About Us

Melissa, Lisa & Kevin

Teamwork, creativity, organization, and good communication. But most of all, teamwork! Lisa, Kevin, and Melissa have been our core team for two decades. We share values and a vision of all that we want to bring to our clients; we each bring our best selves to the table wholeheartedly. Melissa is our office manager and also our budget and finish coordinator. She creates accurate budgets for the decorative finishes and then gets them ordered and delivered to the site well in advance of when they are needed. Kevin does dead-on accurate measurements and drawings. He coordinates with the builder, surveyor, and engineer. He is creative and meticulous in everything he does. Lisa is the orchestra leader. She is at every meeting with the client and the builder and guides every shopping trip. Bringing strong design training from Brown and Princeton Universities, she also brings a lot of thoughtful management to the process. Our team extends to the engineers, builders, vendors, and subcontractors with whom we have had strong and respectful relationships for years. When you hire us, you have hired all of us. Each one of us is dedicated to the successful outcome of your project.

Experience:

Abeles & Associates Architects, Inc., South Natick 1992-Present - Founder and President

  • Residential new construction, renovations, interior and garden design

Perry Dean Rogers and Partners, Boston 1986-1992 

  • Primarily University buildings, but also corporate and residential projects

Travisano and Mostoller Architects, Princeton 1985-1986 

  • New Jersey Mobile Museum, Residential Additions 

Peter W. Charapko, Architect, New York 1982-1983 

  • Urban Residential Renovations, Condo Conversion of Dover Hotel 

Lisa Abeles, President

Registered Architect - Massachusetts 1989, New York 1993

Education:

  • Princeton University, Master of Architecture 1986

  • Brown University, Baccalaureate 1982, Concentration: Architectural Art History

  • Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies 1981

Honors and Awards:

  • Wellesley Historic District Commission, Co-Chair 2010-2020

  • Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Trustee 2014-2017

  • Wellesley Gardeners' Guild, Board Member 2013-2019

  • Winner of Best of Boston Home™ 2015, awarded by Boston Home Best Architect, Library

  • Winner of Best of Boston Home™ 2014, awarded by Boston Home Best Architect, Living Room

  • Winner of Historic Neighborhoods Old  State House City Gate Competition

  • Princeton Project 55 - Past Boston Area  Coordinator

  • Merit Fellowship - Princeton University


Published Projects:

Best of Boston Home Magazine, New England Home Magazine, Modern Luxury Interiors, Conran's Organized Living, Home Magazine