When we began our search for an architect to design a home and auxiliary dwelling unit to build on ten sloping acres in Northern Idaho, I spent hours reading bios on houzz and visiting the websites of various architects and designers. When I found Brian Reeves I was instantly intrigued. We wanted to find someone who appreciates the beauty of traditional architectural forms as much as we do, someone who would capture our vision not only for a house but for a lifestyle of hospitality, and who would also carefully consider our unique needs. As an active but aging couple with a disabled adult son, our plan is to live in community with our married daughter and her family, since they will assume our son’s care when we are no longer able to or are no longer around. I could tell by Brian’s drawings that he loved classic architecture and was extremely talented and creative. I sent him a message that started a conversation that led to the design of a beautiful home that surpasses our original vision. Brian has been so easy and delightful to work with. He is warm and approachable, listens well, and has an amazing ability to envision a three-dimensional structure from the simple sketched floor plans I sent him. He took our ideas, suggested changes that greatly improved them, and created a design that surpassed all of our initial hopes. Brian combines tremendous giftedness as an architect with willingness to listen and thoughtful attention to detail. Our builder has also commented on Brian’s beautiful design and how easy it is to talk with him. We highly recommend Brian to anyone looking for a gifted architect.
— Jeanne Damoff
My husband and I worked with a designer who always seemed to add their own flare to our vision. We didn’t feel like our design was solely ours, but a shared version of it. We worked with them for 2 years and still did not have a finished product. It was super frustrating. So, we decided to make a switch and ended up finding Brian and his architecture team. Wow, what a night and day difference it was! They were amazing to work with. They really listened to our wants and needs and implemented what we requested. They were well versed in the design architecture that we wanted to implement in our house and they helped us to achieve that. Communication was excellent and we would definitely use them again. They went above and beyond for us and we are so grateful to have found them. Highly recommend!
— Liz Con
Brian has been excellent to partner with on our home design project. We appreciate his attention to detail, his clear and prompt communication, and his professionalism. He is competent, kind, and has a great sense of classical design as well as modern materials and considerations. It’s been a pleasure working with Enduring Design Studio, highly recommend.
— Curtis
We used Brian to help us design a two story addition on our 100+ year old home. We were looking for someone that could capture the style and look of the home so that our addition wouldn’t look like an after thought. Brian did a fantastic job with that. We had some hiccups along the way as all such projects do, but he was always responsive and accommodating. The final product checked all of our boxes. I appreciated that he took into account construction costs in his design . I believe that the quality and value of his work will pay dividends as we move forward with our project. Aside from all of the above Brian is a great guy and I wouldn’t hesitate a second to refer friends and family to him! Thank you Brian
— The Fremouws
Brian helped us design our home and we are very happy with the results. He helped us tweak our design in a way that added a more esthetically pleasing visual experience but adhered to the livability goals and construction approach we had chosen.
— Jeremy Calkins
Creative and professional, attention to detail and clear communication helped make working together a great experience.
— Adam Ware
We live in a house that was built in 1936, that is in the National Registry of Historical Places. We wanted to build an addition, but not change the character of the house. Brian worked with us, from afar, to do just that.
We sent him pictures and then he asked us to take measurements so he could get the foundation to match and the pitch of the roof. Once we had his plans, it was so easy for our contractor to follow and make sure everything was done correctly.
When we were finished, we have had so many friends & neighbors compliment us on how the addition looks as if it was always there.
Our neighbors have been very happy that we did not just build something, like most of the houses around us, that was much cheaper with vinyl siding that looks like an addition, but instead made the effort to have experts design something that looks very nice and doesn’t cheapen the look of the neighborhood. I would recommend him to anyone who is looking for quality workmanship.
— Karen Wetherell
Brian‘s Design for our house has been awesome to see come alive. Little details he had on the design have worked out perfectly, and my wife and I are impressed on how he made our little space so functional and good looking. Brian shines when it comes to design, but something we appreciated even more was his flexibility, and ability to be work through changes as we requested them.
His patience and help through iterations was so appreciated.
It was nice also to have an architect that has hands on experience, so he could see issues before they arise.
I strongly recommend him as an architect.
— Nick Mazariegos
We had Brian design a new roof for an old cabin on our property, and he did a fantastic job! He kept the look of the old cabin, but designed 4 gorgeous roof options for us to choose from.
We are very happy with his work, and would highly recommend him to anyone looking for help designing their project!
-Josh & Kelly
When we began plans to build our dream home, we reached out to Brian to discuss our ideas. We gave him some initial thoughts and pin boards and shared what we wanted in a house. He asked insightful questions, listened patiently to our many ideas, and gave gentle guidance on which ideas made sense and which needed refinement. As the project progressed, he helped shift our initial idea into a better direction, and iterated on that idea.
Brian’s communication style is patient, supportive, and carries a history of expertise and insight that we leaned on. We’re thankful for all the time he spent listening to our concepts and helping to bring those plans to reality. We’d highly recommend working with him if you have a general sense of your idea, but are looking to an expert to guide on the best path forward.
-Monica and Joshua