Business Details
37 Years
experience
Innovative Architectural and Community Design Services
Reisen Design Associates is an interdisciplinary architecture and landscape architecture firm that has provided design services to residential, commercial, and institutional clients since 1989. Our collaborative approach focuses on creating beautiful, functional spaces that respect the natural environment. With expertise in single-family homes, multifamily developments, affordable housing, commercial office spaces, and community planning, we specialize in renovation and adaptive reuse projects. Our team has managed affordable housing projects with budgets up to $30 million, delivering over 500 units in Boston and beyond.We integrate sustainable design principles informed by decades of research in green building technologies and traditional Asian architecture. Our principals combine academic leadership with hands-on construction experience, offering clients a unique blend of technical expertise and artistic vision. Through community engagement and innovative design, we create spaces with a strong sense of place, meaning, and intention. Our work extends beyond practice through teaching and mentorship programs that shape future architects.
Services
Residential Architecture
Commercial Design
Affordable Housing
Historic Preservation
Community Planning
Adaptive Reuse
Landscape Architecture
Transit-Oriented Development
Details
- Year established: 1989
Highlights and features
- 30+ years of architectural experience since 1989
- Specialists in affordable housing with $30M+ project budgets
- Experts in historic preservation and adaptive reuse
- Principals combine academic leadership with construction expertise
- Community-focused design approach with social innovation programs
What people say
Collaborative design process
Sustainable solutions
Community-focused approach
Historic preservation expertise
Expert project management
Services
Residential Architecture
We create custom residential spaces that balance aesthetic appeal with functional living requirements. Our expertise includes single-family homes, renovations, and multifamily developments that prioritize energy efficiency and sustainable materials. With over 30 years of experience, we transform living spaces through thoughtful design that responds to both site conditions and client needs while maintaining strict budget parameters.
Historic Preservation
Our team specializes in preserving architectural heritage through meticulous restoration and adaptive reuse strategies. We maintain historical integrity while integrating modern requirements for functionality and accessibility. This includes detailed material analysis, code compliance upgrades, and sensitive modifications that extend building lifespans while honoring original design intent and community context in historically significant structures.
Affordable Housing
We deliver high-quality, cost-effective housing solutions through innovative design approaches for low-income and workforce housing. Our expertise includes managing complex projects up to $30 million scale with comprehensive needs assessment, funding strategy support, and community engagement processes that create vibrant living environments while maintaining strict regulatory compliance requirements across 500+ units in Boston.
Community Planning
Our community-focused design process creates inclusive public spaces that enhance neighborhood character and functionality. We engage stakeholders through participatory design workshops to develop master plans that address transportation, greenspace, and mixed-use development needs while considering environmental sustainability and cultural context across diverse urban and suburban settings.
Adaptive Reuse
We specialize in transforming existing structures into modern functional spaces while preserving architectural heritage. Our approach evaluates structural integrity, historical significance, and regulatory requirements to create innovative solutions for converting underutilized buildings into viable commercial, residential, or community facilities that meet contemporary needs without compromising historical character.
People
Dunja Vujinic
Managing Partner and Principal
Dunja leads architectural projects with expertise in residential and institutional design. As an experienced educator, she teaches architectural drawing and community design at Wentworth Institute. She earned dual architecture degrees from Wentworth and focuses on creating meaningful spaces through collaborative design processes.
Erik Miller
Managing Partner and Principal
Erik oversees multifamily housing and community development projects with emphasis on equitable urban planning. He directs Wentworth's community engagement programs and serves on Boston's architectural advisory boards. With MIT education credentials, he specializes in public design processes and affordable housing solutions for underrepresented communities.
Hank Reisen
Founding Principal
Hank established the firm with expertise in green building technology and Asian architectural traditions. He combines carpentry experience with MIT education to inform sustainable design approaches. His teaching extends to graduate programs at Massachusetts College of Art and collaborations with leading US architecture schools.
Scheri Fultineer
Founding Principal
Scheri specializes in landscape architecture and sustainable planning. As RISD's Dean of Architecture + Design, she integrates ecological and cultural considerations into project design. With dual Harvard graduate degrees, she consults on religious campus planning and residential land development for ecologically sensitive sites nationwide.
Questions
What architectural services do you offer?
We provide residential, commercial, and institutional design services including new construction, renovations, historic preservation, and adaptive reuse projects with community planning expertise.
How do you handle affordable housing projects?
We specialize in affordable housing through innovative cost-effective designs, managing projects up to $30M with comprehensive community engagement and regulatory compliance processes.
What's your approach to historic buildings?
We combine material analysis with code compliance upgrades to preserve architectural integrity while implementing functional modernizations that extend building lifespans.
How does community input work in your projects?
We engage stakeholders through participatory design workshops to ensure community needs shape our master plans and urban development solutions.
What sustainable design practices do you use?
We integrate green building technologies, energy-efficient systems, and environmentally sensitive materials while considering site-specific ecological contexts in all our projects.
