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Take Note
Rather than hog the spotlight on our fourth anniversary, we decided
to turn it on some of New Englands many inspired design minds. Meet
the outstanding professionals whose compelling work in a variety of
disciplines made us put down our pens.
six singular talents who are quietly making waves
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Growing up in
small-town Michigan,
Maine-based architect
Matt OMalia couldnt
wait to catch the rst
bus out. The journey
eventually took him to
Germany and Austria, where he spent time during high
school and his college years of architecture studies. Along
with a new language, he learned the European approach to
design. They have a strong drive toward problem solving,
which contrasted to the almost nostalgic approach I was
getting in the States, he says.
Along with a contemporary aesthetic, he brought an
intimate knowledge of cutting-edge European building
products with him in 1998 to his rst job at up-and-coming
Elliott Elliott Norelius (now Elliott + Elliott Architecture) in
Blue Hill, Maine, where he helped design award-winning
residences that pushed the technological envelope.
Ten years later, OMalia started his own rm, Matthew
OMalia Design Ofce. Then, in 2009, he formed GO Logic,
a design/build team that constructs high-performance
net-zero houses, built in New England for an affordable
$150 per square foot, a paradigm shift that has caught the
attention of buyers and developers. There are three GO
Logic homes on order, and more planned for a co-housing
community in Belfast, Maine. The prototype is Maines rst
certied Passive House, a rigorous standard developed in
Germany that results in a 90 percent reduction of energy
use. Our houses may look vernacular, says OMalia, but
they solve todays problems. bruce irving
Matt OMalia
Belfast, Maine
GO Logic
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photograph by TRENT BELL
go logics prototype in
Belfast, Maine, the states
rst certied Passive
House, is also the rms
headquarters.
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photograph by JOEL BENJAMIN
in her own home, Stephanie
Rossi favors white walls to
showcase her ever-changing art.
Stephanie Rossi
Boston
Spazio Rosso
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Working closely with
homeowners is atop the
many reasons interior
designer Stephanie Rossi
loves her job. And while she
cherishes her relationships
with clients, dont let her
friendly demeanor and open mind fool she can, for designs
sake, be rm. If something doesnt go with the basics of design,
then Ill certainly be forceful about it. Thats why they hired me.
Rossis hankering for interiors was solidied in 1998, while
working to launch Jeromes, the restaurant at the Nashoba Valley
Winery in Bolton, Massachusetts, where she was assistant pastry
chef. That was the spark she needed: She readily said goodbye to
a culinary career and enrolled in the New England School of Art &
Design at Suffolk University. After six years honing her skills as a
design assistant and project manager for Boston interior designer
Mark Bombara, in 2004, Rossi opened her own rm.
Her distinct eclectic contemporary aesthetic gained Rossi a
loyal clientele, and all her projects, which juxtapose the feminine
and the organic, represent collaboration, compromise, and, at the
core, trust. You want a room to look stunning, but it also has to
do its job. I always tell my clients, At the end of the day, I leave the
house. danielle ossher
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We say as much as we
can with as few maneuvers
as possible, says Vermont
landscape architect Keith
Wagner. In fact, he sees his
work as haiku writ large on
the land.
Wagner, also an artist who paints and sculpts metal, is known
for creating a geometric connection between building and setting.
The straight line of a barn may become a long path across a
pasture; the stone plinth of a house may link to a eldstone wall.
We blur the line where architecture stops and landscape begins,
he says. With partner Jeffrey Hodgson, Wagner leads the now
nine-person rm he founded in Burlington in 1987. His portfolio
is a cohesive array of residential and institutional landscapes,
including college campuses in Middlebury, Vermont, and Salem,
Massachusetts, and the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center
on Lake Champlain in Burlington. In 2009, he was elected a Fellow
of the American Society of Landscape Architects, one of only
1,054 honorees named since 1899.
His minimalist designs focus on context: architectural style,
history, environment. Landscape architecture, he says, is not
art for arts sake ... but our goal is to create functional spaces that
are also poetic. kathleen james
Keith Wagner
Burlington, Vermont
H. Keith Wagner Partnership
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photograph by JIM WESTPHALEN for a contemporary
residence in Shelburne,
Vermont, Keith Wagner
created a spillway that
catches rainwater off the
roof and cascades it over
four low retaining walls
into a stone-lined pool.
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the newport flyer, the black-box
lighting source Sandra Liotus and David
Crampton-Barden patented, sits on the
work table in their studio.
In a gesture that at once captures the seriousness with which
they take their work, and their awareness of the power of perception,
lighting specialists Sandra Liotus and David Crampton-Barden don
starched white lab coats on their job sites. Nobody argues with us
on installation day, says Crampton-Barden, with a wry smile.
