Asian-Inspired Residence
January 19, 2022
THE ASIAN-INSPIRED RESIDENCE EVOLVED as a replacement for an existing home set amid a Zen oasis of Japanese style plantings. Like its predecessor, the new home is reflective of Asian...Read More
Category: Residential
Burrows Run
October 20, 2021
BURROWS RUN was designed in 1939 for Nicholas and Genevieve (Bunny) du Pont by R. Brognard Okie, a favored architect of the du Ponts. This house, previously known as “Ridgely,”...Read More
Towerfield
September 23, 2021
TOWERFIELD SITS ON THE NORTHEASTERN EDGE of the 800-acre Ardrossan estate, among the last grand estates of Philadelphia’s “Main Line” and home to the Montgomery Scott family. Designed in the...Read More
Clocktower Farm
May 26, 2020
THE CLOCKTOWER FARM project scope is simply defined as a restoration of the farmhouse, originally constructed in the 1830s, with a rear Addition of new program spaces. The elegant front...Read More
Berwyn Stable
May 14, 2020
THIS CLASSIC PENNSYLVANIA STONE STABLE has been in use for 100 years. With its central entry and two symmetrical wings, the 300 ft long structure has a center aisle running...Read More
Greenville Contemporary
October 3, 2019
AFTER LIVING ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, our clients chose an area outside of Wilmington, Delaware, for their retirement retreat. Their broad architectural interests led to the design of a home...Read More
Wilmington Residence
August 6, 2019
THE WILMINGTON RESIDENCE was purchased from a hotelier who had imposed a kind of corporate hospitality view of architecture upon the stately home. Our work at the residence included an...Read More
Greystone Barn
April 11, 2019
GREYSTONE BARN was a working animal barn prior to its conversion into a home in the 1970s. Before its purchase by the current residents, no work was done to the...Read More
Colby’s Run
February 19, 2019
PART OF A FORMER 800-ACRE COUNTRY ESTATE, Colby’s Run achieves the homeowners’ goals of designing a residence of less than 6,000 SF with an emphasis on simplicity and elegance. While the...Read More
Saucon Valley Homestead
February 19, 2019
SAUCON VALLEY HOMESTEAD is set in an area rich in natural and man-made beauty – part of thousands of acres earmarked by Bethlehem Steel Corporation in the 1950s for executive...Read More
Starry Night Farm
April 17, 2018
OVERLOOKING THE DRAMATIC valleys and rolling pastures of Chester County, this new residence evokes in materials, detail and proportions the spirit of an 18th century farm with its farmhouse, two...Read More
Red Clay Farm Barn
March 12, 2018
WHEN THE RED CLAY FARM was restored, the barn served as an on-site wood shop and job center. Once those needs were met, a restoration returned the barn to its...Read More
Dance Barn at Trimble’s Ford
March 12, 2018
THIS OLD BARN BEGAN LIFE as an 18th c. farm house which underwent heavily Victorian-influenced changes in the 1870’s and was ultimately abandoned in the 1970’s. From these tattered remains came...Read More
Dee-Pop’s Party Barn
March 12, 2018
CREATING THE PERFECT GRANDCHILD-TRAP was the goal of our energetic grandparent clients. With a sharp focus on making family occasions as memorable and fun as possible without necessarily overwhelming their cozy...Read More
Twinbrook Tudor Renovation
March 12, 2018
Portfolio: Twinbrook Tudor Renovation THIS EXTRAORDINARY STONE 1933 tudor revival house received numerous updates and alterations with the goal of being as undetectable and timeless as possible. Once a home very...Read More
Bohemia Manor Farm
March 12, 2018
BOHEMIA MANOR FARM is a 370-acre property overlooking sweeping lawns and touting a mature tree-lined view toward Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay. Built in 1920, the manor house needed a complete restoration to...Read More
“Anderson Place” c. 1714 & 1804
March 12, 2018
THE OLDEST AND MOST historically significant house in Schuylkill Township, Anderson Place was home to Captain Isaac Anderson, who fought alongside General George Washington at Valley Forge. To prepare this elegant...Read More
Fox Hill Racing Trophy Room
March 9, 2018
THIS ADDITION WAS DESIGNED to house the trophies and lifetime memorabilia for one of the region’s leading race horse owners. The space is a linked pavilion separate from, rather than open...Read More
Tunnel Farm
March 9, 2018
THE ORIGINAL 17TH CENTURY HOUSE had been altered and added to over the course of many generations. With the arrival of a new family, the decision was made to save what...Read More
Bryn Mawr Residence
March 9, 2018
A TRANSITIONAL INTERIOR was created with interior designer Jennifer Fuller in her c. 1930 Bryn Mawr residence. The program included a home office/library just off the entry hall and an...Read More
Fairville Residence
March 9, 2018
THE CLIENTS SOUGHT A VERY PRIVATE HOME reminiscent of a meandering European country house, with layers of indoor and outdoor rooms creating a distinct sequence of use from public to private....Read More
Fox Hollow Residence
March 9, 2018
FOX HOLLOW suffered a catastrophic fire that left only fragments of the former home standing. Our design solution was to recast a formerly contemporary home in a more formal manner to...Read More
Chestnut Hill Residence
March 9, 2018
SET AMID ONE OF THE LAST remaining wooded lots available in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, this new family home design respects its historic context with regard to siting,...Read More
Speakman Hill Farm
March 9, 2018
A CLOSE STUDY of 18th c. masonry house and bank barn precedents of Southern Chester County were the genesis of this 2007 farm. Sited above the Speakman Bridge on the...Read More