Saucon Valley Homestead
May 18, 2026
SAUCON VALLEY HOMESTEAD is set in an area rich in natural and man-made beauty – part of thousands of acres earmarked by Bethlehem Steel Corporation in the 1950s for executive...Read More
Project Type: Residential
Colby’s Run
May 18, 2026
PART OF A FORMER 800-ACRE COUNTRY ESTATE, Colby’s Run achieves the homeowners’ goals of designing a residence of less than 6,000 SF with an emphasis on simplicity and elegance. While the...Read More
Greystone Barn
May 18, 2026
GREYSTONE BARN was a working animal barn prior to its conversion into a home in the 1970s. Before its purchase by the current residents, no work was done to the...Read More
Wilmington Residence
May 18, 2026
THE WILMINGTON RESIDENCE was purchased from a hotelier who had imposed a kind of corporate hospitality view of architecture upon the stately home. Our work at the residence included an...Read More
Greenville Contemporary
May 18, 2026
AFTER LIVING ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, our clients chose an area outside of Wilmington, Delaware, for their retirement retreat. Their broad architectural interests led to the design of a home...Read More
Berwyn Stable
May 18, 2026
THE BERWYN STABLE RENOVATION TRANSFORMED A CLASSIC PENNSYLVANIA STONE STRUCTURE in use for 100 years. With its central entry and two symmetrical wings, the 300 foot long structure has a...Read More
Clocktower Farm
May 18, 2026
THE CLOCKTOWER FARM project scope is simply defined as a restoration of the farmhouse, originally constructed in the 1830s, with a rear Addition of new program spaces. The elegant front...Read More
Towerfield
May 18, 2026
TOWERFIELD SITS ON THE NORTHEASTERN EDGE of the 800-acre Ardrossan estate, among the last grand estates of Philadelphia’s “Main Line” and home to the Montgomery Scott family. Designed in the...Read More
Burrows Run
May 18, 2026
BURROWS RUN was designed in 1939 for Nicholas and Genevieve (Bunny) du Pont by R. Brognard Okie, a favored architect of the du Ponts. This house, previously known as “Ridgely,”...Read More
Asian-Inspired Residence
May 18, 2026
THE ASIAN-INSPIRED RESIDENCE EVOLVED as a replacement for an existing home set amid a Zen oasis of Japanese style plantings. Like its predecessor, the new home is reflective of Asian...Read More
Garage & Guest Suite
May 18, 2026
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
Havenwood
May 18, 2026
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
Chadds Ford Cottage
May 18, 2026
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
Wine Cellar
May 18, 2026
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
Big Bend
May 18, 2026
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
Bucksnort Farm : A new home in the farmhouse vernacular
May 18, 2026
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
Okie Farmhouse Addition
May 18, 2026
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
Chestnut Fields
May 18, 2026
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
Elk Hill
May 18, 2026
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
Fallowfield Cottage : Addition to a c. 1910 home
May 18, 2026
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
Dreshertown Road Residence
May 18, 2026
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
Dower House : Renovation and addition for a c. 1760 farmhouse
May 18, 2026
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
Bough Haus : A new modern home
May 18, 2026
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
Greenville Residence
May 18, 2026
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