Their work is rooted in engineering and design; he holds a
masters degree in marine engineering from Southampton University
in his native England, she has a bachelor of ne arts in industrial
design from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, her hometown.
Each worked independently for many years before collaborating on an
architectural project 15 years ago. Now based in Newport, Rhode
Island, Sandra Liotus Lighting Design is in the enviable position of
dominating a niche: the lighting of art collections in private homes.
We have heard so many horror stories about articial lighting
that has damaged artwork, says Crampton-Barden, noting they
spent ve years perfecting their signature system. Using a remotely
positioned black-box light source called the Newport Flyer (which
they patented), a harness of ber-optic cables, and custom adjustable
bronze ceiling ttings, they ensure only infrared- and ultraviolet-free
light touches art.
Their client list includes the mansions of the Preservation Society
of Newport County, private Rockefeller art collections, and Harvard
University, and thanks to a stellar reputation, they are now the
preferred providers for the Chubb Personal Insurance Masterpiece
Protection Network. Bet the lab coats helped. jill connors
Sandra Liotus &
David Crampton-Barden
Newport, Rhode Island
Sandra Liotus Lighting Design
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photograph by NAT REA
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I love speaking different languages of
furniture design, says furniture maker David
Lamb. Thats what I thrive on. Working in a
vast array of styles speaks to who I am.
Lamb was just 14 when he started a
three-year apprenticeship with Alejandro de la
Cruz, a master European cabinetmaker whose
home and shop were down the road from
Canterbury Shaker Village, where Lamb spent
his teenage years while his stepfather oversaw
restoration of the historic New Hampshire site.
While teaching Lamb the nitty-gritty of
handcrafting basic elements such as joints, de
la Cruz imbued him with the idea that being a
craftsman is a lifelong commitment.
Those early years provided the foundation
for building a career and a passion for
beautiful wood, perfect joinery, exquisite
carving, and delicate inlays. Lambs formal
training continued at Boston Universitys
Program in Artisanry, where he honed his skills
and developed his eye for design and detail.
In March, Lamb was honored for his
extraordinary craftsmanship and artistry when
he became the rst furniture maker named
New Hampshire Artist Laureate. Fine
furniture making has extraordinary levels of
engineering, craftsmanship, and self-
expression, he says. So much of that has
been lost. Too many people today have short
attention spans. They want to pay to be
entertained, yet they dont want to pay for
what will endure. This furniture is enduring
because its part of me.
A cofounder of the venerable New
Hampshire Furniture Masters Association,
Lamb, 52, now owns the de la Cruz property,
where he continues his commitment to the
craft. jan shepherd
David Lamb
Canterbury, New Hampshire
David Lamb Cabinetmaker
davidlambfurniture.com
photograph by CHERYLE ST. ONGE
in his workshop, David
Lamb reveals one of his
latest commissioned
pieces: an American
neoclassical chair with
an unconventional twist
of asymmetrical carvings.
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Clayton Austin
Boston
Boston Ornament Company
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I love new challenges,
says Clayton Austin, who
surprisingly continues to
nd them after 32 years
restoring, reproducing, and
creating custom
plasterwork. His Boston
Ornament Company is near legendary in the eld, and his
exacting hand has touched churches, state houses, train stations,
theaters, museums, and private homes from Maine to San
Francisco. In Boston, says Austin, there is nary a street that hasnt
seen some of his plaster dust.
Austin, 49, got into the business with his father, a furniture
restorer, who in 1978 decided to switch to plasterwork, where he
perceived a void of craftsmen. Ive been doing this since I was
17, says Austin, who is steeped in Old World traditions. And
while a review of his sumptuous portfolio will take a classicists
breath away, he is also masterly at executing original
contemporary designs. I tend to take on just about anything,
he says, whether it involves plaster or not. He recently worked
on a rooftop terrace using berglass, zinc, and cedar to build
planters. For the restoration of the stone watchtower on the 14th
Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., he teamed up with Boston
artist Mikyoung Kim to create a kaleidoscope of lights that beam
through the hexagons six windows.
We also do some bronze statuary work, says the tireless
Austin. It involves the same skills cutting a mold and sending
it to a foundry. Still, its a challenge. gail ravgiala
photograph by DAVE HENDERSON
clayton austin stands at
a workbench scattered
with samples in the Boston
headquarters of his Boston
Ornament Company.
