Jo Machinist Architect

Jo is an EXPERT in both design, and historic renovation to create a house that works with a modern flow and respects the historic nature of the setting and neighboring community if one is dealing with historic boards. She has great vision and knows how to utilize all possible space to allow for best use of light, air and traffic flow.

I had the pleasure of building two new homes with Jo Machinist in the past few years . I was looking for an architect that can put my imagination into reality . The project called for 2 homes on a horse farm, one for the horse trainer and one for the caretaker of the property . We wanted something that spoke to the style of the farm. Homes that had an interesting design and were functional to the operation. Jo hit the nail on the head so to speak. She designed the homes with style and functionality. Each house has high ceilings, open layout, with patios and porches plus mud room access which is important considering the elements the property deals with. She convinced me to upgrade all windows to larger sizes which added lots of natural light to living space. The final result upgraded the look of the property. I am very happy with the finished product and highly recommend working with her . She not only Provides the technical and architectural part of the project, in every step of the process she takes design and functionality into consideration.

I have lived on Tweed for 27 years === I bought my home in 1995 knowing I would take it down and build a dream home one day. For about 12 years I dreamed about how to capture the special land --- looking at many styles I kept going back to Jo Machinist homes and knew she was the architect for me. Jo has amazing taste and knew exactly what to do she worked with me on how to capture the sun rise and set (and the shadows) , how to frame an iconic tree and bring the Hudson River and the bridge into each room. Some of my favorite parts are the 140 foot retaining wall to secure the land, the levels to have the vanishing edge pool looking at the river while keeping the sun on the pool most of the day with an amazing cabana next to the pool. Jo always told me she would make my home my dream and together we did. I feel like I live in a SPA everyone who visits wants to move in. It was more than jus the house it was the entire property she transformed. Thanks, Deirdre Quinn

I have worked with Jo on multiple occasions, both for major renovations and minor tweaks and she remains available even once the project is complete for ongoing questions or thoughts. She listens carefully to my needs and devises cost effective design strategies â quite helpful when developing my budget. I HIGHLY recommend her for ANY type of home or business improvement project â she is compassionate and extremely professional and competent, and she works well with contractors to realize a clientâ s vision. Amy, Manhattan, NY