EVB Design

EvB Design is an architecture practice at 1310 Broadway in Somerville. By the firm's own account, Edrick vanBeuzekom started it in 1990 and still leads it, putting the practice at roughly 36 years. The work it puts forward is residential, multi-family and commercial design, with a stated emphasis on context, craftsmanship and energy-efficient, sustainable buildings. The public record behind that reads like a design practice's rather than a builder's. Google publishes a 5-star average across three ratings. The Better Business Bureau grades the firm A+ and files it under the category Architect, on a profile the firm has not accredited. BuildZoom, which assembles its pages from permit filings, ties ten Massachusetts building permits to the name between 2012 and 2024 — houses and additions in Somerville, a basement addition in Brookline, a buildout in Waltham — and counts five projects. Two things are worth pinning down before you call. The firm's own site dates the practice to 1990, while the BBB file records the business as started in 2002 and describes 24 years in business, so ask directly how long it has run under this name. BuildZoom's page also says it was not able to verify a licence with the licensing board — that is a directory's statement rather than a registry finding, but it is a fair thing to raise, along with who will hold the registration for any construction phase. If you are hiring for design work — a renovation, an addition, a small multi-family building — this is a long-running Somerville practice with a visible permit trail behind it. Ask for the professional registration, a recent project near you, and how the firm hands a set of drawings off to whoever builds it.