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as a year-round home in the
exclusive Winter Harbor, Maine,
summer colony of Grindstone
Neck, Islandview is about as
deferential as it can be. Its set
back from the shore, invisible
from the road, designed as two
structures for modest scale, and
landscaped with native plants.
WRITTEN BY EDGAR ALLEN BEEM PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIC ROTH
A RETIRED COUPLE REPLACES
THEIR SUMMER RETREAT
WITH A YEAR-ROUND HOUSE
BUILT FOR ENDLESS VIEWS
OPTIMAL
OUTLOOK
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ARCHITECTURE
AS A REPEAT HOUSEGUEST AT A SUMMER COTTAGE IN WINTER HARBOR, MAINE,
architect Erling Falck had admired the spectacular ocean view the site provided. So when his hosts
decided to raze the house and asked him to design a new year-round retirement home for them, he
knew the view would be his focus. Its probably the nicest site Ive had the opportunity to work on,
says Falck, whose frm is based in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Islandview, as the house is called, sits up from the rocky shore, commanding a 180-degree pan-
orama from Schoodic Point across Winter Harbor to Ned Island, Mark Island, and the Winter Harbor
Lighthouse, and from there across Frenchman Bay to Mount Desert Islands distant Otter Cliffs.
Falcks clients, a physician and his scientist wife, retired to Maine from Sudbury, Massachusetts,
leaving behind a grand old Federalist home with attached carriage house for the simplicity of a small
cottage by the sea.
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Their program was straightforward maximize the views, con-
centrate the primary living spaces on one foor, create an open-concept
kitchen-dining-living great room, and use natural materials. The property
is on Grindstone Neck, a traditional summer colony dominated by great
Shingle Style cottages, but Falck, a veteran of The Architects Collaborative
and Cambridge Seven Associates Inc., two venerable Massachusetts frms
known for their modernist bent, came up with a spare, contemporary
design. Because the house isnt visible, we didnt feel we had to ft in
with the neighborhood, says the wife.
Falcks fnal plan comprises two small structures angled toward the
water and connected by a glass entry, whose centerline aligns with the
Winter Harbor Lighthouse. Dual chimneys frame the view. Built by Hewes
& Company of Blue Hill, Maine, Islandview is clad in white cedar shin-
gles with a standing-seam copper roof that sheds snow easily.
Though minimalist architecture can be deliberately cool and imper-
sonal, Islandview embraces cozy modernism: both the exterior and interior
lines are clean and unadorned, beftting an architect of Scandinavian her-
itage, yet Falcks extensive use of Douglas fr for cabinets and ceilings gives
the house surprising warmth. The great stone hearths by Jeff Gammelin of
Freshwater Stone in Orland, Maine, amplify this, and the natural palette
architecture office of erling falck landscape architecture bruce
john riddell landscape architect builder hewes & company
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throughout the interior, wood, glass,
and stone speak directly to the rugged
coastal setting. The entry hall (above) is
distinguished by a granite oor and walls.
The great stone hearth (top right) by Jeff
Gammelin of Freshwater Stone dominates
the living room. The Douglas r ceiling
gives the great room (right) both drama
and warmth.
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the loft above the master
bedroom was not part of the
original design. Its ladder stairs
give the space a nautical feel,
appropriate since it is used
primarily as a studio for
making ship models.
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throughout is one of soft wood, muted stone, and pale greens.
Landscape architect Bruce John Riddell of Bar Harbor, Maine, designed
the grounds to make maximum use of the granite ledge and native plantings
wild blueberry, bunchberry, bayberry, creeping thyme, Rosa rugosa, wild
geraniums, and shocks of lupine. The correspondence between wood and
stone through the south-facing banks of windows is such that the inside and
outside are seamless, says the wife.
At 2,800 square feet, the house imposed a material discipline on the own-
ers that they enjoy. We really had to downsize after 30 years in a huge old
antique house, says the husband. Built on a slab, the structure gets a lot of
solar gain and is easily heated with propane-fred radiant hot water.
The interior is sparsely furnished with white sofas and a black Eames
chair, an antique sailmakers table, a grandfather clock, and several paint-
ings by local artist Philip Barter. With the great room, sun porch, and two
guest rooms in one wing and a den and master suite in the other, the house
makes effcient use of its dramatic space while separating public from pri-
vate functions.
Design and construction couldnt have gone more smoothly, says the
husband, who now spends his time serving on the board of the local hospi-
tal, building ship models, and working in a local boat shop. Its almost like
Erling knew what we hoped our life would be.
the screened porch (top) captures the island view for which the
house is named. Architect Erling Falck (above) marries modern design
with natural materials to create warm, livable houses.
