At our first meeting with the client in 2010, we came up with some words/phrases that would describe their style. These phrases include, "Barefoot and Stilettos," "Old meets New meets Old," "Traditional with a Zing," "Comfortable and Welcoming," "NOT showy or ostentatious," "A Place for the Family to come back to, a Family Home for generations to come," "The place for friends to gather," "Simple but not simplistic," "Appreciate the details."The finished house will tell whether we've succeeded in bringing these phrases to life. If we've done our job well, it will be hard to ascertain whether the completed house was always here or not. This is the back-story to the birth of this "new-old" house.It is important to understand that there are no good projects without good clients. We thank our client for making the thousands of decisions necessary to create a house of this scale. We thank them for letting us be their guides along the way.There are also no good projects without good builders. This project would not have been realized without the amazing work of Steven Doucette and his team of craftsmen and tradesmen. These photos are a tribute to all of the people who worked so hard to make this happen (including our consulting engineers). Some of their work is visible and will give daily pleasure, but some of their work is often forgotten, hidden behind walls and floors. These photos show us the real story of building a house.
Leslie S. Saul, IIDA, AIA, LEED AP®, founded LS&A an Architecture and Interior Design firm on December 21, 1992, with the following mission: to make the world a better place in which to Live, to Learn, to Age, to Work and to Play.At LS&A, we specialize in complex architectural and interior design projects. We thrive on challenging assignments in specialty areas that include corporate, academic, institutional, religious, retail and residential.
