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A detail of one of the shutters at a new house we

A detail of one of the shutters at a new house we designed out East – each shutter is carved with a crescent moon. Photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #newhouse #shutters

A curved and vaulted hall connecting the kitchen a

A curved and vaulted hall connecting the kitchen and breakfast room in a new house we designed in Maine is lined with built-in glazed cabinets to store china. The relatively narrow plan of this house allows light to span the rooms from sea side to land side; the interiors are brimming with architectural inspirations that come from the classical world. Interior Design: Alexia Leuschen, @tavernoftheheart; Photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #newhouse #moderntraditional

We could not be more excited to see this challengi

We could not be more excited to see this challenging, incredibly rewarding multi-year project we were lucky to collaborate on with @max_rollitt in this month’s @archdigest (link in bio). We restored and renovated Lilliothea, an historic house on the coast of Massachusetts, rebuilding many parts of the exterior and interior. The house was originally shingled and designed by the Boston firm Winslow & Wetherell. In 1913, Bigelow & Wadsworth transformed the shingled cottage into a chateau-esque mansion, encasing it in imported French tapestry brick and elaborately carved Indiana limestone. Our clients wanted to uphold the historic character and fundamentals of the layout…everything that we made new needed to look old and we worked to channel the spirit of the Bigelow & Wadsworth design so that our interventions fit seamlessly with the original. This is the music room which was painstakingly restored; the original onyx lay light had been cracked and was leaking. @max_rollitt’s interior design, saturated with rich materials, antique treasures and furniture designed and made by him for the house, ingeniously captures and embraces the layered history and character of this great home. Thank you @archdigest and @mrmitchowens for the wonderful story; @simonuptonphotos for the beautiful photos; and most of all thanks to our very inspired clients. #peterpennoyerarchitects #ad100 #historichouse

An incredible preservation and reconstruction proj

An incredible preservation and reconstruction project that we worked on with @jhpa_nyc was the rebuilding of this historic cupola, including reframing the dome, in this downtown New York building. The structure and elements of the cupola had been neglected and were in peril and so it was entirely rebuilt requiring more than one hundred custom die stamps to replicate the original historic details in heavy copper sheet. The pressed and brake-formed copper cladding consists of thousands of individual pieces, painstakingly assembled offsite and hoisted up for installation. Once completed, the cladding was painted to match the terra cotta masonry used throughout the building’s facades. On the second floor, pivoting wood oculus windows illuminate a library within the dome, while the four dormers above feature fixed oculus windows that accentuate the vaulted interior ceilings. Swipe to see the new interiors which were decorated by @katieridderinc. Photo by the intrepid @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #historicpreservation #cupola #historicbuilding

An enfilade through inflected arches defines the m

An enfilade through inflected arches defines the main axis of the first floor of our new Czech Cubist-inspired house in Ohio. In the foreground, Marcel Coard’s canapé gondole (ca. 1925) is framed by a pair of aluminum and chrome-plated torchères by Eliel Saarinen and Walter Von Nessen (ca. 1928) and rosewood side tables with patinated and silvered-bronze detail by Eugène Printz (ca. 1925). Architecture and interior design: PPA, Director of Design: Gregory Gilmartin; landscape architecture: @reedhilderbrand⁠ ⁠
#newbook #staytuned⁠
⁠We are so excited about our forthcoming book with @vendomepress: Rowdy Meadow: House, Land Art, link in bio for more info.⁠ #newbook #staytuned⁠
⁠From Rowdy Meadow: House, Land, Art published by @vendomepress⁠
Text by Anne Walker⁠
Foreword by Mitchell Owens @mrmitchowens ⁠
Photography by Eric Piasecki @ericpiasecki

The light-filled breakfast bay in our new Ohio hou

The light-filled breakfast bay in our new Ohio house with @milesredd @reddkaihoi is framed by cabinets inset with Chippendale-inspired wooden mullions. Happy weekend! Photo by Ryan Kurtz from the great story in @archdigest by @janekeltnerdev and styled by Jessie Kundiff #peterpennoyerarchitects #ad100 #newhouse #fronthall #moderntraditional #newclassical

The west facade of Rowdy Meadow, our new Czech Cub

The west facade of Rowdy Meadow, our new Czech Cubist-inspired house in Ohio with its two-story stucco frontispiece which projects from the black slate pyramidal roof. The entrance court, designed by @reedhilderbrand, is filled with our client's collection of antique cars. The low wings of the house extend north and south, obscured by rows of boxwood and hornbeam. ⁠Architecture and interior design: PPA, Director of Design: Gregory Gilmartin; landscape architecture: @reedhilderbrand⁠ ⁠
⁠We are so excited about our forthcoming book with @vendomepress: Rowdy Meadow: House, Land Art out in October!⁠ Link in bio for more info.⁠ #newbook #staytuned⁠
⁠From Rowdy Meadow: House, Land, Art published by @vendomepress⁠
Text by Anne Walker⁠
Foreword by Mitchell Owens @mrmitchowens ⁠
Photography by Eric Piasecki @ericpiasecki⁠