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the living room derives its grace from symmetry and a
neutral palette. John Stefanons playful design aesthetic is
apparent in the juxtaposition of the painted twig mirrors
and the antique sycamore console tables. The large framed
photograph on the right wall is Procession by Robert and
Shana ParkeHarrison.
&
style
comfort
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INTERIORS
A TOUCH OF WHIMSY ENERGIZES DESIGNER
JOHN STEFANONS SOPHISTICATED INTERIORS
WRITTEN BY MOLLY JANE QUINN PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIC ROTH
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in the alcove connecting living and
dining rooms, built-in bookcases display
antiques and paintings by Stefanons
mother. Antique Chinese plaques on the
dining room walls (facing page, top)
counter the contemporary furnishings.
Stefanon and Jerry (facing page,
bottom), a rescued West Highland
terrier mix, relax in the master suite.
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His design ethos carries the same graceful levity, relying on a mix of classic
and comfortable furnishings and just a bit of whimsy.
In his own home in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Stefanon has created a
haven of warmth and simplicity for his family, which includes spouse Michael
Gackstetter and their two sons, 10-year-old Nate and 5-year-old Tyler. The journey
to their domestic bliss started six years ago, when Stefanon and
Gackstetter were living in a house in the Jamaica Plain neigh-
borhood of Boston.
We were very happy in our home in J.P., says Stefanon.
Then one night, a few friends came over for dinner and one of
the guests fell in love with the house. She was very funny and took out her check-
book and asked, How much? But she was really serious, so Michael said maybe
we should consider.
After selling her their home, Stefanon and Gackstetter stumbled upon a 1935
Dutch Colonialstyle house with Tudor embellishments. Though it was outdated,
the charm of it appealed to them, says Stefanon. The scale feels like a unique
home without being over the top, and there is ample space for us. You could tell
that someone built this house with a lot of thought.
That was in 2004, before they adopted their sons, and their main concern
was to fnd a property with a generous yard and room for long stays by extended
family.
Stefanon took a measured approach to his interior design. The large living
RATHER THAN SINCERELY OR YOURS TRULY, BOSTON INTERIOR DESIGNER
JOHN STEFANON USES THE WORD HAPPINESS TO CLOSE HIS E-MAILS.
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room, for example, needed to be comfortable enough for
everyday lounging but formal enough for cocktail parties.
And the furniture and color scheme in the adjacent sunroom
needed to be different enough to be clearly defned as a sepa-
rate space, but similar enough so as not to be jarring.
I stayed with neutrals, says Stefanon. Its a nice way to
have a lasting effect and to bring in color with smaller accesso-
ries. I love aqua and gold; I love mixing silver and gold. When
things are lit by that blue-gold-white light of a sunset, that to
me is very peaceful.
His predilection for natural hues is derived from his
childhood in Brazil. His fathers family is from Italy and his
mothers from Greece and France. After World War I, both
sides immigrated to Brazil. Stefanons parents lived in Rio de
Janeiro, but he spent much of his time at his grandparents
farm in the countryside, where he made his own kites and ran
barefoot through felds. We were brought up in very simple,
very humble homes, says Stefanon. He and his family later
moved with his banker father to California, where they lived
for 15 years.
For their Chestnut Hill house, Stefanon chose a mix of
antiques, select pieces from the couples Jamaica Plain home,
and accessories and fne art that imbue each room with a
casual glamour. In the dining room, a table from Adesso, a
Boston store specializing in contemporary furniture, is fanked
by antique carved wood plaques, salvaged from a temple in
China, that Stefanon reworked as wall hangings.
The only room that was fully updated was the kitchen.
Though cramped and outdated, it had a farmhouse charm,
with drawers for potatoes and bread and cupboards with rick-
ety latches. Stefanon wanted to integrate modern amenities
yet still retain the rooms unique aesthetic. He accomplished
that with hickory plank fooring and Thomasville Cabinetry
in buttery yellow. An antique Dutch table and chairs seem a
a twig chandelier in the breakfast nook references the
woodsy setting outside the French doors. The chairs and table
are from Italian furniture maker Kartell. A coral throw pillow
adds color to the master bedroom (above), where Stefanon
pairs a contemporary chair with an antique Dutch writing desk.
The photograph is by Finnish artist Arno Rafael Minkkinen.
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relic salvaged from the original home. Stefanon opted for marble countertops and back-
splash simply for the gorgeous contrast when baking four is scattered across the stone.
In France, he says, kitchens always have marble counters. But the room gains the
most warmth from the teak sink that Stefanon imported from England. It was made
using boat-building techniques and then soaked in polymer, so its nearly impervious
to water and requires just a rubdown with teak oil now and then.
