CV Firm
We are a creative firm who's designs are fresh imaginative and highly original. We consistently push the boundaries of architecture and design to create unique environments, fusing unlikely components into inventive and unexpected forms. While the alchemy of our creative process is consistent, the style of each project remains unique and original to the place.
The firm is headed by Andrew Bartolotta. Andrew began his career in Washington DC working on both city planning and federal projects.
Focusing now on residential projects, Andrew is sensitive and responsive to homeowners, observing and interpreting lifestyle and dreams to create environments that support and resonate with the family. He is passionate about fine detail and believes it is crucial in the delivery of luxurious schemes, crafting spaces that are functional, whimsical and warm.
Andrew attended The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he received the Paul A. Goettelman Best Thesis Design Award and the Alpha Rho Chi Medal of Scholastic Achievement, and is a member of the American Institute of Architects.
CV Firm
We are a creative firm who's designs are fresh imaginative and highly original. We consistently push the boundaries of architecture and design to create unique environments, fusing unlikely components into inventive and unexpected forms. While the alchemy of our creative process is consistent, the style of each project remains unique and original to the place.
The firm is headed by Andrew Bartolotta. Andrew began his career in Washington DC working on both city planning and federal projects.
Focusing now on residential projects, Andrew is sensitive and responsive to homeowners, observing and interpreting lifestyle and dreams to create environments that support and resonate with the family. He is passionate about fine detail and believes it is crucial in the delivery of luxurious schemes, crafting spaces that are functional, whimsical and warm.
Andrew attended The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he received the Paul A. Goettelman Best Thesis Design Award and the Alpha Rho Chi Medal of Scholastic Achievement, and is a member of the American Institute of Architects.
Project Team
Architect - Studio Bartolotta LLC
General Contractor - Yankee Custom Builders
AV Consultant - Realm
Project Team
Architect - Studio Bartolotta LLC
General Contractor - Yankee Custom Builders
AV Consultant - Realm
Project Team
Architect - Studio Bartolotta LLC
General Contractor - Yankee Custom Builders
AV Consultant - Realm
Namaste Reboot
Where coastal tradition meets
modern craftsmanship and light
Set along the sheltered shoreline of Darien CT, the house reinterprets the traditional coastal residence through a lens of modern craftsmanship and light. Originally conceived as a renovation of an existing home, the project was reimagined to create a seamless dialogue between structure, landscape, and water. The architecture opens toward the harbor with a series of deep verandas and terraces, their generous overhangs modulating light and framing views that shift with the tides.
Inside, the material palette is restrained yet rich in tactile depth: wide-plank white oak floors, softly pigmented plaster, and hand-finished millwork establish a calm, luminous continuity throughout. The spaces are ordered around light and flow with broad openings, cased in natural oak, blur the threshold between interior and exterior, while steel-framed sliders extend the living spaces outward to the covered porches.
Bedrooms and baths are composed as serene retreats, each layered with warmth and clarity. A sculptural stair connects the upper levels, its simple balustrade and shaped handrail expressing the project’s ethos of quiet precision. The result is a residence that merges coastal ease with architectural rigor, at once relaxed and refined, grounded in craftsmanship yet open to the sea and sky.
Project Team
Architect - Studio Bartolotta LLC
Interior Designer - Terri Ricci Interiors
General Contractor - Botero LLC
