JFF Design Architects

Our previous Architect fell off the face of the earth and our project was stalled. Joe at JFF Design Architects stepped in and had final plans for our project in less than two weeks! He is very knowledgeable and thorough.

We met with several architects, and we are delighted to have selected Joe Fournier from JFF Design Architects. From our very first meeting with Joe, we could clearly see he empathized with our concerns and the issues we were facing with our home. Joe is knowledgeable and resourceful; he understood our vision and the gradual steps needed to complete our renovation. Joe provided valuable consultation, he was also creative, practical, patient, and a problem solver. He provided us with a detailed drawing that accounted for every space, and wonderful ideas for us to consider. We are overjoyed with our home, and we highly recommend Joe.

Joe was very helpful with the designing of a replacement garage. It was a difficult layout with many restrictions. He worked very hard for us to achieve what we needed to have. We would recommend him for any design project.

Joe is the best! Not only is he professional, he really listened to our ideas and made our addition plans come to life. He was effective and very accommodating. Highly recommend!

It was a pleasure to work with Joe and his design team. They were creative, professional and schedule conscience and provided us with the perfect set of addition plans for our house. Job well done!! Jeff and Kristin Cox

We used JFF Design Architects to design an addition to our homeJoe was fantastic during the entire design process. He took all of our wishes, hopes, and needs and consolidated them all into a comprehensive plan-set that was delivered in a timely fashion. There were only few hiccups some that we didn't realize until they were pointed out by JFF Design that Joe jumped on and resolved before they could become a concern. We would absolutely use Joe and JFF Design Architects again.

Great experience! Joe was so patient with all our questions and met with us several times both in person and by zoom to address all our questions. We were impressed with his level of expertise- very professional and knowledgeable. He presented various scenarios and reviewed pros and cons of each approach to our remodeling projects, along with detailed blueprints and elaborate descriptions. We highly recommend JFF designs!

Joseph Fournier of JFF Design Architects @ Planners drew up and presente an excellent proposal for the renovation of the members lounge at the American Legion post #156. His follow up at each stage of construction was to be commended. He was on hand and available for problems that arose throughout the entire project and paid great attention to detail. Any suggestions he made for upgrading certain areas that could result in potential problems were well received by the board members.

We really enjoyed working with Joe and his team! He was professional, creative and timely! We highly recommend Joe and his team.

From my initial outreach, via Houzz, JFF Design Architects was promptly responsive to my inquiry. They excelled at understanding my desires, and helping me evaluate and prioritize options to transform our unfinished basement into a home gym, office, and secondary relaxation space. Their architectural, design, and construction management services enabled the project to proceed as an integrated partnership. I could not imagine sourcing all of the high quality craftsman subcontractors and materials and coordinating the project without JFF; it would have been a full-time job! I love my new finished basement.

Although we have not actually started the construction to date and cannot speak to the end result, Joe provided the architectural design for an addition to our home. Our meetings with him were informative and enjoyable as we shared our thoughts and he shared his expertise. Joe listened carefully to what we wanted to accomplish and incorporated his creative design, while always keeping our intent in mind. It is clear that he has a finger on the today’s trends regarding the current construction/design landscape and demonstrated this with each conversation/meeting. I would have no hesitation recommending JFF Design Architechs. We continue to look forward to completing the construction.

It has been a pleasure working with JFF Design Architects for the past 7 years. They are extremely professional and responsive. JFF is experienced knowledgeable of custom homes design and projects are completed within budget and completed on time! We look forward to continue working with JFF Design and their team. Liam Coyne President Galway Construction Concepts, Inc.

Because of the many permitting and wetlands restrictions where I live, I wanted to hire a local architect with ties to the community. I was pleasantly surprised. It's been a pleasure working with JFF Design. Excellent service, professional expertise and great ideas. I hired him to design remodel a kitchen/dining room and four-season addition. He quickly came up with a more function kitchen layout to allow for better traffic flow. Now I'll finally get that addition with a functional living area that we can enjoy.

