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AURORA FAREWELL AND HER TEAM APPROACH EVERY PROJECT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE HOW THEIR CLIENTS INTERACT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, HOW THEY ENGAGE WITH THE OUTDOORS, HOW THEY SPEND QUIET MOMENTS, AND HOW THEY WANT THEIR HOMES TO MARK THE PASSAGE OF TIME.

THE STUDIO’S design process is predicated on careful listening, IteraTIVE design work, and EXPERT MANAGEMENT. IN COLLABORATION WITH THEIR EXPERT TEAMS, THE FIRM createS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED, FUNCTIONAL Residences that are reflective of THE FAMILY WHO INHABITS EACH OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.

Aurora Farewell drawing at her studio desk

SERVICES

Our studio delivers expertly managed, comprehensive architectural services to our clients. Our studio excels at strategically transforming historic homes in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and further afield. We work in collaboration with our clients and our construction teams through the architectural design process, the documentation and permitting processes and the construction administration phase of our projects.

Our New Haven based interior design studio provides holistic interior design services, often integrated with our architectural work. We source furnishings, artwork and fixtures and strive to bring meaningful pieces from our client’s past into dialogue with their new environment. We integrate custom work with vintage and contemporary pieces to create inviting interiors that are responsive to the architecture and to our clients' lifestyle and aesthetic.

Aurora Farewell and Chad Greenlee

Aurora Farewell, AIA, Founder & Principal

Aurora Farewell, AIA, is the founder and principal of Aurora Farewell Architects, with more than 20 years of experience working in New York City, Southeast Asia, and Connecticut. Her path to architecture began with a love of drawing, and although her career has included projects of varied scales and contexts, residential design has remained a constant for its intimacy, rigor, and deeply personal nature. After earning degrees from Yale University and the Yale School of Architecture and working with Richard Meier & Partners and Shelton Mindel & Associates, Aurora founded her New Haven practice in 2018. She remains closely involved in every project, from the earliest conversations and sketches through design and construction. Aurora currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her husband and young son.

Chad Greenlee, Studio Design Principal

Chad Greenlee is a Studio Design Principal at Aurora Farewell Architects, with a background spanning architecture, project leadership, and teaching. He holds a Master of Architecture from the Yale School of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from The Ohio State University. Before joining the firm, Chad spent five years as a senior project manager at Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, where his work included international headquarters for Fortune 500 companies in the Netherlands, university art museums, and high-rise towers. He has also taught architectural studios and electives as a Practitioner in Residence at the University of New Haven and has served as a guest critic at Yale, Lehigh, and Ohio State. Chad brings that combination of design rigor, technical experience, and thoughtful collaboration to his work at the studio. He lives in Guilford, Connecticut, with his family.

Architectural sketch of an ornamental hinge

TESTIMONIALS & PRESS

“We have been in transient spaces since we were young children, so choosing a firm to design our forever home was not a decision we took lightly. And thankfully, it was not a decision that Aurora Farewell Architects took lightly either. From start to finish, an incredible amount of expertise and care was put into getting to know our goals, both form and function, for our renovation. It has been a few weeks since our…”

Erica D

“I would highly recommend Aurora to anyone seeking her architectural and/or design services. The love and pride I feel for my new home is a direct testament to her vision and her hard-work to accomplish it.”

John K.

COMPLETED & IN PROCESS RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS

  • Historic Bronson Rd Residence, architecture. Fairfield, CT (estimated completion 2027)

  • Townhouse renovation, architecture and interior design. New Haven, CT (estimated completion 2027)

  • Huntington Street Residence, architecture. New Haven, CT (estimated completion 2027)

  • Upper West Side Duplex, architecture and interior design. Manhattan, NY (estimated completion 2026)

  • St Ronan Terrace Residence, architecture & interior design. New Haven, CT (completed 2026)

  • Historic Orange Street Residence, architecture & interior design. New Haven, CT (completed 2026)

  • Green Hill Beach House, architecture & interior design. Green Hill, Rhode Island (completed 2025)

  • St Ronan Street Colonial, architecture & interior design. St Ronan Street, New Haven, CT (completed 2025)

  • Historic Madison Residence, architecture. Liberty Street, Madison, CT (completed 2025)

  • Upper West Side Brownstone, architecture & interior design. 87th and Columbus, New York City, completed 2024

  • Orinda Mid Century Modern Renovation, architecture. Orinda, CA, completed 2023

  • Connecticut Colonial, interior design. East Rock Rd, New Haven, CT completed 2023

  • Miami Beach Residence, architecture & interior design. Miami, FL, Completed 2023

  • Connecticut Craftsman, architecture & interior design. St Ronan Street, New Haven, Connecticut, completed 2022

  • Olympic Tower Pied-A-Terre, architecture & interior design. 5th Avenue & 51st Street, New York City completed 2021

  • Upper West Side Condo, architecture & interior design. 72nd and Central Park West, New York City, completed 2020

  • Park Avenue Apartment, architecture and interior design. 32nd and Park Avenue, New York City completed 2019

  • New Haven Craftsman, architecture and interiors, St Ronan Street, New Haven, Connecticut completed 2018

  • South Kingstown Contemporary Residence, architecture. South Kingstown, Rhode Island. completed 2012

CONTACT US

- Studio visits by appointment only -

Aurora Farewell Architects PLLC

85 Willow Street
Bldg 1 Floor 2 Suite 3
New Haven, CT 06511

917.375.9334
inquiries@aurorafarewell.com

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