...simple elegance.

"Clawson Architects, LLC believe that each new project presents both opportunities and constraints that influence their approach to the project and its realized form. They have been fortunate, as they build a portfolio of projects, to have their patrons participate as an integral part of the team. Ultimately, the firm's design philosophy is 'simple elegance.'"

Clawson Architects LLC, headquartered in Maplewood, New Jersey, is a full service Architectural and Interior Design firm with expertise in residential, retail, and institutional facilities. Marvin Clawson, AIAAmerican Institute of Architects, NCARBNational Council of Architectural Registration Boards, CIDCertified Interior Designer in the State of New Jersey and René Clawson, AIAAmerican Institute of Architects, CIDCertified Interior Designer in the State of New Jersey, LEED AP BD+CLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Accredited Professional, Building Design and Construction, along with the Clawson Architects LLC team, strive to meet your contemporary living and working style with straightforward, thoughtful, sustainable design solutions. When working with historic properties, we respect the existing details and style. We preserve and enhance the original architecture, while including modern amenities making a seamless transition between what is new and what is original to the structure. When designing from the ground up, we take our cues from the surrounding landscape and our client’s personal style, making each project individual and original. Keeping abreast of the latest innovations in "green" architecture, technology, practice and materials that are smarter and yield a more sustainable future is at the core of meeting our commitment to you and the environment as professionals.

Clawson Architects provides services in Essex, Morris, Hudson, Bergen, Monmouth, and Union Counties in New Jersey - in Maplewood, South Orange, Millburn, Short Hills, Morristown, Summit, Montclair, Mountainside, Newark, and their surrounding areas. We have provided architecture and design services in NoHo, Greewich Village, Gramercy Park, the Upper East Side and Upper West Side of Manhattan, Westchester County New York, and in Vermont and Florida.