We design personalized homes through a process of discovery with our clients, guided by our core philosophy that wellbeing, comfort and delight are firmly rooted in environmental sensitivity.

Paul Macht founded Macht Architecture in 1990, to provide architectural services to clients seeking sustainable, energy-efficient, healthy homes in the MidAtlantic and New England. With a passionate focus that transcended industry norms, the firm from its start achieved value driven solutions that enhanced the quality of the domestic environment and did right by the planet. Kyle Macht, a nationally recognized building scientist and Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC), joined Paul in 2015 to advance the firm’s expertise in building science, construction technology and construction management.

In 2024, the partnership expanded again when Michael Smith, Paul’s longtime friend and classmate at Princeton’s Graduate School of Architecture, opened the firm’s new office in California to expand the reach of the firm and add his own expertise from a career vested in sustainable design. In California the firm is incorporated as Macht Smith Macht Architecture, but we are a single company and the principals collaborate on all our projects on both coasts.

Wherever your ideas lead us, we believe that your home should be healthy, energy efficient, sensitive to the environment, responsive to the local climate, sparing in its use of water and other natural resources, low in embodied carbon, and sustainable through generations. Passive solar design and a tight, well-insulated envelope inform the design and construction detailing using sustainable, healthy and durable materials. High-performance mechanical systems for enhanced indoor air quality and energy efficiency are incorporated into our homes. These objectives meet the overarching goals of health and environmental sensitivity with a lower carbon footprint.

Our commitment with each new residence, renovation, or addition is to translate your dreams and needs into a home that creates an enhanced and sustainable relationship to the landscape and a place that contributes in measurable ways to your family’s health, comfort and wellbeing.

PAUL MACHT

AIA

Paul founded Paul Macht Architects in 1990 with an environmentally sensitive emphasis on custom residential design and is now president of Macht Architecture which has carried the focus on high performance and sustainability forward. Prior to founding the firm, from 1979-1989 he designed passive solar homes and managed larger institutional, commercial and pharmaceutical projects. He received his Master of Architecture degree in 1979 from Princeton University and his Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University. In addition to the design of dozens of award-winning homes, Paul is an accomplished artist and his paintings have been exhibited at galleries in Pennsylvania. Paul is licensed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.

KYLE MACHT

CPHC  |  Certified Passive House Consultant

Kyle is a nationally recognized building scientist, a Certified Passive House Consultant, and a Principal at Macht Architecture since 2015. With over twenty years of experience, Kyle leads the firm’s building-science and low-carbon design initiatives, advancing our capabilities in sustainable architecture and high-performance residential design. His professional achievements include a Building Science Expert designation from Green Building Advisory and serving as a board member of Passive House Rhode Island. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, podcasts, and webinars.Kyle holds a Bachelor and Master of Architectural Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. He values spending time with his family, outdoor activities with his Cub Scout Webelos Den, playing travel lacrosse, and enthusiastically supporting Philadelphia sports teams.

MICHAEL SMITH

FAIA | LEED AP BD&C

Michael’s core architectural principles and enthusiasm for environmentally sensitive design evolved from his interaction with Paul when they studied together at Princeton Graduate School of Architecture. Now directing the firm’s California office, he served previously as the Practice Leader of Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign where he led projects focused on integrating sustainability and design excellence. Licensed in several states in the West, his projects have received over 75 national design awards and he was a featured speaker on sustainability at the US Green Building Council Conference in Washington D.C. He was elevated to Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2022 for his contributions to the profession and society, a distinction accorded to less than 3% of U.S. architects.