S&Co. | Architecture+Design

Amos D is absolutely right about Robert Silarski and S&Co. We hired Robert Silarski to design a simple addition to our house. After nine months working with him and paying him $14K, the only thing he produced was a simple sketch of an option we specifically told him in writing that we did not want to pursue. We did not realize how overpriced and poor quality Robert Silarski was until we hired a new architect. In half the time and for less than half the cost, the new architect provided a highly professional computerized 3D drawing for our addition that could easily be adjusted as we sat and discussed modifications with him. This was outstanding compared to the dirty pencil sketches that could not be modified provided by Silarski for more than twice the cost. Additionally, he does his work in secrecy, not telling you what he is working on…only to find out he is working on something you don’t want, and he still charges you for it. You will overpay for slow and poor quality work with S&CO. Shop around first. There are much better architects at far better prices than S&CO.

Robert Silarski was hired by me to design a single-family house in Nyack. He failed to submit plans after more that 1 year, despite recurrent requests. The partial plans I was able to obtain contained problems with engineering, structure, outdated methods and materials and prohibitive cost. I was approached by a former client of his who shared a similar experience and warned me of possible collusion with the lowest bidder. After spending $80k, I was unable to obtain workable, safe and cost-effective plans in a timely fashion. I had to hire a new architect and pay again. While he may be an adequate (yet expensive) remodeling architect, he cannot deliver a full house, and his integrity is in question.