Michael Klement was wonderfully creative, responsive, and meticulous. When we began working with him, we thought we had a pretty good idea of what we wanted, but his ideas dramatically improved the project. At the same time, when our own ideas made sense, he happily worked them into the plans. He never let his ego get in the way, and his aim was to turn out a design that would be good for us, not one that would fit his own conceptions of what the house should be like. He always had in mind the whole project, not only the big picture but all the details, and how they related to one another. Building a substantial addition to a house is an enormously complicated endeavor, and Michael deserves a great deal of the credit for the fact that, now that we are done and happily enjoying our new space. there is astonishingly little that we would have done differently.