We’re merging West Coast vibes with East Coast heritage, as we announce the official opening of a BAMO office in Providence, RI. This location allows us to provide a new level of service to our clients from New England to New York City to Miami, along with those in Europe and Latin America.

Heading up the studio is BAMO Co-Founder and Principal, Michael Booth. “We have wanted to expand to the East Coast for a while, but we’ve been waiting for the right moment,” he says. “We’re already pursuing new projects and strategic partnerships, and Providence will serve as an extension of our San Francisco studio. It’s the best of both worlds, well, coasts.” A Providence-native and RISD graduate, Michael will focus on expanding the office with new residential and hospitality projects, as well as growing the East Coast team.

Our studio has already established traction along the East Coast with long-term clients like the Four Seasons Hotel Boston, and new projects such as the St. Regis Residences, Boston (opening in the Seaport neighborhood in 2022), a private residence on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and in Providence, with the completion of the interiors for the new Clementine Cocktail Bar (owned by Rhode Island Congressman David N. Cicilline) and renovations to Michael’s personal residence (featured in the November/December 2022 issue of New England Home). Down the coast, BAMO is in design on a number of projects in South Florida, including the new Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami, which broke ground in October 2022.

Photo Credit Nat Rea

We love captivating environments and buildings so it’s no surprise our new office follows suit. Located in the Wayland Building (erected in 1874 by architect Charles P. Hartshorn and named after Francis Wayland – Baptist pastor, former president of Brown University), the building is rich with architectural and cultural history and is considered one of Providence’s most prominent addresses. According to the Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission, it’s one of the best examples of a “High Victorian Italianate brick structure.

Photo Credit Read McKendree

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