The new natural cedar pergola at a project we coll

The new natural cedar pergola at a project we collaborated on with @hollander_design is cloaked in wisteria…now even more luscious as a few years have passed since this photo! Landscape architecture: @hollander_design; photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #pergola

One of Harrie T. Lindeberg’s houses on Lily Pond

One of Harrie T. Lindeberg’s houses on Lily Pond Lane in East Hampton, this one for Clarence and Lucie Alcott (1914) stands out for the great sweep of its flared roof and the asymmetrical composition of gables and hooded shingled dormers on the entrance facade. This house, in addition to his three other, helped to establish the English vernacular style on Lily Pond Lane. In each, Lindeberg transformed English precedents into a style that was so complete a synthesis as to create strongly allusive architecture that conceals its direct sources. This was Harrie’s genius! Photo: @jon.wallen #harrietlindeberg #oldhouselove #easthampton

The oak clad kitchen for a triplex in an historic

The oak clad kitchen for a triplex in an historic downtown building includes a custom range hood with textured art glass and a polished nickel frame and a granite base beneath the island. Interior design: @katieridderinc; photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #moderntraditional #kitchen

Recalling late-Gothic diamond vaulting, the ceilin

Recalling late-Gothic diamond vaulting, the ceiling of the master suite hall in our new Czech Cubist-inspired house in Ohio extends toward the terrace doors in rhythmically intersecting planes and edges. On the north wall, John Currin’s Bent Lady (2003) and Ryan Mrozowski’s Untitled (Orange) (2015) flank the dark green double doors which open onto views of @reedhilderbrand's thoughtfully developed landscape. A hand-cut crystal-and-glass Woka chandelier based on a 1900 Josef Hoffmann design lights the space. Architecture and interior design: PPA, Director of Design: Gregory Gilmartin; landscape architecture: @reedhilderbrand⁠ ⁠
We are so excited about our forthcoming book with @vendomepress: Rowdy Meadow: House, Land Art out in October!⁠ Link in bio for more info.⁠ #newbook #staytuned⁠
⁠From Rowdy Meadow: House, Land, Art published by @vendomepress⁠
Text by Anne Walker⁠
Foreword by Mitchell Owens @mrmitchowens ⁠
Photography by Eric Piasecki @ericpiasecki

The view from within @miranda.brooks.gardens lush

The view from within @miranda.brooks.gardens lush walled garden looking towards a new classical stone house we designed in New Jersey. The views on the property alternate between being highly contained (by the garden and architectural walls on the site) and completely open towards the farm fields and the cattle pastures beyond. Photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #newhouse #stonehouse #countryhouse

Tall arched openings in the paneled entry hall of

Tall arched openings in the paneled entry hall of a new shingle style house we designed out East emphasize the long axes through the public rooms of the house…here the arches lead into from the living room and through to the entry and dining room beyond! Interior design: @victoriahaganinteriors; photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #newhouse #easthampton #livingroom

One of the four octagonal apertures overlooking th

One of the four octagonal apertures overlooking the double-height library in our Czech Cubist-inspired house in Ohio. Visible through these openings is the faceted vaults of the ceiling inspired by the Baroque-Gothic work of Czech-Italian architect Jan Santini Aichel. On the far wall hangs Margherita Manzelli's La vita e nulla (2011). Architecture and interior design: PPA, Director of Design: Gregory Gilmartin; landscape architecture: @reedhilderbrand⁠ ⁠
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We are so excited about our forthcoming book with @vendomepress: Rowdy Meadow: House, Land Art out in October!⁠ Link in bio for more info.⁠ #newbook #staytuned⁠
⁠From Rowdy Meadow: House, Land, Art published by @vendomepress⁠
Text by Anne Walker⁠
Foreword by Mitchell Owens @mrmitchowens ⁠
Photography by Eric Piasecki @ericpiasecki

A close-up of the elongated guilloche-like design

A close-up of the elongated guilloche-like design of the bronze balustrade for a new spiral stair we designed. Bronze rail and balustrade executed by: @la_forge_de_style; Interior design: @juliehillmandesign; photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #ad100 #stairs #moderntraditional #balustrade #stairrail

