Michele Gargiulo Karam, AIA

Michele has a passion for residential architecture and a team-oriented design approach. With over 25 years of experience in residential additions, renovations, and new construction, Michele has elevated her design and communication skills. The excitement of working closely with clients is something she enjoys immensely, as well as immersing herself fully into a project, which are keys to her success. With that versatility, Michele works with homeowners to transform their houses into homes that enhances their living experiences.  

Michele served as Project Architect on two of BNA’s well-known projects:  the restoration and renewal of a timber-framed 1720 Cape Ann, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Revolutionary War-era home showcased on the nationally broadcast This Old House series in 2023; and the firm’s Boxford ifarm restoration which received a 2016 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award, complementing an earlier designation in 2012 as a National Register of Historic Places. 

Michele has been a part of the BNA team for over 12 years. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts with a major in math/physics and a minor in art history from Ithaca College in New York, and a Master of Architecture from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Michele lives in the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire with her husband, Jeff, a structural engineer, two active teenage children, Paige and Connor, and their Portuguese Water Dog, Splash. Together they enjoy traveling, boating, and skiing.