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D. Michael Collins D. Michael Collins, Architects
D. Michael Collins, Architects is a small, high quality design firm that provides a full range of personalized architectural services to assist clients through the complex process of planning, design, contract negotiation and construction.  Since 1987, they have specialized in new custom homes, major additions and renovations, small scale commercial, institutional and historic restoration projects.  


Professional: Registered Architect, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Reg.  #5909 NCARB #74649Education: University of Colorado, Master of Architecture1981Syracuse University, Bachelor of Science Construction Management 1977 Affiliations: Member, Board of Directors, TCAN, The Center for Arts in Natick Cofounder, Room To Dream Foundation  Chair, Project Committee, Room To Dream Foundation Member, Board of Directors, Holyhood Cemetery Association Chair, Cemetery Committee, Holyhood Cemetery Association Chair, Historic District Commission, Natick, MA Trustee, Board of Trustees of the Bacon Free Library, Natick, MA Chair, Building & Grounds Committee, Bacon Free Library, Natick MA New England Vintage Triumph Car Club; Visiting Design Critic at Wentworth Institute of Technology Mission to Mississippi/Wayland to Waveland, Hurricane Katrina Relief Project Experience: D. Michael Collins, Architects Principal 1987 pres.Wentworth Institute of Technology Associate Professor1986 – 1988 Facility Resources Incorporated Project Architect 1985 – 1987 Laurence L. Rubin Architects Job Captain 1981 - 1985

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Debra Cenden Architecture +Indigo
Owner Architecture + Indigo, LLC,  Education: Bachelor of Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design; Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design. Registered Architect in: Massachusetts & Washington DC.  Memberships: AIA - American Institute of Architects, BSA - Boston Society of Architects, NCARB - National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, HB&RACC - Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Cape Cod & Martha's Vineyard, USGBC -US Green Building Council, GBA - Green Building Advisor.

With over 27 years in Residential Architecture, Owner Debra Cedeno has managed projects on Marthas Vineyard, West Palm Beach and other destinations such as Napa, New Orleans, Washington, DC and the Island of Mallorca. Her work has varied from the Vineyard's classic Shingle style to an innovative and distinctive contemporary style - with a focus and attention to detail.  In 2009, Architecture+Indigo, LLC was created to promote Debra's unique vision of design aesthetic and detailing and to explore opportunities to implement environmentally conscious and energy efficient systems.  A+I specializes in Residential Architecture, primarily. Our work has ranged from smaller scale Additions and Renovations to Custom Homes ranging in scale from 2,500 sf to over 10,000 sf. In addition to Residential Architecture, A+I's work includes the design of two small Libraries, a Community Center, an Educational Administrative building, a Golf course Country Club House and supporting facilities and couple of small commercial projects.

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Mary Porzelt Boston Kitchen Design

Mary Porzelt is an accomplished professional designer with special expertise in residential kitchen and bath design. Her career has paralleled much of the building industry's growth since the early 1990s. During this time, she saw a standard of cookie-cutter layouts rapidly replaced by increasingly complex design. In meeting the challenges of today’s sophisticated homes, Mary has relied on the foundations of solid, spatial design, as well as attention to function, code and other requirements in developing both safe and vibrant living spaces. She finds her collaborative approach towards working with building professionals and end users the key to happy results in a people-skills business.

Mary has been a design consultant for interior designers, architects, and builders serving regional and national clients since 1999. Mary is a graduate of Chamberlayne School of Design at Mt. Ida College and currently works as the manager and principal designer for Boston Kitchen Design in Needham, MA. Her work can be seen at www.kitchenandbathcabinetsanddesign.com and www.houzz.com/pro/maryporzelt .

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Sara Alberti Alberti Design Studio



Sara Alberti, owner of Alberti Design Studio, is a Providence-based interior designer with fifteen years of experience working with a wide range of clients from Rhode Island to Boston, the Berkshires and Austin, Texas.  Her keen eye for style, color, pattern and scale was honed early on in the fashion industry, where she developed and managed large-scale Private label design projects for companies such as J. Peterman and Talbots. 

Sara’s extensive experience working directly with textile mills throughout Italy taught her first hand about fabric, color and quality.  It was here that she also learned the importance of truly articulating her client’s own aesthetic and vision. By listening closely, and then guiding and navigating the design process, Sara creates original, beautiful and inviting spaces that reflect a homeowner’s own personality and as importantly, work practically for their lifestyle.

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Doreen Le May Madden Lux Lighting Design
Doreen Le May Madden has received a number of awards for Excellence in Lighting Design for her residential, restaurant, retail, and corporate interior and exterior projects around the world. Le May Madden is certified with the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions, and with the American Lighting Association, and holds a degree in Interior Design. Doreen is a sustaining member of the IESNA and is also the past New England Section President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Her active participation and affiliations in the New England design community include IESNA, Boston Society of Architects, Designers Lighting Forum and the International Association of Lighting Designers.

Publications that have presented her work and interviews include, Architectural Record Magazine, Boston Design Times, Residential Lighting, Audio/Video Interiors, Virginia Builders, and This Old House Magazine. You may have seen her on the PBS television show “This Old House” for her unique lighting design for the Watertown, MA project.  Professionals in the architectural and design communities work with Lux Lighting Design due to the presentation of extensive design concepts, lighting product knowledge, and its lighting design philosophy. An astute insight of spatial and architectural needs is brought to each design. Respect for the built environment creates the need for the luminous environment to be as non-intrusive as possible. Artifacts and interesting detail in each space are presented as the focus from the lighting design. Lux Lighting Design’s reputation of fulfilling all lighting requirements and exceeding the creative expectations of the design intent, results in projects of the highest quality.

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Jamie Kaplan-Sussman, owner of JMK Interiors,  has been in the design industry for over a decade. She attended the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University and graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Interior Design.  

Jamie's style combines traditional elegance with modern sensibility. Most of her design work has focused within residential homes; however, a recent notable achievement was the interior makeover of an executive office in the Massachusetts State House in Boston.


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Kathy Bush-Dutton is the publisher of New England Home which is dedicated to showcasing the unique architecture, custom building, and superior design that define the luxury home in New England.   



The New England Home brand encompasses New England Home magazine, New England Home Cape & Islands magazine, New England Home Connecticut magazine, nehomemag.com, a weekly e-newsletter, and daily blog.    

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    • 2016 BRICC Award Winners
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      • 2014 BRICC >
        • 2014 Sponsors
        • 2014 BRICC Committee
        • 2014 BRICC Judges
        • 2014 BRICC Venue The Ridge Club
    • 2012 Winners Slideshow