After living in the house for four years, the couple began the process of adopting a
child. Little did they know that they would become parents to two rambunctious boys
nearly overnight. Immediately, friends questioned how their stylish and predominately
white home would be affected. Surprisingly, Stefanon says that little has changed.
Its really just showing them to have respect for your own space, says Stefanon.
We sit down to have dinner together every night in the dining room.
And, yes, Nate wrote on one of the white chairs that frst week. But for Stefanon,
its all part of the joy of truly living in a home. They are so much like us, it was like it
was always meant to be. We couldnt have dreamt up better kids.
And surely the boys couldnt have dreamt up a more loving, livable, and yes,
happy home.
an antique table and chairs lend authenticity to the renovated farm-style kitchen
(facing page). The teak sink is by British furniture designer William Garvey. The sitting
room (above) is a playful nook for reading. Leather armchairs from Oly Studio ank a
daybed upholstered in burlap. In the front hall (left), a staircase niche holds a humorous
self-portrait by Boston artist Michael Costello.
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the deck has unobstructed views of
Frenchman Bay. Shallow windows
(facing page) dene the rst oors
private bedroom spaces while the
expansive glazing on the upper level
brings natural light and vistas to the
public living spaces.
SIMPLE
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ARCHITECTURE
on a stunning but challenging site, architect and clients create
a harmony of form and function
WRI TTEN BY J OHN BUDRI S PHOTOGRAPHY BY SANDY AGRAFI OTI S
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david cadigan bought a vintage maine farm near frenchman bay in 1968 and took
residence in the yin house a two-century-old Cape overlooking a tired apple orchard
and already overfowing with stuff.
After living amid the tidy chaos for 40 years, he and his partner, Vincent Montgomery,
in 2008 moved high up the hill to the yang house, an unabashedly contemporary dwell-
ing stripped to its bare essentials. Designed by architect Bruce Norelius, the new house,
built on a solid ledge with soaring views of the bay, is a 2,200-square-foot sonnet of con-
crete, cedar shingles, and pared-down lifestyle.
It was created even though its two inhabitants had polar oppo-
site visions of the kind of house each wanted. Vincents a minimalist,
Cadigan says. Im a maximalist, one who wanted to live in something
warm and friendly. Montgomery pipes in with a glib, I wanted it cold
and uninviting.
But Montgomerys levity is woven with truth. Nothing no fxture,
material, or design would be gratuitous. Every detail needed to serve
function and a wire-tight budget. I knew right from the frst gun, says
Norelius, this was going to be a terrifc project with two men who knew what they wanted,
even if they didnt know quite how we would get there.
Norelius, the principal of Bruce Norelius Studio, a frm he established in 2008, is a
former partner at Elliott Elliott Norelius Architecture (now Elliott + Elliott), a well-known
frm in Blue Hill, Maine, where he supervised the design and execution of several of the
frms award-winning projects. Now operating out of Los Angeles, Norelius hopes to focus
more intensely on a select, small number of projects on both the East and West coasts.
With Cadigan and Montgomery, he may have met his match for informed clients. They
have an impressive architecture library, larger than mine, says Norelius. They were the
frst clients from whom I borrowed books.
After a conversation with Norelius about the work of Donald Judd, Cadigan and
architecture
bruce
norelius
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builder
peacock
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standard andersen windows frame the view
from the living room (above and left). Polished
concrete oors maximize the radiant heat that
warms the house. The second story forms a
sheltered carport at the main entry (facing
page). Storage space to the right of the entrance
keeps rewood and tools under cover, even on
the snowiest days. From this view, the exterior is
simplicity itself, with just one window
punctuating the white cedar boxes that form
the house.
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Montgomery were soon on a plane to Marfa, Texas, to view frsthand
the work of the architect and artist synonymous with minimalism.
David and Vincent did their homework, says Norelius.
The house they collaborated on consists of two rectangular boxes
set at right angles, one stacked on the other. The south-facing walls
on both levels are fully glazed, yielding a double dividend of solar
gain and an eagles view of the ocean. At about 1,200 square feet, the
lower level contains two identical bedrooms with a shared master bath
between them. That private space is tucked behind the wall of a long
but subdued entry hallway. Custom-built beds face the bay and Mount
Desert Island, and each room has a work area of desk, drawers, and
bookshelves at its rear. A small screened porch off Cadigans bedroom
is his bonus for claiming the title of maximalist. Vincent wanted less,
so thats what he got, he says with a laugh.
