HW
P-01
Henry Whittaker
Founding Principal · Design
Founded the studio in 2005. AIA · LEED AP. Carries discovery + design across all projects. Has personally drawn 142 of the 187 delivered houses.
STUDIO · 24 PEOPLE2 PRINCIPALS · 4 LEADS · 6 CARPSAVG TENURE 11 YR
Twenty-four
people.
A 24-person studio of architects, builders, and craftspeople. Two principals · four project leads · six lead carpenters · five designers · two estimators · four operations · three apprentices. Average tenure 11 years; the carpenter who hung the trim on your library was probably an apprentice when we built your neighbor's house.
PROJECT
PRINCIPALS
PHASE
PRINCIPALS · TWO
MR
P-02
Margaret Reyes
Principal · Construction
Joined 2009 · partner since 2014. Master carpenter · structural lead. Carries construction phase across all projects. 25 years on the tools before joining the studio.
PROJECT
TEAM
PHASE
STUDIO ROSTER · 22 + 2
The
roster.
Six functions across the studio. The lead carpenter on your project has probably trained one of the apprentices, and that apprentice will eventually become a lead carpenter on someone else's project. Continuity sustains the standard.
- T-01
Project leads · 4
Senior leads carrying 2 — 3 projects each. Single project lead per house from discovery through year-five steward checkup.
- T-02
Lead carpenters · 6
On-site daily. The detail you see is the detail they swing. Average 12-year tenure with the studio.
- T-03
Designers · 5
In-house design team. Concept · schematic · construction documents · permit drawings · stamped at end of design phase.
- T-04
Estimators · 2
Pre-construction + GMP estimating. Sub-contractor pre-qualification. Live budget tracking through build phase.
- T-05
Operations · 4
Studio operations · scheduling · sub coordination · permit-office liaison · weekly site-meeting notes filing.
- T-06
Apprentices · 3
Two-year apprentice program · paired with master carpenters. We hire one or two new apprentices each year. Most stay; one apprentice from 2014 is now a project lead.
PROJECT
STUDIO
PHASE
STUDIO VISIT · 24 BRATTLE ST · CAMBRIDGE
DRAWN
HW
DATE
2026
