WE APPROACH EACH PROJECT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE HOW OUR CLIENTS INTERACT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, HOW THEY ENGAGE WITH THE OUTDOORS, HOW THEY SPEND QUIET MOMENTS, AND HOW THEY WANT THEIR HOMES TO MARK THE PASSAGE OF TIME.

THE STUDIO’S design process is predicated on careful listening, EXPERT MANAGEMENT, and visual EXPLORATION. we RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EXPERTLY GUIDED PROJECT AND OF BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED, FUNCTIONAL SPACES.

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We provide comprehensive ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES. Following an exploratory Concept Design Process, we work in collaboration with our clients through the design process, documentation and permitting processes and the construction administration phase of our projects.

Either independent of or alongside our architectural work, our Studio provides tailored INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES. We work with our clients to source furnishings, artwork and fixtures and to bring meaningful pieces from their past into dialogue with new environments.

We welcome the opportunity to speak with you about how we can tailor architectural and interior design services to your project.

AURORA FAREWELL is a registered Architect in New York and Connecticut and holds an NCARB certificate with reciprocity in most states. Aurora has a Master’s Degree in Architecture from the Yale School of Architecture and a BA from Yale University. Prior to founding Aurora Farewell Architects, Aurora spent a decade working on luxury residential projects in Southeast Asia, Miami, London and New York at the offices of Richard Meier & Partners and Shelton Mindel & Associates. The daughter of a painter and an architect, Aurora has as much of an appreciation for the creative process as she does for beauty and good design. Aurora’s renovation of her New Haven home was featured in the New York Times . In 2020, Aurora was named to Connecticut Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 as one of the most influential up-and-comers in Connecticut under the age of 40.

CHAD GREENLEE works at Aurora Farewell Architects as a senior project manager. Chad holds a Master’s Degree in Architecture from the Yale School of Architecture and has worked in the office of Pelli Clarke Pelli as a senior project manager for 5 years prior to joining the firm.

KATIE JETHWA works as a consultant as an interior designer and senior project manager at Aurora Farewell Architects. Katie graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a Masters degree in Design Management, and while both her and her husband grew up in the Midwest, they are now based in Connecticut. Katie has a decade of experience planning and creating meaningful spaces and beautiful, luxury experiences across the U.S. and Europe for brands and private clients. Her most notable work includes designing and planning weddings featured in Vogue and Brides, events for Target and strategic project managements for the Rockefeller Foundation.

KATI FREDLUND works as a consultant as a designer at Aurora Farewell Architects. Kati is a student of Interior Design & Pre-Architecture at the University of New Haven. Kati has worked on interior projects in New Haven, New York, Miami, Austin, and Vancouver, and is interested in exploring sustainable design practices as a vehicle for invoking feelings of joy and gratitude.

OUR TEAM, many of whom have collaborated with us since 2018, includes our expert rendering team and our procurement specialists and the craftspeople, trades, vendors, contractors and consultants who form an integral part of each project. Assembling a team that is aligned with the goals, ambitions and realities of each project is a key component of our service.

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