Paul Treseder has practiced as an Architect in Montgomery County, Maryland for 33 years, opening his first office in Takoma Park, Maryland in 1986 and relocating to Bethesda, Maryland in 1996. He is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, having grown up and gone to school in Los Gatos, California and received his architectural degree from the University of California at Berkeley. His work expresses this California influence of light and landscape, now modified, perhaps improved, by an East Coast historical sensibility.
“Paul Treseder has helped us think through and design home projects big and small. There have been three project specifically. 1.) One when we first moved into our house 10 years ago. It was not an expansion, but a signifiant reordering of the living space, moving bathrooms, taking out walls for a more open floor plan, and a complete kitchen design from scratch. 2.) A small project to think about how to best use built in bookshelves in our living room, and 3.) Now a large expansion to add an additional bedroom, bathroom, family room, and detached garage and workshop. Paul has a great design aesthetic, but does not push his own aesthetic too hard, he works well with you to understand what you are looking for from a function as well as aesthetic perspective, and weaves your ideas together with his to create classy, timeless, and very functional spaces. We have gone back to Paul multiple times because he does such a great job. He is also practical about economic implications, and has a good set of builders he works with regularly, while being open to other builders as well.”
“My wife and I have worked with Paul on several projects and he has designed four projects on my block over the last 10 years.
His sound design sense and ability to create sophisticated, practical , interior and exterior solutions, while blending seamlessly with the existing attributes of a given structure or neighborhood, sets him apart from most in his field.
As a carpenter working in the D.C. Metro Area for 40 years, I very much appreciate that Paul Treseder’s work is informed by his knowledge and experience and not his ego.”
“Paul did a spectacular job designing a major renovation of our 1930’s era house. We’ve now lived in the house for three years and continue to be delighted with Paul’s design. His houses (and we’ve seen others too) are classically beautiful but designed for the way people live today. And he includes so many subtle little touches that add to the charm of the finished design.
Paul also has established relationships with great contractors, leading to a relationship of mutual trust during the construction process. I cannot recommend Paul highly enough.”
“After interviewing five others, we hired Paul Treseder to be the architect for the renovation of our house which consisted of adding a second story to our one story home. He most clearly understood our goals, and he was able to provide creative and aesthetically pleasing solutions to the challenges our house posed. During the renovations, Paul was always available for discussions. Seven years later, we continue to be highly pleased with Paul Treseder’s design for our home.”