Jim’s designs appear regularly in local publications. He is a LEED Certified architect emphasizing the use of local materials and sustainable design principles.
J Harwood Architect is a premier architecture firm based in the Berkshire hills of Western Massachusetts.
For thirty-five years, JHA has been designing residential and commercial spaces for clients in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. Projects include new construction, restoration, historic preservation, and adaptive re-use. Every project is tailored to each client’s unique preferences, and project requirements, resulting in a timeless, site-specific design to be enjoyed for generations to come.
Who We Are
Designing distinctive residences for discerning clients
Owner Jim Harwood has been designing distinctive residences for discerning clients for over 35 years. At JHA we love what we do, and you will love it too.
Together with a team of like-minded professionals and contractors we deliver the highest level of service and quality to our client’s. At J Harwood Architect there is nothing more satisfying than a job well done.
Let us exceed your expectations on your next project.
LEED
What We Do
J Harwood Architect is a boutique architecture firm with extensive experience in new construction, renovation, and restoration projects for detail-oriented clients. Our thoughtful process creates timeless architecture, sustainably designed for generations of enjoyment.
Jim works directly with every client, providing planning and design services to execute their projects at the highest level. We work with a group of professionals and contractors with shared values, to deliver exceptional results and exceed our clients’ expectations.
Our Commitment
Our Focus
Our client focused approach to place making, ensures a tailored design specific to each client’s unique needs, specific to its site and environment.
We partner with our clients providing new construction, historic preservation, restoration and renovation projects throughout Berkshire and Columbia counties, Hudson valley, Litchfield hills. Our portfolio includes residential, multi-family, commercial, and institutional projects.
Our services include Project planning and design, Site selection and evaluation, New construction, Architectural design, Interior design, Site planning, Schematic design, Design development, Bid solicitation and evaluation, Code compliance review, Permit and contract document preparation, Construction phase administration, Sustainable design, green design, net-zero, passive house, smart home, integrated technologies, Residential, Commercial, and Institutional Projects, Project management, Contract administration services, Design technologies, Building surveys, Environment design, Master plan preparation.
Sustainability
We are committed to buildings that work as good as they look. With thoughtful material selection, careful detailing, and high-performance systems, our buildings are designed for efficiency and resiliency. The result is a building that are more energy efficient and more comfortable to live in. We are comfortable working to Energy Star, Net-zero, and Passive House Standards, and are continually researching best practices to create healthy and sustainable environments for our clients.
- Energy Star
- Net-Zero
- Passive House
- LEED Certified
Locations We Serve
Berkshire County architect
Stockbridge architect
NYC Architect
Hamptons Architect
Salisbury, CT architect
Architects Hudson NY
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Hudson Valley architect
Great Barrington architect
New York City
Lee, MA architect
Williamstown, MA architect
Connecticut Architect
Litchfield architect
Lenox architect
Hudson Valley architecture
Sag Harbor Architect
Brooklyn Architect
Twin Lakes, CT architect
Salisbury CT Architect
Lakeville architect
Millerton, NY architect
Pittsfield architect
Salisbury architect
New York Architect
Monterey, MA architect
Services We Offer
- Project planning and design
- New construction
- Design and build
- Architectural design
- Interior design
- Site planning
- Schematic design
- Design development
- Permit and contract document preparation
- Construction Documents
- Construction Phase Administration
- Design technologies
- Sustainable design
- Residential, Commercial, and Institutional Projects
- Construction phase management
- Building surveys
- Environment design
- Landscape design
- Master plan preparation
- Architect
- Architecture services
- Design technologies