It has been a positive experience to work with Joe Fournier. He is a master at manoeuvering through the town's many permitting restrictions in a timely manner. He is flexible and creative and will create designs that conform to your wishes, while at the same time making great suggestions for better ways to do things. Since he is also a structural engineer, he can quickly tell you if something will work or not. His warm personality makes working with him and my team a pleasure.

Excellent service, when we first called Joe he was able to meet us 3 within 3 days. He was very professional but also relaxed. We are doing an addition to our home and not only was he able to incorporate what we wanted but also added some ideas we did not even think about, yet made our addition that much better. We ran into some issues with our city that had nothing to do with the addition and Joe was able to help us and direct us to right people. Joe has and continues to work very closely with our contractor and has gone above and beyond the job, while keeping things within our budget. He has been fist class since we began working with him and I highly recommend him to anyone who has any future projects.

Joe was great to work with, he really listened to what we wanted to achieve with our addition and we can't wait to see his plans come to life.

JFF Design Architects helped us in deciding a beautiful design for our kitchen that my wife and me could agree on. With suggestions from Joe, and the help of 3d computer designs, we could virtually see what our options would be for the kitchen. Joe's vast knowledge of home improvement and remodeling gave us ideas that we wouldn't have come up with on our own.

We were looking to add a half-bath and decided to reached out to JFF Design based on stellar reviews. We paid for comprehensive initial consultation -- "will net for you sketches in hand that you can further discuss afterward" the day after the consultation. We met for the consultation, paid the fee and have not heard back from them since. Two weeks later, several unreturned phone calls and emails we have yet to see the sketches and had to cancel one meeting with the contractor already. How do they work on an actual project and get great reviews I can't imagine.

We hired JFF Design to help us renovate a 115 year old house and fix both structural and aesthetic design aspects of the house. Joe and his team were a huge asset to us throughout every stage of the process, helping us make sure the house not only turned out looking great, but also that the old framing was all properly reinforced and improving upon the structural integrity of the house. The project dragged on for a bit longer than all parties would have liked due to various issues, but Joe saw it through from start to finish. We honestly may not have ever gotten the design that we loved approved by the building department had it not been for Joe's nuanced understanding of the building code. We would definitely recommend JFF Design to anyone looking for an architect as they really know their stuff and are committed to seeing projects through to the end.

JFF design helped us to transform our small cape into the family home that we have dreamed about. Specifically, they came up with a plan on how we could stagger the construction on our 1800 sf house in 3 separate phases in order to end up with a house twice the original size, yet make it look like it was built all at once with a smooth uniform appearance. One big challenge was that we did not want to have to move out of the house while construction was going on and through careful planning it was possible. Everyone is really nice at JFF design and Joe Fournier - the lead Architect - has a wealth of expertise to lend not only in terms of the design but also in terms of the execution of it, having grown up doing things himself under his father who was a carpenter. Overall very good experience and we would recommend this company to anyone! We are currently trying to finish phase 3 and it has been 7 years of working with JFF.

I found JFF Design on Houzz after running into a road block with another Architect while designing my addition. I called Joe and he came out to my house to hear my design dilemma and started to save my halted project right away. Within less than a month Joe worked with me to design the addition of my dreams and delivered a full set of blue prints to my builder. Joe is a seasoned architect, who highly creative, very responsive, and is a pleasure to work with.

JJF Design has been hired by us to build an addition of bedroom, bath, sitting room for two elderly adults on a limited budget. Although the project is not completed, all work done has been satisfactory. He has worked closely with all family members to be sure everyone's needs are met, even spending an afternoon helping us chose fixtures and flooring since we will be in Florida during construction. We are building to his well thought out design and look forward to the finish project.

Joe has been fabulous to work with. We have been very impressed with how he listened to our ideas and incorporated them into the plans.

Working with Joe and JFF Design Architects has been an extremely rewarding experience. As an interior designer, having collaboration with Joe has been an integral part of my business. Joe and his team are extremely innovative and knowledgeable on all aspects of architecture and design. They provide the upmost creativity and professionalism needed for all projects big and small. Joe has great vision and originality that sets him apart from other architects. It has been a joy working with Joe over the years.

