Charles J. Nafie Architecture + Design
Timeless Naples architecture shaped by light, water, and restraint.
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We design Naples homes the way Naples is actually lived — shaped around light, water, and the slow hours of the day.
Selected Residential Work
Homes composed for a particular family on a particular piece of land.
Timeless Elegance
A philosophy of restraint, proportion, and quiet detail.
For more than four decades, our work has been described as embodying "Timeless Elegance." It is not a style. It is a discipline — proportion before fashion, restraint as a creative tool, and materials chosen for the way they age, not the way they photograph.
Every home we design is shaped by the people who will live in it and the place that will hold it. The result is architecture that belongs.
Read Our StoryDisciplines
Four interwoven practices, one continuous conversation.
40+
Years in Practice
3
Studios · NYC · Naples · Bahamas
200+
Completed Residences
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Pursuit of Timeless Design
In Their Words
The clients who have built with us, and what they have said.
A truly remarkable talent. Charles brings a depth of fresh, unexpected ideas — and a calm presence that consistently elevates both the team and the work.
Frank M.
Residential & Commercial Client
Charles is a joy to work with. There is an unpredictable creativity to his designs, paired with the discipline of someone who has shaped beautiful spaces for decades.
Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Residential Client
An enormous talent. The spaces you designed for us were ambitious, tasteful, and unmistakably yours — a real love letter to the brand.
Hospitality Partner
Signature Project Client
The Drawing Room
A journal for homeowners considering architecture in Naples.
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