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Robbins Architecture Warm Modernism that feels like Home. Author of “The Meaningful Modern Home” In each project, we edit our architecture to express what is meaningful.

Our design approach is one that respects the context, and provides a solution that synthesizes the site influences with the client’s goals. Our work does not adhere to a specific style, yet there is a distinctive aesthetic that is consistent in our solutions. We refine each solution until it has clarity to rely on fundamental design principles of proportion, light, balance and materiality.

Our clients’ wish was simple: a gathering place for their family. Golf in the summer, skiing in the winter, and a home t...
11/05/2026

Our clients’ wish was simple: a gathering place for their family. Golf in the summer, skiing in the winter, and a home to come back to together.

Western Retreat, at Tributary in Driggs, Idaho, grew from that wish and the quiet simplicity of the landscape. We kept our architectural language restrained, with long rooflines that respect the valley’s horizontality and rooms that open to the grasses and mountains beyond. We wanted the home to feel at ease here.

We are currently completing another home at Tributary, and it makes us so happy to return to this special place. 💛

Senior Project Architect: John Janda
Interiors: Purveyors of Good Taste
Landscape Architecture: Design Workshop
Photography: Brandon Huttenlocher
GC: Wilkinson Montensanto Builders

Living with art shaped the design of our "Gallery House" from the beginning. For these collectors, the home needed gene...
10/29/2026

Living with art shaped the design of our "Gallery House" from the beginning. For these collectors, the home needed generous walls, protection from direct sunlight, and the freedom to move pieces as their collection evolved. Just as important was creating a comfortable home connected to its wooded site.

A sculpture by Jaume Plensa inspired the long entry gallery, giving the piece a place within the architecture and a backdrop of trees. The gallery provides room to experience the collection while allowing the living spaces to open toward the landscape.

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a door opens on the lower level to reveal an extraordinary photography collection. Intimate and emotional, these images invite you to slow down and look closely—a beautiful surprise, shown in the last image.

I’m proud of the balance we found—a home with enough presence to stand alongside these important works, while leaving room for the everyday life within it.

Featured in Galerie magazine Galerie Magazine

Art shown includes works by Jaume Plensa, Theaster Gates, Alex Katz, and Richard Serra.

Architecture: Robbins Architecture + Interiors
Interiors: ANDREA GOLDMAN
General Contractor: Goldberg General Contracting
Landscape: Eiserman and Associates
Photography: Roger Davies

Nature is our muse.Looking back at our “Little Girl’s Room” at Lake Forest Showhouse: Non-profit Organization, we brough...
10/13/2026

Nature is our muse.

Looking back at our “Little Girl’s Room” at Lake Forest Showhouse: Non-profit Organization, we brought nature and light together through a composition of winterberry branches in plaster bas-relief, with tiny lights tucked behind the leaves. At Kips Bay, the ethereal movement of a cherry blossom branch brings nature into our design in another way.

I love seeing that connection between our two showhouses. Different materials and different expressions, but the same desire to bring a little of nature’s softness and poetry into a room. 🌸

Photography: Aimée
Styling: Cate RaganAiméebinsArchitCate RagankeForestShowhouse

10/09/2026

A little walk through Shoreline Reflections. I wanted to share how these rooms connect, especially the dining room—a room of its own, with a generous table for big family gatherings, that still feels intimate and connected to the great room.

I love how everyone can gather around the table and feel tucked into this space, while still being part of everything around them and a view of the lake.

The buffet backdrop is a fabulous stone from .stone. We found this stone before the design was even complete and decided to make it part of the "art" in the home.

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Thank you, Aspire Design and Home, for this thoughtful look at Kasumi, our room at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House New...
10/08/2026

Thank you, Aspire Design and Home, for this thoughtful look at Kasumi, our room at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York.

So much care went into creating that quiet feeling. It’s so nice to share a little of the thinking behind it—and the artistry of the people who helped us bring it to life. Link in bio.

Photography: David Mitchell
Michael McGraw
aspire design and home
Kips Bay Decorator Show House
Kelsey Mulvey

As summer gives way to fall, there’s a quiet shift along Lake Michigan. The outdoor spaces that held family and friends ...
09/30/2026

As summer gives way to fall, there’s a quiet shift along Lake Michigan. The outdoor spaces that held family and friends all summer become still, and the warmth moves inside.

I love seeing Shoreline Reflections this way—the landscape settling into darkness while the home begins to glow from within. A different season, and a different way of experiencing the same place.

Landscape: Mariani Landscape
Interior Designer: ANDREA GOLDMAN
GC: Goldberg General Contracting
Photography: Tysen Kay | Photographer

09/18/2026

Sharing a little “almost done” project excitement. I just love this home (if you can’t tell). 💛

Also making me laugh—“there’s nothing fancy here” as I casually open a cabinet door that looks about three times my height 😊

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976 Green Bay Road
Winnetka, IL
60093

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Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
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