Weatherfield
February 13, 2018
HOUSED IN A STRUCTURE reminiscent 18th and 19th century Bucks County barns, this new 2,500 SF pool house provides a thoroughly modern living and entertaining space. Stone gable end walls, timber...Read More
Category: Residential
Nature Pavilion
February 13, 2018
DESIGNED FOR A NATURE-LOVING COUPLE, the Nature Pavilion is tucked into the tree line on a natural plateau, far enough from the clients’ house to be a retreat destination, yet...Read More
Mercer Hill Garage
February 13, 2018
BUILT TO FULFILL A VARIETY OF NEEDS, this garage houses one daily-driven and two antique cars in a simple space made of timber and white-washed masonry that serves as a...Read More
All Around Farm
January 30, 2018
ORIGINALLY PART OF a large summer estate, this c. 1870 carriage barn additionally played the roles of car storage facility during World War II and, later, an internationally recognized show...Read More
Radnor Residence
January 30, 2018
ARCHITECT CHARLES PLATT (1861-1933) designed the neighboring Griswald Residence in 1912 with a large garden pavilion as the focal point of his characteristically Italianate garden design. With the deprivations of the...Read More
Charles Allen Residence
January 30, 2018
A THOROUGH UPDATE was made to this 1934 home designed by Philadelphia architect R. Brognard Okie, known for his intensive reinterpretation of classic Pennsylvania 18th century millwork. Okie’s houses reflect a...Read More
Mine Road Farm
January 30, 2018
IN THE 1930’s, when renowned local architect Walter K. Durham designed a major renovation and addition to this stone colonial in Chester County, the house was already more than two...Read More
Maple Hill Barn
January 30, 2018
THE COMPLETE RENOVATION of a late 19th century barn was part of a comprehensive property plan encompassing 20 acres formerly owned by Main Line architect Walter Durham (1896-1976). The structure was...Read More
Clarke Residence
January 30, 2018
LEGENDARY ARCHITECT WILLIAM L. PRICE designed this home in 1901 for Louis Clarke, the founder of the Autocar Manufacturing Co. Using historic photographs, a strong understanding of the period and...Read More
Bryn Mawr Renovation
January 30, 2018
CONSIDERED FOR DEMOLITION, this c. 1950 house sited on a 4-acre sloped and overgrown property was recovered and restored, with major renovations and additions. Extending in every direction, the additions...Read More
Bryn Coed Farm
January 30, 2018
THE RESIDENCE OF U.S. Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts (1875-1955) was meticulously renovated and expanded by notable Philadelphia architect R. Brognard Okie in the 1930’s as his refuge from...Read More
Haverford Residence
January 30, 2018
SITED ON TWO ACRES on Philadelphia’s main line, a c.1920’s stone home receives an addition and partial interior renovation to bring it to the level of functionality expected in a...Read More
Bright Barn
January 30, 2018
THE DIMINUTIVE 18TH CENTURY Pyle House and 1888 BANK BARN are the backdrops for the home and sculpture studio of a local artist. The challenge was linking the two buildings with an...Read More
Sunny High Residence
January 30, 2018
SUNNY HIGH, the 1902 arts and crafts inspired tudor home designed by Francis Gugert, was purchased by a young family wanting the character of an old Main Line Philadelphia home along...Read More
Fairfield Residence
January 30, 2018
Portfolio: Fairfield Residence FAIRFIELD WAS DESIGNED IN 1900 by its then owner, John Torrey Windram, the architect of the Philadelphia Waterworks. The high Georgian brick residence expanded on three occasions,...Read More
Centerville Residence
January 30, 2018
BUILT IN THE ROLLING HILLS of the Delaware countryside, the house is designed in the style of an English country home, with an expansive main residence and a carriage house...Read More
Gladwyne Residence
January 30, 2018
Portfolio: Gladwyne Residence Architectural Design THIS NEW 7,800 SF HOME was designed to meet the lifestyle and technological needs and desires of the owners while at the same time being...Read More
Tasmania Residence
January 30, 2018
SITUATED AMID the sleeping beauty mountain range in Tasmania, Australia, this new 7,500 SF heavy timber structure home, clad in local stone with a clay roof, has the appeal of...Read More
Main Line Residence
January 30, 2018
ORIGINALLY FROM AUSTRIA, the home owners wished to marry their desire for a modern aesthetic with the more traditional architecture of the surrounding Main Line Philadelphia community. The design of...Read More
Arts & Crafts Residence
January 30, 2018
Portfolio: Arts & Crafts Residence BUILT WITHIN THE CONFINES of a demolished 19th c. country house with magnificent views overlooking acres of undisturbed meadow and backed by dense woods, this...Read More
Villanova Residence
January 30, 2018
AS A REFLECTION of childhood Chester County farm memories, this new residence was designed in the spirit of architect R. Brognard Okie’s (1875 – 1945) Arts and Crafts interpretation of...Read More
Lutyens-Inspired Residence
January 30, 2018
THIS LEWISBURG COUNTRYSIDE possesses a lush rolling landscape reminiscent of the south of England with its mix of hills and valleys, woods and meadows. The underlying impulse for this home...Read More
Merion Residence
January 30, 2018
DESIRING A HOME to provide a lifetime of enjoyment for family and relatives, our clients approached us with a request to design a home traditional in appearance, but with modern...Read More
Canary Cottage
January 30, 2018
THE INSPIRATION OF R. BROGNARD OKIE permeates this new house, from wide-board details, salvaged cabinet doors, and bead board walls to the inglenook that invites one to light a fire...Read More