Perhaps the best decision we have thus far made for our family is hiring Mat Cummings to design a new home to replace the aging, problem-ridden 1950’s cape house we’d been living in for over 10 years. We interviewed a number of architects for the project, but Mat immediately won our confidence and trust. Mat brings an exceptional blend of passion, depth of knowledge, caring, and inspired creativity to his work that is palpable. This extends to every member of his eminently qualified team, who worked tirelessly to bring Mat’s vision for our house to reality. These same “ingredients” also translated into a collaborative, smooth process that became a memorable, fascinating, and hugely rewarding journey, from beginning to end. Mat, Joe and team go above and beyond in their listening and studied attention to clients’ needs, budget concerns, and preferences. After a number of preliminary meetings with Mat and Joe, Mat went to work on a final design that brought to fruition a vision for our house that not only perfectly matches our style and tastes, but also fits in nicely with the neighborhood while paying tribute to its architectural heritage. Mat and Joe worked relentlessly to refine and perfect the initial design for our house, creating masterfully detailed construction drawings that left no stone unturned for our builders. The end-result is a house of timeless beauty and elegance, that is also modern, functional, comfortable, and charming, a house we will enjoy growing old in and which has earned many compliments in our neighborhood as well…. 5 star architecture and client satisfaction service for CA — all the way !!!