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“Sometimes you want an open rail, but here the design—solid boards with thin gaps between them—makes you feel comfortably contained,” architect Colin Flavin says about the guardrails.

As landscape architect Rob Gilmore’s initial carport design progressed, it became a fully enclosed building. “The lifted roof makes it feel like a place that wants to host you,” architect Sarah Walker says. Turner Steel Co. fabricated the Corten steel planter, which Gilmore filled with hoogendorn holly.

Payne | Bouchier Fine Builders opened up the kitchen to the stairway and designed a center island that involved some tricky plumbing. Nearby, Rivoli reimagined the formal dining area as a cozy family room cocooned in Phillip Jeffries grasscloth, while the wall adjacent to the fireplace provided the perfect spot for an antique Welsh teacup cupboard.

A ten-bulb Double Church Chandelier by Brendan Ravenhill Studio brings a modern vibe to the historic living room. The walking sticks and canes in the basket at the foot of the stairs were left in the home by its original owner, the late Henry Bowles. A doorway behind and to the left of the fireplace leads to the new section of the house.

Charles Myer’s design for an addition to a circa 1910 log cabin on the shore of New Hampshire’s Lake Sunapee is unabashedly modern. The original part of the house is full of historic charm, while the new section has room to accommodate an ever-expanding group of friends and family. Despite contemporary comforts, activities at the home have changed little over the years.

Working with existing changes in grade, the pool sits higher than the landscape beyond, providing an elevated view of the harbor; local granite coping and ipe decking create the pool’s quiet palette, which is offset by the property’s most colorful gardens, filled with catmint, ferns, viburnum, and lowbush blueberry.

At the entry, granite pavers, which can be driven on, were laid to complement the house’s geometric cladding, which is stained cedar, lead-coated copper, and stone veneer. Ferns, mosses, juniper, and a Japanese maple add a lush, visual softness to the space. Coe Studios created the lanterns that rest on custom bases.

For a property on the southern coast of Maine at the convergence of a tidal river and the ocean, Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio used native and other hearty plantings that could withstand salty air and high winds. Selections near a screened porch work to create privacy while highlighting harbor views. Local boulders set throughout the landscape enhance the natural setting.

In the tranquil main bedroom, the walls are upholstered in a Holland & Sherry fabric, and a light fixture from Dennis Miller Associates hangs above the bed. That’s a Robert Rauschenberg painting next to the doorway that leads into the dressing area. A custom screen by Christophe Côme, sourced from New York’s Cristina Grajales Gallery, separates the bedroom from a sitting area.

Pivot doors are a great way to make a statement, and they are always a fun challenge for our shop. Pivot systems require holding extremely tight tolerances during fabrication, and ensuring they operate flawlessly and provide the necessary weather protection and security is tricky, but the end result is a door that really stands out. Photo Jim Westphalen.

Pierced with metal and glass, this veneered door forced us to rethink traditional construction methods. From an unconventional core construction to RFID enabled access and an electromagnetic latch system, everything about this door required us to invent new solutions. Photo by Susan Teare.

When closed, this door becomes almost invisible next to the slatted windows and siding. Incorporating weatherproof gaskets and seals, concealed hinges and low profile handles and locking hardware was a technical challenge, but keeping the uninterrupted façade was paramount to the overall aesthetic. Photo by Jim Westphalen.

This contemporary door, clad in western red cedar with steel accents, makes quite a statement, and also hints at the interior detailing of the home, where the split “V” cedar detail appears again on the chimney column above a large central fireplace. Extremely tight tolerances on all sides of this large door made for a challenging installation sequence and demanded a high degree of coordination from framing the rough opening through the applying the final trim. Photo by Jim Westphalen.

Making a colorful statement, this mahogany-clad set of doors stands out against a charred shou sugi ban and black metal surrounding. The offset split between leaves and a custom handle add visual interest. Like many of our larger doors, this door utilizes a multi-point latching system for stability and security. Photo by Erica Allen

This traditional door features true divided light, and a curved jamb scribed to the restored stone opening. While it may look similar to the century-old door it replaced, modern thermal barriers such as low- E coated insulated glass units, an active sweep and high quality silicone gasketing ensure that it meets the requirements of current energy-efficient building practices. Photo by Jim Westphalen.

Pivot doors are a great way to make a statement, and they are always a fun challenge for our shop. Pivot systems require holding extremely tight tolerances during fabrication, and ensuring they operate flawlessly and provide the necessary weather protection and security is tricky, but the end result is a door that really stands out. Photo by Jim Westphalen

Entirely clad in Corten steel, with a concealed electronic entry system, this door presented a series of demanding technical challenges. From designing a system to get power to the hidden keypad to ensuring that the door was capable of supporting its own weight, there was nothing straightforward about this door’s construction. Photo by Erica Allen.

When closed, this door becomes almost invisible next to the slat ted windows and siding. Incorporating weatherproof gasketing and seals, concealed hinges and low profile handles and locking hardware was a technical challenge, but keeping the uninterrupted aesthetic of the slatted look was paramount to the overall façade. Photo by Jim Westphalen

This contemporary door, clad in western red cedar with steel accents, makes quite a statement, and also hints at the interior detailing of the home, where the split “V” cedar detail appears again on the chimney column above a large central fireplace. Extremely tight tolerances on all sides of this large door made for a challenging installation sequence and demanded a high degree of coordination from framing the rough opening through the applying the final trim. Photo by Jim Westphalen

This set of paired doors was designed and built as a reproduction for a registered National Historic Landmark. In addition to being historically accurate, the doors needed modern refinements, such as ADA compliance, weather protection from a harsh north western exposure, and durability for use in a commercial restaurant setting. Photo by Lindsay Selin.