Upstairs are the living, kitchen, and dining areas, along with a
half bath, pantry, and a 600-square-foot deck. Both levels are unifed
by bare, polished concrete foors that optimize the radiant heat. The
whole structure is clad in local white cedar shingles, perhaps a trib-
ute to the farmhouse they left behind. Bruce had considered using
cement-board panels, but that was a little too much for me, says
Cadigan.
The house may perch on a 50-acre parcel, but the actual building
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the bathroom serves as a link
between the two lower-level
bedrooms. David Cadigans room
(this page) has a small screened
porch, which is accessed through
French doors. Otherwise, the rooms
are identical, with custom beds,
built-in desks, and shelving.
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site was more like an urban lot, pushed tightly to the upper prop-
erty line on one side and a steep drop on another. Both David and
Vincent were frm that we couldnt blast the ledge, so we werent able
to use conventional concrete forms, says Norelius. So the smaller the
footprint, the less complicated and costly it all would be.
Costs were kept to $165 per square foot by also using off-the-shelf
Andersen windows, standard stick framing, and prefabricated compos-
ite-wood I-beams. Norelius credits contractor and principal builder
Tobin Peacock of Peacock Builders of Bar Harbor, Maine, for money-
conscious choices. Tobins indispensable technical and cost-saving
expertise let us make the right aesthetic decisions without compro-
mising the budget, says Norelius.
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the stairway of southern yellow pine (above) is a concession to budget, says
Cadigan, who wanted it done in cherry. As the oor plans below indicate, it leads
from the lower-level entryway to the upper-level living, dining, and kitchen area.
One conceit Norelius tries to work into every design is a sense of
surprise, no easy task in a house both small and spartan. But the mys-
tery begins as soon as one enters through the front door. Faced with
a long and narrow hallway, there is no clear indication of where to
go. Then, after a moment, the light shaft of the second-level stairway
extends a subtle invitation.
Now two years complete, the grounds surrounding Cadigans
and Montgomerys live-in sculpture no longer bear the evidence of
construction. The blueberries and huckleberries are in fruit and wild-
fowers are in the last riot of late summer bloom. Cadigan, pointing to
a tall, weathered white pine just to the west of the house, says, When
a pair of bald eagles nest in that tree, the house will be fnished.
the ledge on which the house is
built is covered with blueberry,
juniper, and other native ground
covers. Parapets on three sides
preserve the illusion of a at
roof, which is actually pitched
slightly to shed water.
first floor
1 wood storage
2 storage
3 carport
4 entry
5 staircase
6 bedroom
7 bathroom
8 porch
9 mechanical
second floor
1 kitchen
2 pantry
3 half bath
4 dining
5 living
6 terrace
7 closet
8 staircase
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sheep await shearing at
Watson Farm in Jamestown,
Rhode Island. The 2009 Rhody
Warm blanket (facing page)
is a buffalo plaid. The pattern
changes each year, since the
color of the wool is a deciding
factor in the design.
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HOMEGROWN
Rhody Warm
written by jill connors | photography by nat rea | produced by lynda sutton
rhode island sheep farmers take a
waste-not, want-not approach to
surplus wool, turning out unique,
handsome all-natural blankets
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S
ustainability takes many forms,
few as comforting in both a tactile and
soulful way as the Rhody Warm blankets pro-
duced in Rhode Island. It started with sheep,
as so many things in Rhode Island have over
the centuries. Sheep have grazed its seaside
meadows since the 1600s, on land graced by dry-
laid stone walls that can still be seen today.
Exports of wool, mutton, and cheese (yes, sheep
cheese) formed the basis of the colonys earliest
commerce and are said to have brought the state out of the economic
plight that followed the Revolutionary War.
So it rankled Polly Hopkins when in the 1980s and 90s there was
so little demand for sheeps wool that farmers were literally throwing
it away. We used it as mulch in our garden for a few years, says
Hopkins, a third-generation sheep producer who is president of the
Rhode Island Sheep Cooperative, a group of farmers dedicated to fnd-
ing markets for local sheep products.
As Hopkins and other Rhode Island farmers watched the demand
for wool decrease, partly due to the popularity of synthetics such as
Polarfeece, they did some brainstorming. They had some success sell-
ing yarn for hand-spinning and knitting, which were both experiencing
a resurgence, but found that the yarn took only a fraction of the hun-
dreds of pounds of wool the Ocean State produced each year.
Were creative; we fnd other ways to sell wool, says Don Minto,
a sheep producer who, with his wife, Heather, manages Watson Farm
in Jamestown, Rhode Island, a 265-acre property with a 1796 farm-
house owned by Historic New England. In 2006, Hopkins, the Mintos,
and other farmers collaborated on procuring a government grant to
fnance the initial costs for producing an undyed soft wool blanket
made entirely from local feece and Rhody Warm was born.
