Trillium Architects

We really enjoyed working with Trillium Architects on our recent renovation project, and are very satisfied with the results. We extensively renovated an historic house. Elizabeth improved the flow of the layout, while maintaining the historic features and sensibility. We appreciated her keen sense of design, her respect for incorporating our ideas, and her focus on energy efficiency.

We recently renovated our 1962 Ranch home in Ridgefield, CT which included closing in a screened in porch and reconfiguring our floor plan. Trillium Architects immediately knew what to do and designed a new open floor space that maximizes the light while maintaining a cozy atmosphere that’s great for entertaining and our everyday lifestyle.

We worked with Elizabeth on a total re-build, that started as a renovation. Totally our fault, once we realized the cost to rebuild was not much more than renovating we morphed the design to a rebuild with higher ceilings! Elizabeth was wonderful to work with, collaborative also with the builder since we were building green in 2009 - and balancing her vision for a beautiful house with functionality we were looking for.

Working with the Trillium team has been an absolute joy. Elizabeth understood what we wanted right away and created a beautiful home that suits us perfectly. The team was superbly professional throughout the process, never complaining about all my fussy changes. Whenever decisions had to be made, large or small, Trillium has been right there with suggestions, alternatives, and the pros and cons of every option. We feel extremely lucky to be working with Elizabeth, and cannot recommend Trillium highly enough.

We asked Elizabeth to upgrade a 1974-built waterfront home in CT so as to expand and modernize it. She listened carefully to what we wanted, gave us many options within the 'organic waterfront' style we had envisioned, and worked very well with the contractor to make sure the ideas were well executed. Elizabeth was tenacious in obtaining approvals from both the Design Review Committee of our local neighborhood association and the city. The Committee had some specific restrictions which required researched documentation and meetings to satisfy. In addition, the waterfront location of the project made the city approvals more difficult to obtain than usual. All along the way Elizabeth and her team helped us with interior design. The result is a our 'dream home' - a light, spacious beach house that has optimized the available footprint and greatly expanded our view of Long Island Sound. Elizabeth and all of Trillium have been an absolute delight to work with. We have a 'phase two' of our house project coming up, and instead of dreading it I actually look forward to the project because I get to keep working with Elizabeth and her Trillium team!

We purchased an old (tear down) ranch house, and hired Trillium Architects to design a modern house with the existing footprint. We wished to build a modern, energy efficient home with clean, aesthetically pleasing lines. We also wanted a house that would sit well in its natural environment and surrounding neighborhood. What we got at Trillium was a highly talented, thoughtful and pragmatic team of architects and support staff. They listened carefully to our general dreams and specific ideas, then created a plan that not only met but exceeded our expectations! Trillium Architects have a very strong, highly developed sense of design, yet they were very open to our ideas and suggestions. The scope of our project required an exhaustive and exhausting number of decisions. From floorplan to siding, windows to roof, from deck rail to shoe closet, Trillium kept us focused and patiently helped us to make the right choices. One thing we DEEPLY appreciated and respected was that while they were happy to take on board many of our ideas, they were tactful - but direct - when steering us away from any impractical or poor ideas we brought to the table! It was reassuring to know that if we lost sight of our goal, they never did!! On the technical side, they are precise and thorough. Tradespeople received clear and accurate working drawings. Paperwork submitted to the building department was detailed and handled efficiently. When it came to budgeting, they were very thoughtful in helping us prioritize where funds were allocated. Trillium has a strong commitment to delivering a sophisticated and intelligent design. Their commitment to using sustainable materials is commendable. Yet at the same time, they are careful that it is never about them and their priorities. Trillium always kept our dreams and priorities at the top of the list!

Project is ongoing difficult renovation of a historic, mid-century modern house. Trillium Architects was essential in successfully solving the many, unexpected problems that revealed themselves during construction. Particularly appreciated prompt and patient response to questions, commitment to deadlines and budget, and their respect for the ego and work of the starchitect involved. Although this project does not showcase Trillium's design skills, without her expertise this historic house would not have been preserved. Trillium transformed a beautiful, but flawed and demanding white elephant into an even more beautiful, comfortable, energy-efficient, low maintenance home.

Had a great experience working with Elizabeth and her team. They took us through the complex process of obtaining necessary architectural approvals and were both flexible with their suggestions, yet firm in explaining what works and doesn't work. Very easy to work with and approachable. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for good architectural work. I even had their work reviewed by an independent architect who confirmed that the work was top-notch.

At BPC Green Builders, we manage green home construction projects. Trillium Architects has partnered with us on many of our past projects, and several current projects. The architects at Trillium are great to work with for many reasons, including their passion for building well designed homes that are energy efficient and use both traditional and advanced materials and construction strategies to enhance sustainability. Elizabeth and her associates all understand that the best green buildings utilize cutting-edge building science technology to achieve these goals, and they work closely with us to incorporate these critical details into the construction plans. In our experience, there are very few architects out there with this interest and ability. Trillium is also very responsive when we need quick answers in the field, which allows us to work efficiently for our customers.

Elizabeth, the head architect, is one of the coolest, most professional people I have worked with. She believes in being green as a part or being ethical. That being said, we as a family share this vision. She is down to earth, has great taste, great ideas and will go out of her way to help you achieve something more "green" within your budget. She is knowledgeable about materials, and is very thoughtful about these choices in order to keep working with more ethical materials. I believe her approach should be the norm nowadays! We are doing a renovation currently with her but my dream is to build an LEED home with her in the future!!

It was a pleasure to work with Elizabeth and her team on several projects. They are the whole package. Professional, responsive, organized and extremely creative. I feel Elizabeth is a significant contributor to green building in this area. I look forward to working with them in future and have recommended Trillium Architects to several clients.

We only build high performance homes and have worked with Trillium Architects on multiple projects with great success. Trillium provides the green focus essential for a thoughtful/creative design helping clients focus on the important details. One our more recent Trillium projects was a Passive House, currently pre-certified, with certification pending.