Greenbook: A Local Guide to Chesapeake Living - Issue 8 | Page 14

Harness Creek residence designed
by Purple Cherry Architects

YELLOWFIN STEAK AND FISH HOUSE
ARUNDEL LODGE | HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE
OPPORTUNIT Y BUILDERS | RIGHT TIME MEDICAL CARE
THE BIG FISH GRILLE | ABERDEEN CREEK
DUVALL CREEK | BAY RIDGE | MELVIN ROAD
HARNESS CREEK
The firm of Purple Cherry Architects in Annapolis, Maryland is the creative force behind some of the most iconic
commercial buildings and luxurious private residences
built in the Annapolis area since emboldened merchants
transformed the harbor two centuries ago.
Cathy Purple Cherry founded her namesake firm in
1996, when she set up business in a corner of her small
Davidsonville home. She had two small children, one recently adopted from Russia and another child on the way.
She had no employees and no portfolio, but was driven by
natural ambition and an innate desire to be useful.
In the twenty years since then, Purple Cherry has
grown into a highly regarded studio with steadily increasing revenues and 13 employees. Recently the firm
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broadened client services to include interior design and
began an aggressive expansion into new regional and national markets.
Cathy Purple Cherry considers herself above all to
be a woman of strong faith and an advocate for families.
She and her firm are dedicated to community action, especially through Purposeful Architecture, the signature
studio and consultancy that lies at the heart of their efforts to provide architectural and design solutions to
buildings that serve children and adults with special
needs.
GreenBook recently spoke with Cathy to learn
more about her passions, her favorite projects and
her future goals.