“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” – William Morris

“Architecture is a learned game, correct and magnificent of forms assembled in the light.” – Le Corbusier

“Art is solving problems that cannot be formulated before they have been solved. The shaping of the question is part of answer. Each containing the other’s key.” – Piet Hein

“Architects can’t force people to connect, it can only plan the crossing points, remove barriers and make the meeting places useful and attractive.” – Denise Scott

Making quiet, ordinary moments a bit nicer, that’s the backbone of what we do.” -Mette

“Good architecture is like a good therapy session, a good marriage, a good poem – gently and almost invisibly allowing you to be you, as flawed and as beautiful as you are.” – Robert Sullivan

“Architecture is the thoughtful making of space” – Louis Kahn

“Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.” – Julia Morgan

“The sun does not realize how wonderful it is until after a room is made.” – Louis Kahn

“When we build, let us think we build forever.” – John Ruskin

“A house is not a machine to live in. It is the shell of a man. His extension, his release, his spiritual emanation.” – Eilleen Gray

“We borrow from nature the space upon which we build.” – Tadao Ando

“As an architect you design for the present with an awareness of the past for a future which is essentially unknown.” – Norman Foster

Bailey & Harris Featured in Design NY Magazine

Trish Bailey, of Bailey and Harris Architects, brought Becky’s ideas to life. The former yoga studio became an open concept kitchen, dining room, and living room, and the upstairs apartments became the primary suite and a smaller, indoor yoga studio.
     Trish says, “The shape I inherited was the outside envelope. We changed all the windows and the interior. It was a busy amalgam of shapes, height, and scale, and felt disjointed.”

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Ladymere

How fitting that a storybook house should be constructed for a writer in the woods . . .

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Modern Twist on Vintage

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Shingles,Stone & Stucco

A Tudor revival home was restored and reinvented with new cladding, a wood cedar shake roof, and South Bay quartzite stone from Champlain quarries.

aurora fields

The Owners had admired a painting of the property before they decided to buy it and put a house on it. They wanted a home worthy of the site and one that would be an heirloom for the next generation.

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This house had been in the family for generations; the grandson of the 1st owner had always realized its potential and wanted to give the home the love and attention it deserved.

kempisty

Cozy pickled pine timber frame interior meets equal parts outdoor space by way of a wrap around porch.

Coffered & Linear

The beams and coffers above are the remnants of a multitude of walls that separated the kitchen from the rest of the house. The beams and columns create classic details and an expanse of space 

Edge Of The Park

An overhaul from the front door straight through the back door and all points in between.  Given the high cost of senior living and the love of this location, the owners decided to think big and invest in Aging in place.

Snowpine

Snowpine  a cozy getaway is a classic ski in ski out condo that is 3 stories tall with a principal space on the uppermost floor and guest sleeping spaces on the lower level. 

blue meadow

It’s all about putting the kitchen in the heart of the home and opening up the floor plan so the cook can kibbitz with the kids.

elma dream

Elma dream is home constructed with all the rigor of a LEED Platinum Home in collaboration w a team Shelagh Thomas of Berkshire Homes, MEP by Trautman Architects & Engineers & Timberbuilt.

midcentury modern

When Owners live on a sailboat for a few years they develop an appreciation for just the necessities. When they land on a midcentury modern house that is the worst house on the block it makes sense to renovate it.

Alleghany Cabin

WA beautiful cabin deep in the Alleghany forest featuring big windows for abundant natural light. With a roomy interior and tall ceilings there is plenty of room for the entire family.