Member Spotlight: Courtney Rombough, AIA, Principal of Rombough Architecture
Courtney Rombough is a New Jersey licensed architect and a Montclair, NJ native. She has been involved in a variety of projects all over Northern NJ ranging from small space design to full home remodels and additions. She has 20 years of professional design experience working at award winning firms such as Ike Kligerman Barkley in NYC and Ryan Group Architects located in Lake Tahoe, CA. She has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Virginia Tech. Before moving back to Montclair in 2016, Courtney lived in Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, New York, and San Diego. In San Francisco, she worked at a startup company gaining knowledge in user experience and web design. This experience helped Courtney shape her approach to presenting easy to understand options to her clients while making the whole process fun.
For business inquiries, please visit Courtney's website: https://www.courtneyrombough.com/ | Email Courtney: [email protected] | Give her a call: 973-985-8230
Q&A
What was your favorite recent project?
I don't have a favorite. I like projects that have a good team of me, an interior design and a good contractor and we all work together.
How long did it take before you felt comfortable in your role as an architect?
I still don't but it gets closer and closer every year.
What would be your dream job or a project you'd like to work on?
A tiny house for a vacation rental on a lake. I love small houses with tricky constraints.
What do you like to do when you are not working?
Pickleball. Play with my kids.
What are 3 facts about you that make you unique?
- I used to Scottish Dance competitively for 10 year.
- I used to play the harmonica in a (very amateur) band.
- I met my husband because I was a fan of his touring band.
Who or what are your inspirations for architecture?
Marvin Clawson, William J Martin, Jonathan Pearlstein, Tom Kligerman.
Who or what are your inspirations for life?
Have more time to play more pickleball and travel.
What’s exciting about what you are doing now in the office?
Working with fun teams to transform old dated houses into beautiful spaces.
What advice would you give to recent graduates entering the professional world?
Don't get upset when you make mistakes. Take criticism well and thank people for giving you feedback.
PROJECT
This kitchen remodel was just the solution the homeowners dreamed of when they said they wanted to open the kitchen up to the dining room. This home is on a small dead end street in Montclair, New Jersey. Completed 2023.
