Island House

Description Renovation of a turn of the 20th century Shingle Style cottage with a newly added guest “tower” Site Facing a harbor on the South Coast of Massachusetts Design Our task was to reverse unsympathetic renovations and augment the old-world…

This house outside Boston was built of Chester County fieldstone to evoke Pennsylvania stone farmhouses the owners had admired when they were growing up around Philadelphia. The house and outbuildings, though new, have the feeling of having grown and evolved over time.

This house draws on many sources, from the American Shingle Style to Japanese pavilions, to Frank Lloyd Wright, and unites them into something new. A Gothic entry arcade extends forty feet out from the house in a welcoming ceremonial gesture for the modest vacation house.

Description Six Gables our original design, is a distinctive blend of Shingle Style and Gothic architecture located in the Boston countryside. The recent project involved adding a barn for cars and storage, a pool, a pool house, and enhancing the…