Projects
On 08, Jan 2021 | In Accessory Buildings Historic New Homes Outdoor Spaces | By lthomas
Heritage
This family was ready to build a gathering “Camp” nestled on a ridge overlooking the mountains just outside Lake Placid. After years of visiting and renting, a new house was to combine all of their fondest memories of summers spent in the Adirondacks, with the added benefits of year round living, spacious enough for multi-family gatherings and many summer guests.
A large stone fireplace built from local stone focuses the ‘timber framed’ great room and backs onto a secondary fireplace on the screen porch granting even more views to the mountains for the warmer months.
The house allows views from every side and rooms both large and small–the front entry porch, an open stairway, an office nook, bedrooms and even a bunk house
The house is covered both inside and out with exquisite natural wood siding and paneling, a visual testimony the heritage of the mountains and the craftsmen who built it.
By lthomas
On 20, Feb 2020 | In New Homes | By lthomas
Responsive
This lovely new home in Maryland began with a napkin sketch over a quick lunch.
By lthomas
On 11, Jul 2018 | In New Homes | By lthomas
Tranquility
This was an opportunity to create a family vacation house at the beach for a homeowner who loved the mountains. Read more…
By lthomas
On 03, Aug 2015 | In New Homes Outdoor Spaces | By lthomas
Cottages
A private mid-Atlantic golf club with a strong tradition and history of quality design, materials and construction, was looking for onsite accommodations for members and guests. Read more…
By joshthomas
On 14, Oct 2013 | In New Homes | By joshthomas
Tradition
The original structure on this site was a lovely, yet very small stone cottage. However, there was no way to add on to this diminutive, un-insulated structure and also meet the client’s desire for an energy efficient home with one level living for themselves and space for family to visit.
By joshthomas
On 25, Jun 2013 | In New Homes | By joshthomas
Beacon
These clients had recently purchased a house one short block from the beach, but the existing home did little to fulfill their vision. Theirs was a small, older home that had been quickly overshadowed by newer neighboring properties. Happily for us, our client wished for a home not just designed for the square footage needed for a family gathering, but with detail, character and identity–both inside and out.
By joshthomas
On 25, Sep 2012 | In New Homes | By joshthomas
Vision
It took creativity and thoughtful planning to deliver this new home for a family on a lot that was previously an abandoned tennis court. Located in the Ruxton neighborhood of Baltimore County, the construction adheres to stringent set back covenants and also met the local design review board’s scrutiny.
By joshthomas
On 16, Sep 2012 | In New Homes | By joshthomas
Retreat
Old farmhouses are added to over the course of many years, creating layers of architecture that give these houses their charm. This new home borrows from that tradition, combining several rectilinear volumes: a garage linked via a mudroom, the main wing of local stone, a perpendicular wing clad in white cedar siding and a screen porch with a shed roof. The red roofs and white siding are dictated by the vernacular barns of the area.
Scale
This client had a rare gem: an open lot in the historic Baltimore neighborhood of Guilford. The buildable area, however, was not without challenges.
By joshthomas
On 16, Sep 2012 | In New Homes | By joshthomas
Harmony
The rural area of Baltimore County where this lot is located was in danger of being overloaded with characterless McMansions. Instead, this client opted to build a new home that preserves the bucolic feel of the property. The plan broke the design into separate forms to create a smaller looking mass and a home more sympathetic to its setting and the existing, functional horse barn.
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