Life is Short… Make your Spaces Beautiful

 

Residential, Higher Education, Commercial, Religious, & Hospitality.

610-453-7874

Residential

A towering, maroon-colored house in Takoma Park, MD, with natural features and plenty of windows.

Perch House

A black and wood house sits in the background. The foreground focuses on a gray sign that reads "Grammy's Cottage, Est. 2023." West Grove, PA.

Grammy’s Cottage

An environmentally friendly house in Kennett Square, PA. The siding is reclaimed cedar and the roof holds solar panels for energy.

Sun House

A large house with gray and wood siding. It has unusual angles, like a slanted roof, and plenty of windows. Kennett Square, PA.

Understory House

A large, gray house sitting on a hill. The house has multiple levels that follow the slope of the hill. Downington, PA.

Hillside House

A house that switches the classic Saltbox architecture, with a roof that slopes from low in the front to high in the back. Oxford, PA.

Playing with the Saltbox

A series of stepping display shelves that follow a staircase in the entry of a home. Art from around the world is displayed on the white shelves in this home in Princeton, NJ.

A Story through Art

A reimagined 1970s home in Kennett Square, PA that utilizes cement boards.

Cardinal Hill House

A tree from the build site was kiln-dried and used it as a key post in this home's structure in Glenmoore, PA.

House for an Architect

Institutional

A miniature model of a church. It features sleek, modern lines and an outdoor area lined by lights. Oxford, PA.

St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church - Scripture, Tradition & Reason

An African Art Collection housed in a space inspired by Sub-Saharan architecture. The front is a large wall of glass. Lincoln University, PA.

Danjuma African Art Center

A pointy, single room building with wooden siding and solar panels on the roof. Media, PA.

Delaware County Community College - Biogen Teaching Space

The master plan layout of a church and the surrounding property. Garnett Valley, PA.

Valley Point Church Master Plan

The simple elements of trees and fences come together to form a structure for this cathedral bathing in sunlight. Fairfax, VA.

Saint Barbara Roman Catholic Cathedral

A modern atrium made of glass walls and concrete support beams in Cornell, NY.

Cornell University - Addition to the School for Hotel Administration

The roof of this anthropology museum is a glass walkway between two religious structures - the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque of Istanbul. Istanbul, Turkey.

A Path of Light

A bird's eye view of a park band shell in Oxford, PA.

Oxford Band Shell

A bird's eye view of the arching structures that make up Memorial Hall in Dover, DE.

University of Delaware Memorial Hall

Commercial

A dimly lit restaurant interior with strings of lights hanging from the glass ceiling and a plethora of lit and unlit trees on the floor. Kennett Square, PA.

Portabellos Restaurant

A modern reception desk made of light wood. The wall is lined with photos related to the company. Springfield, VA.

BR&A Office Interior

A modern cafe is separated into rooms with hung steel-beaded curtains that can be rearranged to create new spaces. Garnett Valley, PA.

Jasmine Cafe

A simple yet comfortable layout for a juice bar with wood paneled walls. Wilmington, DE.

Raw Essential Juice Bar

The masterplan for a 42-acre retirement community. The plan is based on establishing a town center with density and activities and less dense suburbs. Georgetown, DE.

44-Acre Continuing Care Retirement Community

The exterior of a building, which is textured plaster on the concrete block walls. Oxford, PA.

Outback Trading Corporate Offices

A plan to tie the new town center to the old town center in Rahway, NJ.

Rahway Town Center

Objects

Telling Your Story Through Design

Beautiful, functional, and meaningful spaces

Residential

Create a home you love that is uniquely yours. We specialize in custom homes that are meticulously designed to evoke feelings of relaxation and joy. We strive to incorporate the beauty of your natural environs, whether its views of beautiful trees or a perfectly placed window to capture the sunrise.

Institutional

We create beautiful spaces that bring communities together. Good architectural design weaves together your community’s values with the functional purpose of the building, creating a space that fosters pride and reinforces a shared purpose.

Commercial

​When a guest walks into your space they should feel transported into a world you have created. Everything from the location of the entrance to the materials you choose, to the layout, will have an impact on your guest’s visit. Using various design elements, we cultivate the perfect ambiance for your guests.

Perch House Featured on HGTV

This clip (6:28) from HGTV’s “What You Get For The Money: Homes” features a tour of the Perch House and details the emotional story behind the build. It also discusses cost-effective building techniques we used to keep the project on budget.

 

About Ed.

 

Ed is an Architect licensed in PA, DE, MD, VA, DC, GA & FL and a LEED-Accredited Professional. He has more than 28 years of experience with a variety of project types.

He is a recipient of the prestigious William Van Alen Fellowship and has won more than 50 awards locally, nationally and internationally.

 

Our Values.

Principles Require Sacrifice.

Real materials show their age. This is beauty.

We hesitate to use the word style. Beauty comes from the telling of a profound story.

Our Process

What we build tells the world who we are, who we think we are and what we value.

Getting to know our clients allows us to write their story in the language of architecture.

Awards & Recognition for Ed Rahme: Architect

4.png
5.png