I first met Joe (owner-JFF Design) at a Boston Home show where he was quickly and accurately sketching out a beautiful design idea for someone at his booth while explaining the intricate construction details and concepts behind his thoughts for the design. After discussing my project he again sketched out some unique ideas and explained his concepts to me clearly and with such detail and knowledge of the construction aspects of the design that I knew he would help me build something different that would mirror the stunning surroundings. He made it possible as there were many occasions when Joe was at the house instructing the carpenters on how their work. He has extensive construction knowledge which is key to designing something that a contractor can actually build. He was on time, within budget and continuously collaborated with me during the project. Choosing JFF Design was one of the best decisions I could have made in building my Tree house. Thank you Joe and your crew!

When my wife and I finally decided to commit to our home addition project, we knew the task was going to be challenging. Our plan was to remodel our kitchen and to incorporate a two car garage addition onto our split level home. The biggest challenge of our project was that we wanted a design that would make the addition look integrated rather than just a box attached to the end of the house. After talking to a few different architects, it sounded like our concept was falling upon deaf ears. Everyone that came out was qualified to do the design, but their initial sketch ups fell short of meeting the design goals we had set out with. When Joe first met with us, we noticed that his approach was very different from other architects we had spoken with. Joe listened carefully to our design goals and worked with us to incorporate them into the plan. Joe is adept at seeing the bigger scope of the project and wasn’t afraid to suggest another option or take our suggestions and build upon them, all while listening to our feedback. The collaborative process we experienced with Joe resulted in a beautiful new design for our home that transformed our average split level house into an custom, open floor plan home. Joe was able to check off every item on our wish list and even snuck in some extras that were beyond what we thought could be done. We are still in the midst of the construction on our project, but Joe always makes himself available whenever a question comes up or clarifications are needed. Its been a great pleasure working with Joe and we would definitely recommend him to others!

We chose Joe to design our house on a plot of land overlooking a pond. We found the land and then I went through a pretty intense search for someone who could design our dream house. Our main goal was to build a turret and maximize the view. I researched over 50 local architects (which is easy to do on Houzz and other online searches), phone interviewed about 8 of them, interviewed 4 in person and brought 2 architects to the site. In the 8 minutes it took Joe to drive from our site to our meeting place, he had sketched out the most beautiful house I've ever seen! And over the next few months, we fleshed it out and we are in the building process now! Joe was great about listening to what we wanted and incorporating it into the design in ways we never would have thought of. He is amazingly creative, thinks outside of the box and works really nicely with us. I know it will turn out to be the house of our dreams! We couldn't be happier with our choice of architect, and we highly recommend Joe - especially if you want to build something unique and special.

JFF Design was the architectural firm that designed my house. They did a terrific job and I was extremely pleased with the results. They were also involved in working with the builder to make sure that the house was built as specified. I also worked with JFF Design on a previous office design project and was pleased with those results as well. I would not hesitate hiring them again.

Joe Fournier of JFF Design was the Architect and project manager of my home addition. We added a 2 car tandem garage, 2 bedrooms and a master bedroom suite above the garage, and above that a stand-up attic suite with multi levels and a full bath used as my daughter's apartment, accessed by a winding oak staircase. Joe's work was excellent. He worked very well with me incorporating my ideas and thoughts into the design. He was able to modify the front of my house, changing its appearance from a split level to a contemporary tudor...quite a remarkable job ! Everyone involved in the project was expert in their field, knowing just what to do and working well with Joe. He was very considerate of his workers and of me. Construction of this magnitude can be extremely disruptive to the homeowner. His patience and flexibility exceeded my expectations. My only criticism would be the length of time that the project took. But in all fairness this was partially due to changes I made during that time and to delays in shipping of various materials. Should I decide to do any more construction I would not hesitate to call JFF Design.

Joe Fournier did some great architectual design work on two large projects we did. A large remodel on one property and an almost complete rebuild on a second property. Joe acted as GC on the second job and did a wonderful job keeping things moving, helping us get good decisions made in a timely fashion and working closely with all the trades to ensure the work was coordinated and of high quality. The transformations to our properties were hugely successful and Joe was instrumental in helping us get to a place where the homes work so much better for our lifestyle. Highly recommend Joe's work (and already have several times).