It was an immediate success. The 2006 blanket featured a win-
dowpane pattern in gray and off -white. We placed an ad for it in the
local paper on a Thursday in mid-December, recalls Don Minto,
and the blankets sold out by Sunday!
a cat snuggles on a Rhody Warm blanket (above) in the barn at
Historic New Englands Watson Farm in Jamestown. At the farms Sheep
Shearing Day last May (facing page, clockwise from top left),
Melissa Higgins handles a sheep; the 1796 farmhouse; Heather Minto
checks a eece for matted areas immediately after one of the farms 50
sheep, which produce about 500 pounds of eece per year, was shorn;
the animals return to the barn after the shearing.
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That frst year, 19 Rhode Island sheep producers collected 1,600 pounds of wool to
produce 371 blankets in sizes ranging from crib to king. Since then, says Hopkins, as many
as 65 local producers have contributed wool, and as many as 600 blankets have been pro-
duced in a given year. It goes up and down, depending on how much wool is produced,
says Hopkins.
The blanket production sequence that began in 2006, a lengthy and geographically
circuitous one, is still followed. The animals are shorn in late spring, and in June the sheep
producers gather to skirt the feece, that is, remove matted sections and sort it by color.
White, nonwhite, gray, and black feece are bagged separately and shipped to a wool scour-
ing facility in South Carolina (no such facility remains in New England). The wool comes
back clean and fuffy, says Hopkins. At this point, the blanket design is discussed. Only
after we see the wool washed and carded do we know what percentage of light and dark we
have, and then we can plan the design, says Heather Minto, who is not only a sheep pro-
ducer but a textile designer as well.
A small windowpane pattern with a natural background and oxford grey panes was
chosen for the 2010 blanket (past patterns include buffalo plaid and herringbone). After the
pattern is committed to paper, the washed wool is shipped to a mill in Massachusetts, where
it is spun into yarn. Another textile mill in Massachusetts weaves the yarn into cloth, which
is shipped to a Rhode Island mill where it is cut into various sizes, the edges are fnished,
and the Rhody Warm label is added. The fnal products range in size from lap throw ($80)
to king size ($225), and this year, shawls and dog coats are also being offered.
We like to get the blankets back to the farmers by late October, so they can sell them in
November, says Hopkins, who says the blankets are a favorite holiday or wedding gift. As for
the sheep, well, theyre still grazing, and thats the way it should be in Rhode Island.
HOMEGROWN BLANKETS
Long before locally grown,
sustainable, and neutral palette
were part of the consumer vocabulary,
New Englanders used simple blankets
in whites, grays, and browns to ward
off the chill. They had to there werent
other choices. Today, in addition to
Rhode Island, several other New England
states are again making wool blankets
from their locally raised sheep.
rhode island
Rhody Warm blanket,
risheep.org
connecticut
The Connecticut Blanket Project,
ctsheep.org
massachusetts
Baaay State Blanket Project,
worcestersheep.com
vermont
Vermont Fiberworks Blanket,
vermontsheep.org
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undyed yarn spun from local Rhode
Island wool is popular with knitters. A
lamb, ready for its shearing (facing
page, left); Heather Minto of Watson
Farm (facing page, right) stands
near a ag made of old fence wood,
with her collie Blue beside her.
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essentials Flair doesnt bombard with
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Eric Forstmann, (b.1962), Eckert Fine Art
Harry Aiken Vincent (1864-1931), Avery Galleries
Gen Paul (1895-1975), Galerie Jean-Francois Cazeau
Dale Chihuly, Schantz Galleries
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Whats mine is yours More homeowners are opening their doors and handing
over their keys for the latest in travel trends, the house swap
written by john budris
accompaniment real estate
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haran Vijay never thought of himself as a house swapper until his
daughter became the mother of twins last year. I live in Portland,
Maine, my daughter lives in Austin, Texas, and I needed to be close
by her for a few weeks, says Vijay. The expense of a hotel was out
of the question, and living at my daughters house wouldnt work so
well, so the swap was just perfect.
For Vijay, the trade came courtesy of a free Craigslist posting
and a Texan with a hankering for New England foliage. I grew up
in Oklahoma, lived a long time in Texas, and always wanted to see
those famous autumn leaves, says Johnnie Morgan, an Austin-based
nurse. I had such a good time at Sharans house in Portland last year
that Im swapping for a place on Peaks Island this fall.
