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Taylor Viazzo Architects is an award winning architecture and interior design firm located in New Rochelle, NY, just twelve miles north of New York City. The firm was founded in 2003 by Jason Taylor as J. Taylor Design Group. Nick Viazzo joined the firm in 2005. After more than a decade of close collaboration, Nick partnered with Jason and the firm was renamed Taylor Viazzo Architects (TVA).

Much of our work is focused in our surrounding areas of Westchester County, Long Island, New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. But we have ventured out further with projects in Massachusetts, New Mexico, and even to the Caribbean Island of Bonaire. Our diverse portfolio of residential and commercial projects includes: new single family homes; renovations and additions; mufti-family residential; new commercial buildings, adaptive reuse of existing buildings; corporate interiors; retail; trade shows, and education spaces. Together with our talented staff, and network of consultants and contractors, we have been able to provide successful designs that have enriched the lives of our clients and the communities where they live and work.

Awards:

  • 2023 Westchester Home Magazine Design Awards Winner. category: modern kitchen – Modernized Split
  • 2019 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Citation Award for design excellence – Dune Modular
  • 2019 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – High Honor Award for design excellence – Highway House
  • 2019 Westchester Home Magazine Design Awards Winner. category: whole home architecture – Highway House
  • 2019 Westchester Home Magazine Design Awards Winner. category: whole home architecture – Highway House
  • 2019 Westchester Home Magazine Design Awards Winner. category: modern architecture – Brise Soleil
  • 2019 Westchester Home Magazine Design Awards Winner. category: pool house – Pound Ridge Pool House
  • 2017 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – High Honor Award for design excellence – Pound Ridge Pool House
  • 2016 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Honor Award for design excellence – Scarsdale Brise Soleil
  • 2012 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Citation Award for design excellence – 111 E. 85th Street Lobby
  • 2010 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Honor Award for design excellence – Flood House
  • 2010 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Community Design Award – Flood House
  • 2009 Habitat for Humanity American Dream Award – Flood House

Publications:

  • 2023 Summer – Westchester Home Magazine: Modernized Split project featured inside the magazine as finalists in the Westchester Home Design Awards in 2 categories: Modern Kitchen & Whole Home Design
  • 2021 April – Design + Decor Magazine: Cover image and feature “Indoor-Outdoor Living in the Northeast” by Sean Jarvis.
  • 2019 Fall – Westchester Home Magazine: “Design A to Z” by Jenn Andrlik. We have a small piece written on “A” for architectural details with a photo of Dune Modular.
  • 2019 September – Westchester Magazine: “Go Back” by Jenn Andrlik. Pound Ridge Pool house featured as one of six examples of great backyard design.
  • 2019 Summer – Westchester Home Magazine: “And the Winners Are…”. Three projects featured which won awards in their respective categories (Pound Ridge Pool House, Brise Soleil, Highway House)
  • 2019 Spring – Westchester Home Magazine: cover photo & three projects (Pound Ridge Pool House, Brise Soleil, Highway House) featured inside the magazine as finalists in the Westchester Home Design Awards
  • 2017 June – Arch Plus “Looking Back”
  • 2016 January – Arch Plus “Design Awards”
  • 2014 June – Arch Plus “Energy from Glass”
  • 2013 January – Arch Plus “After Superstorm Sandy”
  • 2012 September – Westchester Home Magazine “Rising Stars in Design and Architecture”
  • 2011 January – Westchester Home Magazine “4 AIA Winners, Design Standouts”
  • 2010 November – New York Times “Laurels for the New and Renewed”

Jason Taylor, R.A., AIA

Managing Principal

Jason Taylor, R.A., AIA, Managing Principal
Jason is the firm’s managing principal and co-founding member of Taylor Viazzo Architects. Jason oversees the design and administration of all the firm’s projects. Jason received his architecture degree from the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning in 1996. Prior to starting his firm, Jason worked for Gensler in Manhattan; Haverson Architecture in Greenwich Connecticut; and the University of Michigan’s in-house architecture firm Facilities Planning and Design. Some of the notable projects that Jason contributed to include: Toys R Us – Times Square, New York, NY; New Roc City, New Rochelle, NY; 2000 General Motors auto exhibit, Detroit, MI; Motown Cafe, Orlando, FL; and the University of Michigan Tennis Center, Ann Arbor, MI. Jason is a registered architect in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Architects, Westchester and Hudson Valley (AIAWHV) from 2011 to 2014. Jason sits on the Board of Standards and Appeals for the City of New Rochelle. He serves as editor and contributing photographer to ArchPLUS, the AIA’s local publication.

Nick Viazzo, R.A., AIA

Principal

Nick Viazzo, R.A., AIA, Principal
Nick is the firm’s principal and co-founding member of Taylor Viazzo Architects. Nick serves as project manager, lead designer and field coordinator on many of the firms projects. He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from New York Institute of Technology in 2007. Prior to joining J. Taylor Design Group in 2004, Nick honed his construction and design skills volunteering on historic restoration projects with the Association Della Trappa in Italy and working for several contractors in the Westchester area. Nick is a registered architect in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. He is a past member of the board of directors (2015 to 2018)for the American Institute of Architects , Westchester and Hudson Valley (AIAWHV). Nick also serves as contributing editor to ArchPLUS, the AIA’s local publication.

Jennifer Taylor

Office Administrator / Interior Designer

Jennifer Taylor, Office Administrator / Interior Designer
Jen has been with Taylor Viazzo Architects since the beginning. She graduated cum laude from SUNY Stonybrook in 1994 as a theater major specializing in costume design, set design and construction. Soon after, she got a paralegal certificate from Adelphi University and worked as a paralegal for 12 years for several prestigious New York City law firms developing business, computer and organizational skills before getting back to her roots in design and construction at Taylor Viazzo Architects. Jen uses her business skills managing the office and her design skills working on the firm’s interior design projects.

Gjuli Mulosmanaj

Associate

Gjuli Mulosmanaj, Associate
Gjuli has been with Taylor Viazzo Architects since 2019. She graduated magna cum laude with Bachelor of Architecture degree from New York Institute of Technology in 2021. Gjuli has become an important member of the TVA design team, contributing to all phases of design from concept thorough construction. She is an avid photographer working in both digital and film photography. Her photography skills are often called upon to assist with documenting TVA’s architecture projects after they are complete. Gjuli is currently enrolled in the NCARB’s Architectural Experience Program working towards becoming a Registered Architect.