ALAN E TAYLOR ASSOCIATES

Alan did the design for our whole-home renovation including finishing an in-home garage as additional living space, adding an additional bedroom, a half-bath, and a new basement-level entrance. He also re-designed the kitchen, opening up walls and adding an island making this space feel much brighter and bigger. The results were amazing and completely transformed the house. Alan was extremely thorough, taking into consideration not only all relevant building codes, but also every detail of the day-to-day use of each space. Importantly for a big project like this one, he was a good communicator and actively sought our input on many details, incorporating this into the ultimate design. We couldn't be more pleased with the result.

Remodel in progress following architect’s design. Very tricky attic space.

Alan, arrived promptly at the agreed upon time. He listened carefully to our concerns and needs, he reviewed the plot plan we provided, walked throughout the house examining places and issues we described. He made well reasoned recommendations that were both feasible and realistic in terms of house size and location. He provided estimated costs for various projects. He is a patient, intelligent, experienced architect. I recommend him highly.

He is very good and he was very professional, on time and the price was very reasonable.

Alan is very responsible and explains things clearly. He pays attention to the details and proposed great idea to renovate my kitchen and house addition.

Alan was professional and prompt. He answered all of my questions about converting our garage into a livable accessory dwelling unit. He was also very knowledgeable about the specific town we live in, the building codes in the area and who we would need to contact in addition to him to get the job done. It was a pleasure to work with him and I would be delighted to call him again for a consultation.

Well we actually did not choose Allen for this job because we had a family friend that we decided to give the job to. But he was so gracious and still so helpful even though we did not use his services. That is rare and was much appreciated

Mr. Taylor gave us an idea about the feasibility of the project we wanted to undertake. He was very thorough and practical

Alan was very responsive in setting up a time and date for the consultation (responded to my request the night of). We had a bit of scheduling conflicts (my fault!) but similarly Alan was communicative and flexible to reschedule. The review was also pleasant and informative. While I ultimately did not move forward with a contract this wasn't Alan's fault and I would not hesitate to reach out to Alan again!

We hired Alan to draw up stamped plans for our third-floor finished attic, which the previous owners built but never filed the revised condo plans with the city. (We were selling and the new owners wanted us to get this taken care of.) Everything went smoothly and he created the plans on time and with no fuss.

Mr. Taylor was professional, knowledgeable and on time. He offered great suggestions for our renovation. We are hoping to work with him in the future.

My consultation with Alan was very professional and informative. He was very knowledgeable and definitely helped me understand exactly what would need to be done and how I could start the process when I was ready. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a professional and knowledgeable architect.

Alan was very professional and offered advice on different scales of remodeling we are/were doing and if it is worth the money. This was very helpful when going to the bank and having realistic expectations.

Alan provided an excellent service with our alteration project. He came on-site to review a few possible solutions and made several great suggestions that will advance the project. He also followed up by email with very detailed notes of our conversation. We will definatelly consult with him again in the future.

Very well, way better then expected! Alan is a customer centric consultant. He elicited information from me and provide recommendations that are in the best interest of my situation. I am in the process of doing a complete renovation of a condo unit in a 1900 brownstone in Boston. I’ve been struggling to determine how best to renovate and what should be the final use case (rental vs owner occupy) for the unit. Alan using his years of experience as an architect; knowledge of the Boston building code, real estate market, and just common sense developed thru his years of consulting and provided me with valuable insight for my decision. He provided recommendations with various bath and kitchen change, room adjustment options, the pro and cons, licensing and cost considerations for the particular use case. During the visit he demonstrated his commend of relevant building code requirements. Shared his experiences as a landlord, property manager, and home owner. He provided think outside of the box scenarios for me to extract the maximum value of the unit whether it is for rental or owner occupy.

Alan was respectful, knowledgeable, and very thorough. He went throughout our home, from the basement up into the attic, and took careful note of the areas of opportunity. We will be having him back, to work up more detailed plans and drawings, so we can better plan for future work. We would highly recommend Alan. He has been professional from minute one, and we're glad to have found him.

Alan was a joy to work with — highly recommend!

Due to an aggressive plan around tight zoning, we asked Alan to conduct a preliminary architectural study of two options (townhouse vs bi-level). Alan did an extremely thorough job putting plans together to maximize utility while conforming to regulations. Alan was timely and responsive to our requests. We look forward to continuing to work with Alan on the rest of the project and highly recommend his service.

We employed Alan E. Taylor, Architect to draw up the plans that would allow us to age-in-place in the family home. We enjoyed working with Mr. Taylor on our project. He was enthusiastic in helping us to design changes that would allow us to be all on one floor. His engineering skills helped in deciding what structural changes were possible. He designed an addition and other exterior and interior structural changes that blended nicely with the rest of the house both interior & exterior. He also tried to help us find a way to put in a laundry on the first floor that would be in compliance with the town regulations.

Alan did a great job putting together our second floor addition plans. He was very diligent and came up with some great ideas. I would definitely recommend.

It went great! Alan was very helpful in outlining possible projects and explaining the feasibility / difficulty of various ideas. He promptly provided us with a detailed summary of our many conversations and followed up with more details on all projects we were interested in exploring further.

It was excellent. I have no complaints.

It was good. The team was very familiar with the zoning architecture.

It was not too bad so far. We tried to call them for followed up appointment and it's not too bad.

Excellent. Alan is an extremely experienced architect, designer and home advisor, so he has a deep well of wisdom and experience to draw on. He also seems to be well connected to other pros to get complex renovations/projects accomplished well. Turned out the crude work we wanted done was not really in his area, but the advice he gave was golden.