Vijay and Morgan are among a fast-growing, international com-
munity fnding new value in their homes swap equity. There are
three typical types of exchanges: simultaneous, where homeowners
swap at the same time; non-simultaneous, where the stay times are
fexible (usually the case with homeowners who have more than
one property); and hospitality, where swappers stay as guests with
the homeowners.
Accommodations offered for exchange can vary from primary
residences to second homes, from one-bedroom apartments to man-
sions, cottages to castles, and houses of every kind in between.
Theres no typical client or typical house or typical length
of stay, says Katie Costabel, co-owner with her husband, Karl, of
HomeLink International (HomeLink-USA.com), a clearinghouse that
has matched prospective home swappers for 57 years with an interna-
tional client list of some 13,500 members. There are many reasons
to make a house swap, she adds, not just for vacations.
She estimates home-swap activity has increased 30 percent to
40 percent over the last three years. Clients run the gamut from stu-
dents and professionals looking for living arrangements for a semester
or a sabbatical to retirees in search of a little adventure. Longer-term
exchanges are a way for swappers, particularly in a soft market, to
relocate while they wait for housing prices to recover before posting
the For Sale sign.
Home swapping is nothing novel. In the wake of World War
II, European schoolteachers on summer vacation popularized the
trend through their unions, and the practice quickly spread to the
rest of the world through printed directories. Today, the Internet
has many sites marketing houses, including several targeting spe-
cifc audiences, including gays, home-schoolers, waterfront-home
owners, and surfers. Some charge a nominal annual fee, typically
$100, with a free year if no successful swap is arranged during the
membership period.
Although trading places is often initially a budget-conscious
move (even a modest hotel room can sometimes cost $100 per night),
many swappers remark that the greatest beneft is experiencing an
area like a local rather than like a tourist, all the while having the
comforts of home.
It made no sense that most of my own personal travel budget
went to hotels, which, no matter how lovely, were impersonal, says
British public relations guru Debbie Wosskow, founder of luxehome-
swap.com, a UK-based website catering to a high-end clientele.
Wosskow advises prospective swappers to never underestimate
the desirability of their homes. A condo in Boston, for example, could
grab the attention of a villa owner in Tuscany, says Wosskow. Many of
her clients are gappers successful people not yet ready to retire
who want a change of channel as a transition before the next proj-
ect. Especially for those with second homes, swapping is a way to
gain some extra value without income tax consequences, since no
money is being exchanged, she says.
House swapping is not for those who shrink at the idea that oth-
ers will sleep in their beds, use their dishes, and explore their stuff.
However, for many, it can be ideal. Just ask Dawna Smith and her
husband, Norman, of Harpswell, Maine, who are veterans of 20
happy house-swapping years, both internationally and stateside, with
a few surprises. We traded with a gentleman who simply said he was
in the baking business, she says. It turned out he was in charge of
a major international corporation, and at his villa in Acapulco, we
had tenor Julio Iglesias living next door.
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I
n his minds eye, architect Paul Lukez brought heaven to earth
on his rst visit to a hilltop outside Guaimaca, Honduras, a
village of 20,000 people where the average salary is $5 a day.
On an annual service trip with his family and members of
Sacred Heart Parish in Lexington, Massachusetts, Lukez visited the
350-acre site that was donated four years ago to the local mission
where four Dominican Sisters of the Presentation run a boarding
school for girls, a clinic, a community center, and, now, an organic
farm. While he was there, Sister Maria Ceballos conded her vision
for a center for spiritual retreats, training, and classes, which would
also feature a residence hall for paying guests. It would take the
mission closer to its goal of becoming self-supporting.
Lukez, whose rm is in Somerville, Massachusetts, knew
the church would be the soul of the project, and set to work
designing an open-ended pavilionlike structure that would capture
the remarkable light and breathtaking views. Though he uses
vernacular references timber roofs, plaster walls, a bell tower
the church is far from orthodox. Inside, the oor slopes toward the
valley, and the dramatic vista of lush forest and endless sky form
the sanctuary for the simple altar and cross. Plans in hand, the
parishioners at Sacred Heart now hope to raise money to build the
complex that will bring physical and spiritual sustenance to this
community.
written by gail ravgiala
SUSTAINING GRACE The natural beauty of a Honduran hilltop inspires
the design of a spiritual retreat that will help support a community
giving back
To donate to the Mission at Guaimaca, visit the Support
Ministries page on dominicansistersofthepresentation.org
and choose Support our mission in Honduras.
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entrance is a welcoming
gathering spot. Bays to the
right accommodate small
groups. Inside (below, top),
pews face the view. Stone
steps (below, bottom) lead
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