Our mission is to welcome our clients into an architectural process that is collaborative and energizing. We listen to our clients’ goals and visions, inspiring creative opportunities to deliver thoughtful designs. Our projects are stronger when our clients are involved.
Our Founders
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AIA, Founding Partner + Principal
Sonya is a 1992 graduate of Syracuse University and has over 30 years of professional experience designing many award-winning projects throughout New Hampshire. Sonya was the President of the New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 2007 and is currently serving as the Chair of the State of NH Board of Architects. Sonya is licensed to practice architecture in New Hampshire. Sonya resides in Laconia, NH with her husband. When she is not designing, she likes to exercise, as well as work in her flower and vegetable gardens. She has successfully completed many endurance events, including Ironman Triathlons. Her favorite place to be is cycling with her husband and friends on the island of Mallorca in Spain.
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AIA, Founding Partner + Principal
Rob is a 1987 graduate of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) and has over 35 years of professional experience. Before moving to New Hampshire in 1998, Rob was a project architect and project manager with firms in Memphis, Tennessee and the Washington, DC area. Rob is currently a member of the New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. He is licensed to practice architecture in New Hampshire and Virginia. Outside of the office, Rob skis, hikes, and bikes as much as he can, and tries to keep up with his kids’ ever-changing schedules.
Our Team
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AIA, Associate Partner + Principal
Jared received his Masters of Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2016. During his education, Jared was the President of Wentworth’s chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students and led a team in hosting the organization’s 2016 national conference held in Boston. Since graduating, Jared returned home to the Lakes Region, and became licensed in the state of New Hampshire. Alongside his passion for architecture and historic preservation, Jared has a strong dedication to volunteerism and community involvement. In his free time, he enjoys being with family and friends, traveling and strength training.
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Studio Designer
Louis received his Masters of Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2012. Before joining the team in 2021, Louis worked in various industries including real estate in the Boston area. Louis spent his youth growing up in Haiti with his family, and moved to the States in 1995. He’s a passionate designer with an interest in photography and digital imagery. Currently, Louis sits on the Laconia Planning Board as an alternate member. He is an Associate member of the American Institute of Architects and is on the path to licensure as a registered architect.
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Studio Designer
Archie graduated from UMass Amherst with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 2021. He graduated from the Yestermorrow Design/Build semester program in Waitsfield, VT in 2019, where he was instilled with the Passive House, Net Zero and LEED design standards. There he worked with a team of students to design and construct a new dormitory for the school. Archie is passionate about the relationship between classical architecture and classical music. Among his favorite buildings are the National Archives and Il Redentore. In his free time, he enjoys exercising, cooking, playing the piano, and oil painting.
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Studio Administrator
Kirsten joined the team on a part-time basis in 2016 to help with the bookkeeping. Since then, her duties have expanded to include helping out with 3D computer modeling of projects. Kirsten holds a Bachelor of Science from Penn State in Animal Bioscience with a Minor in Animal Science. She has worked as an administrative assistant at corporate headquarters for 3M and Ecolab. In her free time, she enjoys training and competing with her dogs, which include Mastiffs and Chinooks (the NH State Dog).
our story
Misiaszek Turpin pllc was established in 2004, but architecture has been in the hearts of owners Sonya Misiaszek and Rob Turpin since childhood.
Growing up in a family that made everything from growing their own vegetables to woodworking to baking/building 3-dimensional birthday cakes, it’s no surprise that Sonya’s mind was all about the creative. Just ask the basement walls of her parents’ home. To this day, they tell the story of a girl destined to be an architect with concrete walls covered in drawings of houses by Sonya who, at the time, didn’t even know what architecture was.
Rob also had a passion for the creative, working with his hands and creating structures. As a child, Rob spent a lot of time playing with his friend Ted at “Dirt City,” a Tonka truck town created in Ted’s backyard; they created sports fields, courts, and model train layouts, complete with landscape features and villages. One of Rob’s earliest architectural influences was the building on the University of Arkansas campus where his father (a professor of fine arts) had an office and small studio. This building was designed by world-renowned architect Edward Durrell Stone, and was the first university building in the U.S. that brought together the allied arts under one roof.
Years later, fate would bring Sonya and Rob together working as architects at the same firm. It was there, chatting about their professional goals, they discovered they wanted the same thing…
To create a studio-style firm that would encourage brainstorming and collaboration among its architects and clients with an open, inviting, and fun environment where everyone would feel part of the team. Today, that vision is a reality with Misiaszek Turpin.
-Sonya Misiaszek (when asked, "Why Architecture?")