas evolve from an engaging and collaborative design process with clients, consultants, and our firm. We build a team that keeps the clients informed and involved, so the final product is a common ownership of innovative ideas. Jeff has been an Architect in Westport for 15 years. His inspiration comes from his travel experiences, the materials he chooses to work with, the environment and where the project will be built. He's constantly trying to push the envelope creatively.

Using a combination of regional materials, we design buildings that are environmentally responsible and authentic. As Architects, we have a responsibility to keep a healthy environment, so we shape every project around experienced environmental knowledge and energy modeling. This results in sustainable strategies that carefully respond to each site's unique characteristics. Our design is influenced by the past, but built for the present and future, so we focus on timeless solutions. With each new project, we make a very conscious effort to pull together a team of professionals that work well together.

JMKA | architects has gained national recognition for designing houses that capture the special features of the site, respond to the region's climate and connect its inhabitants to the natural environment. We listen to the client's dreams and aspirations and create a solution through a collaborative design process. Through consideration of the environmental context, we use sustainable strategies to shape our designs, ultimately conserving natural resources and creating healthy environments. JMKA | architects has a unique ability to problem solve challenging conditions and new programs to cost-effectively transform existing structures.

It's important that you have a full understanding of the architectural design process before diving into the construction of a new home or building. You can sleep easy knowing that the architectural team at JMKA | architects will be with you every step of the way! Below we've laid out the 6 steps involved with developing a new home, as well as a Rapid Project Planning Pack that can help you move through the Research Phase with ease. At this stage, we define the project scope and its implications.