FEIARC is a full service design company started in 2005 in Portland Maine. Services include architectural and interior design and consulting, green consulting, custom furniture and cabinetry design.

Frankie Elmquist returned to Maine in 2005 to start her own company and "get back on the water" after 15 years in New York, Boston and Italy. Trained at Syracuse School of Architecture and Columbia University Graduate School, Frankie worked in New York City for some of the top architects in the world completing multiple projects in the US and abroad. With a fine-tuned sense for detail and passion for how one lives, Frankie specializes in residential and interior design.

Portfolio available upon request.

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Email: frankie@feiarc.com

Tel.: 207.210.7947

Fax: 212.504.2793

Central Park West Apartment, NYC

Renovation and interior design integrating two adjacent apartments into a single 6,000 square foot residence overlooking Central Park. c. 2005.

Architecture & Interiors: Francine Elmquist, Selldorf Architects

Photography: Durston Saylor; Photo Styling: Francine Pendleton

Terrace House, London, UK

Fixture and finishes renovation and interior design of a five story 5,000sf single family residence in London's Kensington district. c. 2004.

Interiors Design & Coord.: Francine Elmquist, Selldorf Architects

Photography: Durston Saylor; Photo Styling: Francine Pendleton

Published: Architectural Digest, "The Nonconformists", April 2005

Town House, TriBeCa, NYC

Renovation and interior design of a six story 5,500sf single family town house. c. 2003.

Architecture & Interiors: Francine Elmquist, Selldorf Architects

Photography: Adrian Wilson; Photo Styling: Francine Pendleton

Published: Interior Design, "Steps Ahead", February 2004

Guest House, Casey Key, Florida

Freestanding guest house on a narrow key between the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay adjoining Paul Rudolf's 1957 Burkhardt Residence, c. 1999.

Interior Architecture: Francine Elmquist, Toshiko Mori Architect

Photography: Paul Warchol for Architecture Magazine

Published: Architecture Magazine, "Vacation House", August 2000 Interni, "Suspended Volumes", N. 537, December 2003

Beach House, Willard Beach, S. Portland, ME

Renovation and redesign of a 2,500sf existing 1800's beach cottage on Willard Beach to include a new garage addition, complete upgrade of the home's systems and green landscape. The home earned an Energy Star Label and LEED Gold Certification under the USGBC LEED for Homes Pilot Program.

Architecture: Will Winkelman, Winkelman Architecture

LEED Coordination & Collaborating Architect: Frankie Elmquist, FEIARC

Builder: Phil Murray, PhilBuilt

Millwork & Cabinetry: Leddy Houser Associates

LEED Provider: Fore-Solutions, LEED

Photography: Brian Vanden Brink Photography

Public Market Loft, Monument Square, Portland, ME

A full-gut renovation of a former and then abandoned commercial space into a residential condominium in the Public Market building on Monument Square. c. 2010.

Commissioned by an avid gardener, cook and baker with the dream of downsizing to an urban residence that would put the downtown farmers market at her doorstep, the project was part of the overall restoration of the historic Emerson Clapp Building. The project involved significant structural work, all new systems, appliances, fixtures, finishes and an exterior garden terrace. To achieve this, Frankie teamed up with Josepha Hegan of J.Hegan Interiors. Together they worked intensively with the client to realize the vision, create a dream kitchen and an urban oasis. With a shared commitment to "keep it local" the residence features the work of many Maine artists, craftsmen and finds from some of New England's best architectural salvage haunts.

Interior Architecture: Francine Elmquist, FEIARC

Interior Design: Josepha Hegan, J. Hegan Interiors

Photography: Michael J. Lee Photography