Architecture that listens.

To the land, the light, and the people who call it home.

Architecture that listens.

To the land, the light, and the people who call it home.

YR Architecture + Design is a modern residential architecture studio in Columbus, Ohio, creating site-specific homes that feel inevitable—rooted in place, shaped with intention, and designed to be felt as much as seen.

Why Work With Us

Here’s what sets our approach apart:

  • Design at a national level, practiced locally.

  • Architecture that belongs to its land.

  • We take our time where it matters.

Design at a national level, practiced locally.

We bring the level of design rigor clients often seek beyond the region—paired with the local knowledge required to design and build well here. Ideas are tested carefully and carried through with precision, from first sketch to construction.

Architecture that belongs to its land.

Every project begins with the site—its trees, topography, light, and movement. By working from what’s already there, we create homes that feel natural, resolved, and quietly at ease in their setting.

We take our time where it matters.

We move deliberately at every stage—listening, testing, and refining as a project takes shape. That steady approach brings clarity to complex decisions and results in homes that feel calm, coherent, and enduring.

If this approach feels aligned with how you want to live and build, we’d love to talk.

Fombell Addition - Exterior at Night

About the Studio

Thoughtful by nature. Intentional by design.

YR Architecture + Design is a studio shaped by careful observation, thoughtful decision-making, and a belief that good architecture emerges through attention rather than imposition. We’re organized, open, and deeply attuned to the natural world—bringing a quiet, deliberate approach to how ideas become buildings, and how buildings belong to their place.

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Here’s how this approach comes to life.

Featured Projects

Interested in learning more?

Explore our work or read about our process.