Our DNA
DREAM Collaborative is a diverse and minority-owned architecture firm serving the Greater Boston area since 2008. DREAM’s mission is to create beautiful, authentic places and enable better outcomes for all stakeholders through inclusive design practices.
Through a deliberately inclusive process, our design work is powered by our diversity. We are proud to deliver beautiful, contextual buildings for clients who share our belief in the intrinsic value and business benefits of supporting diverse communities.Â
Design for All
Design for All
We believe all people and all communities deserve great design. At DREAM we are committed to delivering contextual and beautiful buildings regardless of its future inhabitants income-level. We know the quality of the built environment can have a significant impact on the local economy, the pride people feel in where they live, and the community’s overall ability to thrive.Â

Diverse Team
Diverse Team
Our diverse team reflects the urban areas in which we work. This is particularly valuable where there may be sensitivity to the project within the community. Since diversity and inclusion are so central to our firm, we are also natural collaborators who welcome diversity of thought among our clients and partners.

Minority-owned Business Enterprise
Minority-owned Business Enterprise
DREAM is one of the very few MBE design firms in Boston. The MBE certification is beneficial to a client who values diversity and wants to put it’s spending toward that priority in a concrete, measurable way. MBE certification is also important to any project where there is a public process with participation requirements for disadvantaged business.

Local Roots
Local Roots
We have deep roots in Boston and strong relationships with local leaders and community groups. We have a proven track record of successfully navigating the challenges and nuances of revitalization projects within the City’s densely populated, historically significant, and culturally diverse neighborhoods. We do that through a collaborative approach that harnesses the passion and creativity of our clients and the wisdom of the local community.

Challenging Community Process – No Problem!
Challenging Community Process – No Problem!
Being a diverse team that is representative of the neighborhoods in which we work can be a major asset in a tough community process. We are relatable and committed to forging authentic relationships, both of which contribute to successful community engagement.

Good Partner
Good Partner
We work well with others. We’re flexible and agile, we invest in the best technology to facilitate efficient collaboration and bring expertise in multifamily residential, workplace, community engagement, and sustainable design/Passive House. We’re also pretty great to work with, or so we’ve heard.

Our Story
Today, DREAM is involved in some of the City’s highest-profile development projects yet the firm’s focus remains on bringing design excellence and an inclusive process to all neighborhoods to help build more equitable communities. Read our story about how common roots in the Caribbean and a passion for strengthening underserved communities became a business that emerged from humble beginnings to redefining the role of architecture in urban life.