Meet Our Team

Our strength as a firm rests in the abilities and personalities of our employees. We understand that in order to foster a successful and exciting innovative design experience, it is crucial to engage thought, culture, and experience across the board.

Let us introduce you to some of our designers and trusted consultants. We try to highlight a glimpse into what makes their involvement with the practice important. Although we are always looking to collaborate and build new relationships.

If you haven't already done so, check out more About Us to learn what we do as a whole.

Neil Silva, AIA, LEED AP, MBA

​President & Principal Architect

Neil had worked in Boston for many years before starting off on his own. It was one part - doing away with a 3 hour commute to balance a growing family of now 4 - and secondly - take ownership of driving a change in architectural practice and office culture. He believes firmly you should LOVE what you do and enjoy working! Beyond this he enjoys spending time with the family, camping, hiking and playing baseball.

Mariam Ghaly, PMP, LEED GA

Senior Architectural Designer
Mariam is a goal-oriented professional with an extensive experience in construction administration, project management, engineering, and site supervision with multinational companies. She has worked on over six million square feet of a variety of prestigious projects including residential, airports, retail, hospitality and culture buildings. She has two wonderful children and enjoys swimming, hiking, cooking and spending time with family. 

Jen Turgeon, NCIDQ, LEED AP

​Senior Interior Designer
Jen has worked for several Boston based design firms with a range of experience from healthcare to corporate commercial. Her attention to project detail, ability to create unique spaces and utilization of 3D modeling platforms helps any client visualize through presentation boards and examples what the design intent and ultimately what the proposed finish shall feel like. She has three kids with a home bakery called Blue Goose Bakery and enjoys hiking, camping and going to the beach.

Past Employees

Ricardo Escobar
Architectural Designer
A talented and motivated designer, Ricardo was with us for a brief period while attending the BAC for his Masters.
Heather Rivera
Project Architect
A driven and goal-oriented professional who started in CA before relocating to MA, Heather has four daughters who keep her plenty busy.
Gabriela O'Neill
Architectural Intern
A graduate of RWU with a background in theatre & film, Gabriela loves to make music, explore art and play with her kids.

Some of Our Consultants

One key aspect to our team is you! The client-architect relationship is perhaps the must influential aspect to providing a service that will not only meet your needs but build a plan for the vision of your next project. So we try to thoroughly ensure there will be a good match through out Initial Consultations to align expectations, goals and deliverables as best we can.

Through our client portal for major design projects, we can further bring you, our client, into the daily excitement of collaboration!

Likewise we collaborate closely with some of our consultants. Here are a few we've worked with;

Virginia DesRoches

Interior Artist Consultant

Virginia is one of the most sought after Interior Artists in Massachusetts. Her work has been featured in hundreds of homes across New England and has been published in Better Homes and Gardens Special Interests Publications. She was recently featured on the DIYNetwork for a pilot called, “Family Builds” where she transforms a local residence with her signature New England style. Virginia brings an attention to detail that will help take any potential project to the next level of design service.

Scott Orlowski  

Engineering Consultant

Scott's structural experience has been focused in the areas of residential & small scale commercial design. His background of working construction, combined with his comprehension of how structures react to various loading, make him one of the most well rounded engineers in the in Southeastern Massachusetts.

Cara Pomeranz, AIA, LEED AP

Architectural Consultant

Cara has been a long-time consultant with 8TFive Studio on the occasional project here and there. Her extraordinary eye design and the depth of knowledge she has for the industry of architecture has been a wonderful resource for those projects she has been involved with. Cara has been the Director at Large for the AIA Rhode Island chapter, Zoning Board Member in her local town as well as being an Associate at some well established architecture firms in the Pawtucket and Boston areas.

Jeremiah O'Neill

Structural Consultant

Jeremiah has worked for one of the largest structural engineering firms in Boston; where he had the opportunity to work with some of the most technically advanced and well respected engineers. With his experience on projects up and down the east coast, Jeremiah not only brings a depth of knowledge but offers a highly valuable collaboration utilizing BIM as opposed to just CAD.