Architect and designer of luxury homes, from first sketch to finished house.
Private residences in New York, followed by libraries, museums, cultural centers and public spaces. Select any project to see the full set of images.
A house should belong to its land, serve the people who live in it, and grow more beautiful with time.
Every project begins with a walk on the site. Light, views, trees, wind and water decide where a house should stand and how it should open, long before we talk about style. A house that grows out of its land feels as if it could not have been anywhere else.
We draw on the architecture of the places we build, from Long Island’s Shingle Style and farmhouse gables to the shaded porches of Florida. We keep what makes those traditions timeless and edit them for the way families live today: more light, simpler detail, rooms that flow into one another and out to the garden.
Natural materials that weather well, careful detailing and a high-performance envelope make a house that ages gracefully, costs less to run and asks for little maintenance. Sustainability is designed in from the first sketch rather than added at the end.
Glasser Architects is committed to design quality, technical quality, and quality of service. Our approach is collaborative, meshing client aspirations with a project’s various dimensions: its context, its budget, its construction, its use, and its responsibility to the environment. We work in many scales, from urban design, to buildings, to individual elements, in order to support, connect, and enrich the human experience of place.
A 1996 alumnus of Syracuse University’s School of Architecture, Brian has shared his passion for architecture with nationally recognized firms in California, New York, and Pennsylvania. He has completed high profile corporate, institutional, civic, ecclesiastical, residential and urban design projects in thirteen states, including flagship stores for Apple.
Brian’s works have won over 60 prestigious local, national, and international design awards, and have been featured in the national and international press.
Brian writes about designing houses, lessons from decades in practice, and the questions clients ask most often.
Brian takes on a small number of private residences each year in New York and Florida. Tell him about your site and what you have in mind, and he will reply personally.
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