BUFFALO — Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. says it has expanded into Western New York with the opening of an office in Buffalo. The new office, which started operations on Jan. 6, complements its headquarters in Syracuse, along with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., the architecture firm said. Ashley McGraw says it has expertise […]
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BUFFALO — Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. says it has expanded into Western New York with the opening of an office in Buffalo.
The new office, which started operations on Jan. 6, complements its headquarters in Syracuse, along with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., the architecture firm said.
Ashley McGraw says it has expertise in design in areas that include early-childhood education, K-12, higher education, multi-family housing, libraries, and community spaces.
“Opening our Buffalo office wasn’t just the next logical step — it was a response to the relationships we’ve already built in Western New York,” Matthew Broderick, president & CEO of Ashley McGraw Architects, said in the firm’s announcement. “We’ve been working with clients in this region for years, and now we can work even more closely with them. Plus, with several of our team members already calling Western New York home through our hybrid work model, this expansion feels like we’re simply putting down roots where we’ve already been growing.”
Ashley McGraw also announced it has appointed Roxanne Button as associate principal to lead the Buffalo office. She brings more than 30 years of experience in architecture, interior design, and sustainability consulting in both the U.S. and Canada. Previously, Button was principal of Design Synergies Architecture in Buffalo, which she founded in 2012 and focused on collaborative, sustainable, and resilient design.
“Starting my own firm enabled me to focus on collaborative, sustainable, and resilient design, which has always been at the heart of my approach to practice, but after 12 years, I started to think about what might come next,” Button said about joining Ashley McGraw Architects. “I wanted to have a much broader and more meaningful impact than I could as a sole practitioner. I have known about Ashley McGraw for many years through my involvement with [the U.S. Green Building Council] New York Upstate and always respected the firm’s leading stance on sustainable design. When the opportunity came up to join, it felt like a natural extension of the work that I was already doing, but this time with the support of an outstanding firm behind me. The commitment to excellence in design — and in all things — immediately resonated with me. I am honored to have been asked to establish and lead the new Buffalo office, and excited to work with my Western NY colleagues and clients in this new role.”
The addition brings Ashley McGraw’s employee count to 83. Button is the lone full-time employee in the Buffalo office as of now, but four additional staff members provide services for the office through the company’s hybrid work model, Derek Goodroe, director of marketing at Ashley McGraw Architects, tells CNYBJ in an email.