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I AM CONTINUALLY INSPIRED by the way traditional architecture shapes how we live today. In a world of rapid change and fleeting styles, there is comfort in design that endures. A “new old house” interprets the past rather than imitating it. It is the thoughtful blending of timeless forms with the necessities of modern life. A front porch that welcomes, craftsmanship and traditional materials, the harmony of proportion and detail—these elements speak to history. In this issue, you’ll discover homes crafted by architects and builders who are inspired by tradition yet create new lasting structures. From classical silhouettes to vernacular character, these projects reflect an enduring design language. For instance, Ferguson & Shamamian has designed a Shingle-Style home in the Hamptons that embodies the regional vernacular—traditional in spirit yet enriched…

The houses lining Nantucket’s Main Street brim with impeccably maintained character. But when clients of interior designer Kristin Paton purchased their own slice of Main, the builder-grade, center-entrance colonial cried out for a hefty dose of architectural integrity (aka charm). Her clients, a family of five with college-age kids, loved the location near town but craved more elegance, polish, and livability indoors and out. “Our goal was to give this house an imagined history,” explains Paton, whose Boston-based firm specializes in full-service interior architecture and design. In collaboration with Niche Architecture and Main Street Construction, she worked to transform not just the main house but the entire property with custom enhancements. Inside the colonial, the designer used cased openings, built-ins, exposed beams, and intricate millwork to create the feeling of…

CLASSIC KITCHENS VIEW FINDER page 28 INTERIOR DESIGN Liz Caan & Co. Newton, MA lizcaan.com ARCHITECT Archi-Tech Associates Cotuit, MA architechassociates.com PERIMETER CABINETRY Belden Classic Waterworks waterworks.com CABINET HARDWARE Polished Unlacquered Brass Waterworks waterworks.com KITCHEN ISLAND Vintage French Worktable Brenda Antin Home Los Angeles, CA brendaantin.com BACKSPLASH “Bradbury” Field Tile Waterworks waterworks.com SINK FAUCET Regulator One Home Gooseneck Bar unlacquered brass Waterworks waterworks.com RANGE + VENT HOOD CornuFé 90 Albertine La Cornue lacornueusa.com CEILING LIGHTS “Punch” The Urban Electric Co. urbanelectric.com PENDANT LIGHT (OVER ISLAND) “Double Arm Beldi” The Urban Electric Co. urbanelectric.com PENDANT LIGHT (OVER BREAKFAST NOOK) “Chisholm Clean” The Urban Electric Co. urbanelectric.com BREAKFAST NOOK DINING CHAIRS “How to Marry a Millionaire” Hollywood at Home hollywoodathome.com BREAKFAST NOOK DINING TABLE Bespoke “William” Justin Van Breda London justinvanbreda.com BREAKFAST…

AN INTERVIEW with architect Jeffrey Dungan is not pedagogical, it’s fun. One minute he’s quoting Mark Twain and the next he’s rhapsodizing about Le Corbusier’s friend, 20th-century industrialist/architect Jean Prouvé. When you knit together these references along with his nods to Rodin, it all adds up to how and why his white-plaster confection, The Sandcastle, came to be. It’s “sculpture that you live in,” says Dungan. The style of this 5,000-square-foot, four-level Alys Beach, Florida, house is as capricious as Dungan’s manner of describing it. In the upscale community between Destin and Panama City, the signature white-stucco houses have been referred to as evoking the essence of Italian or Grecian beach towns. With their ubiquitous hipped roofs, they also have a distinct Bermudian aspect to them. “I borrow inspiration from…

A BRAND-NEW resident has shown up On Brays Island, South Carolina: the traditional-style guest cottage that the owners affectionately call Little Lodge. Inspired by the iconic works of English architects C.F.A. Voysey and Edwin Lutyens, Little Lodge truly lives up its mellifluous moniker, as it is only 1,400 square feet. From hand-fired clinker brick and honed Belgian bluestone to bespoke craftsmanship, the cottage, designed by architect Peter Block, is firmly rooted in Arts & Crafts tradition. “It embodies the ‘new old house’ ethos,” says interior designer Beth Webb, whose namesake Atlanta-based studio was commissioned to create the kitchen and adjacent dining room. “It’s meant to feel timeless rather than tied to a specific period. The architecture and materials make it deeply resonant with its Lowcountry surroundings.” The owners, who occupied…

The architects decided on an L-shaped layout, keeping the depth to just one or two rooms for optimum natural light. Inside, tradition is tempered by contemporary crispness. FERGUSON & SHAMAMIAN ARCHITECTS have shaped these clients’ living spaces for nearly 30 years, adjusting for their growing family and changing needs. “We’ve known them for decades; they are wonderful people with four college-age children and a keen interest in what design can achieve,” describes Andrew Oyen, principal at Ferguson & Shamamian Architects. Here, Oyen collaborated with partner and founder Oscar Shamamian and project architect Jason Bibens. After years of renovations in New York City, the clients surprised their architects with a plot of land in Southampton. “It was our first time building something from scratch—everything before had been apartments where you can’t…

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