Ultimate Casement Window

Studio and Workshop by Elliott Architects transforms a seasonal residence into a year-round home by adding spaces for its changing use. Rather than replacing the existing house, the project introduces an attached art studio and a separate two-storey workshop with facilities for wood and metalworking.

An abandoned yacht club on the edge of the bay in Blue Hill, Maine, had stood derelict for years, exposed to the coastal climate. Built in 1919, the structure had undergone a series of interventions after the club relocated to its current home in 1946. Elliott Architects’ approach involved restoring the building’s historical memory while modernizing the early 20th-century structure...

On a steeply sloped, forested site in the Kerhonkson area, this project, designed by Studio MM, pllc serves as a primary residence and also a studio space for an accomplished local painter. The programmatic brief required a highly functional workspace, residential quarters capable of hosting guests, and an accessible layout for ageing in place. Optimal daylighting and dedicated storage for...