Honor Farm
May 6, 2026
SITE PLACEMENT OF HONOR FARM, a traditional Chester County farmhouse located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, defies conventional wisdom suggesting that the best building settings are on high ground with access...Read More
Category: Residential
Bucks County Farmhouse
February 16, 2026
The Bucks County Farmhouse is both a family retreat and a home designed for everyday living. Built on a seven-acre site previously occupied by an older awkwardly positioned tract home,...Read More
Strand Millas : Renovation of a c. 1700 home
March 6, 2025
Archer & Buchanan was retained to complete renovations to Strand Millas, a circa 1700 home constructed by the Gregg family near Montchanin, Delaware. Modifications were made to the historic home...Read More
Rittenhouse Square Condominium
March 6, 2025
A client we worked with previously enlisted us to complete a Rittenhouse Square condominium renovation following her decision to downsize from a larger unit. The unit to be renovated had...Read More
Archer & Buchanan Named to Forbes America’s Top 200 Residential Architects 2025 List
January 21, 2025
Archer & Buchanan Architecture is proud to announce the firm has been named to the Forbes America’s Top 200 Residential Architects 2025 list. Of the approximately 18,000 US firms considered,...Read More
Greenville Residence
December 30, 2024
This project involved a transformative renovation of a 1950s Colonial Revival home located in a stately long-established neighborhood in Greenville, Delaware. Rather than complete a mere aesthetic update, our client...Read More
Bough Haus : A new modern home
December 27, 2024
The modern home design of Bough Haus, an energy efficient timber house sited on a gently sloping hillside amid lush meadows, blends beautifully with the surrounding dense woodland in Chester...Read More
Preserving Historic Character While Adapting for Contemporary Living: Renovations and Addition to c.1755 Dower House
November 11, 2024
Archer & Buchanan Architecture congratulates clients Lisa and Tait Norden of West Chester, Pennsylvania, for receiving a Bricks and Mortar Award for Renovations and Additions to the c. 1755 Dower...Read More
Dower House : Renovation and addition for a c. 1760 farmhouse
November 11, 2024
Archer & Buchanan Architecture was engaged to envision a design that would make Dower House, located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, more practical for a contemporary family lifestyle while maintaining historic...Read More
A Closer Look at Chestnut Fields in Chester County, Pennsylvania
September 5, 2024
Nestled in the rolling hillside of a bucolic 10-acre property in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chestnut Fields is the result of a highly successful collaborative design process between client, architect and...Read More
A Closer Look at Big Bend in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
July 25, 2024
The history of “Big Bend,” located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, dates back centuries. Its name is a translation of the local Lenape tribe’s description for the dramatic curve along the...Read More
Dreshertown Road Residence
May 9, 2024
Dreshertown Road Residence is a new home designed for an active family that focuses on a connection to the outdoors via the intentional use of views and multiple access points...Read More
Evergreen Farm
April 29, 2024
EVERGREEN FARM is the site of a new forever home built for a young, growing family on just over six acres in Southeastern Pennsylvania. When the existing c. 1845 abandoned...Read More
Fallowfield Cottage : Addition to a c. 1910 home
February 28, 2024
Located in the heart of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, Fallowfield Cottage sits nestled on the hillside of the former Ludington Estate. Built circa 1910, the quaint Gladwyne home included an existing garage...Read More
Elk Hill
February 14, 2024
Our clients at Elk Hill in Berwyn anticipated their next phase of life as empty nesters to involve less work, more entertaining and preparation for the future generation of family....Read More
Chestnut Fields
November 29, 2023
NESTLED IN THE ROLLING HILLSIDE of a bucolic 10-acre property in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chestnut Fields is the result of a highly successful collaborative design process that delivered the forever...Read More
Okie Farmhouse Addition
November 21, 2023
As new empty nesters, the owners of a lovely 1931 farmhouse designed by R Brognard Okie sought to make changes to better accommodate their current and future lifestyle. Set on...Read More
Bucksnort Farm : A new home in the farmhouse vernacular
May 11, 2023
THE PRIMARY INTENTION guiding the architectural design of a new 5,500 SF home for a couple is for the house to function as a gathering spot for their expanding family...Read More
Big Bend
April 5, 2023
THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT AT “BIG BEND”, located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, were two-fold. The design team was charged with completely re-envisioning the interior of the house through a...Read More
Hobbit House at Dragonfly Knoll
December 5, 2022
Clients in Mosier, Oregon, envisioned building a getaway cottage designed in the spirit of a J.R.R. Tolkien Hobbit House on their 27-acre rural property. The resulting project, the Hobbit House...Read More
Wine Cellar
September 19, 2022
The new owners of Fernbank Farm—the c. 1846 former summer home of Philadelphia physician James Cheston Morris— sought to transform an old icehouse into a wine cellar with a cozy,...Read More
Chadds Ford Cottage
July 18, 2022
THE DESIGN OF CHADDS FORD COTTAGE addresses our client’s desire to easily age in place with a plan that completely supports first floor living. The open concept public spaces of...Read More
Havenwood
April 27, 2022
LOCATED IN BUCKS COUNTY, Pennsylvania, Havenwood is a unique interpretation of a traditional farmhouse. Responding to the clients’ desire for a generously sized house consisting of “pods and connectors,” the...Read More
Garage & Guest Suite
January 26, 2022
ARCHER & BUCHANAN DESIGNED a standalone garage in Gladwyne to hold a client’s vintage car collection. The new structure is set into the hillside running adjacent to the driveway of...Read More