Annapolis, MD

Annapolis sits almost entirely within Maryland's Critical Area — the 1,000-foot buffer zone around tidal water where state law controls what you can build, how close to the shoreline, and how much impervious surface your lot can have. Most contractors treat this as a compliance problem. We treat it as a design parameter we work with from day one.

We've navigated MDE reviews, Anne Arundel Critical Area permits, FEMA Substantial Improvement requirements, and tidal zone material specifications on projects across the city — from Eastport to Annapolis Neck to the Historic District. If your lot is near the water, bring us in early, before you've committed to a design that will need to change.

Our Annapolis work covers the full range: custom homes on waterfront lots, whole-home renovations on established neighborhood colonials, kitchen and bath transformations, outdoor living structures with standing-seam roofs and built-in kitchens, and two-story additions matched to original architecture so precisely that guests assume they were always there.

Annapolis sits inside Maryland's Critical Area — 1,000 feet from tidal water where MDE review, Anne Arundel County permits, and state-level buffer rules all apply before a shovel hits the ground. We've done this enough times that the process doesn't slow us down. We build the permit requirements into the design from day one so there are no redesigns forced by regulators mid-project. If you have a waterfront or near-water lot in Annapolis, talk to us before you talk to an architect. The sequence matters.