Harrie T. Lindeberg’s artistic front door to his

Harrie T. Lindeberg’s artistic front door to his own house, West Gate Lodge (1927), in Locust Valley which abuts Piping Rock Club. His typical lavishing of creative details include the stylized grille work in the heavy wooden door and the door handle with a face covering the keyhole! Photo: @jon.wallen #harrietlindeberg #oldhouselove #locustvalley #frontdoor

An aerial view of the south facade of our new Czec

An aerial view of the south facade of our new Czech Cubist-inspired house in Ohio, subject of a forthcoming book with @vendomepress. In this view from above, you can see the pool, based on the designs of Carlos Scarpa, which rises out of the ground, supported by a step pyramid of massive cubic blocks of dark granite. In the distance, across the pond, is ⁠the pavilion we designed in collaboration with @saintclaircemin which holds his marble sculpture, Psyche. On the right, Andy Goldsworthy's Contour 950 winds through the landscape. ⁠Architecture and interior design: PPA, Director of Design: Gregory Gilmartin; landscape architecture: @reedhilderbrand⁠
⁠We are so excited about our forthcoming book with @vendomepress: Rowdy Meadow: House, Land Art out in October!⁠ Link in bio for more info.⁠ #newbook #staytuned⁠
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Rowdy Meadow: House, Land, Art published by @vendomepress⁠
Text by Anne Walker⁠
Foreword by Mitchell Owens @mrmitchowens ⁠
Photography by Eric Piasecki @ericpiasecki⁠
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Beautiful shadows captured in the entrance hall of

Beautiful shadows captured in the entrance hall of our new house in Ohio with @milesredd @reddkahoi. The volumes of this house, influenced by the Arts & Crafts tradition, allowed for a more robust classicism. We loved working on this project with @reddkaihoi whose colors and furnishings light up the architecture! Photo by Ryan Kurtz from the great story in @archdigest by @janekeltnerdev and styled by Jessie Kundiff #peterpennoyerarchitects #ad100 #newhouse #fronthall #moderntraditional #newclassical

The living room of a new house we designed out Eas

The living room of a new house we designed out East with @katieridderinc is wrapped in @iksel_decorative_arts exuberant Topkapi-inspired wallpaper. For the hand-carved walnut mirror-backed jali screen cladding the fireplace wall, we worked with @turquoisemountain. Interior decoration: @katieridderinc; Photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #newhouse #moderntraditional #longisland @ad100

The master bathroom in our project with @juliehill

The master bathroom in our project with @juliehillmandesign, the gut renovation of an apartment in an historic UES building, features a leathered onyx floor inlaid with stainless steel strips and a tub carved from a solid block of white onyx. Western and northern light makes the warm color of the onyx glow. Interior design: @juliehillmandesign; Photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #moderntraditional #masterbathroom #bathroom #ad100

The cutting garden in full bloom at @wethersfieldg

The cutting garden in full bloom at @wethersfieldgarden with its charming brick garden building. The extensive gardens, begun in the 1940s, by landscape architect Bryan Lynch and the owner of the estate, Chauncey Stillman, were designed to draw the visitor in through room-like enclosures...each more enchanting than the next! #wethersfieldgarden #wethersfieldestate #gardendesign

Floor-to-ceiling stainless-steel cabinets, accessi

Floor-to-ceiling stainless-steel cabinets, accessible by a sliding ladder, supply generous areas for storage in the Bianco Dolomitti marble clad kitchen of our Czech Cubist-inspired house in Ohio. The kitchen also includes a pizza oven and wood storage. ⁠Architecture and interior design: PPA, Director of Design: Gregory Gilmartin⁠
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We are so excited about our forthcoming book with @vendomepress: Rowdy Meadow: House, Land Art out in October!⁠ Link in bio for more info.⁠
⁠
Rowdy Meadow: House, Land, Art ⁠
Text by Anne Walker⁠ ⁠
Foreword by Mitchell Owens @mrmitchowens ⁠
Photography by Eric Piasecki @ericpiasecki⁠
Published by Vendome Press @vendomepress⁠

In restoring a late 17th century house out East, t

In restoring a late 17th century house out East, the oldest extant structure in Suffolk County, we disassembled the entire building, removed the lowest 30 inches that were lost to rot, documented every inch of the house, and stored every salvageable element in climate-controlled containers, including the original front stair, doors, mantels, and paneling. In this family room, we created a new back stair reconstructed by studying historic details and used materials that were consistent with the original construction means and methods. Nearly every ceiling joist in the original house was saved. Marks were found on the sides of each joist indicating where the plaster ceilings had been located. These were used to set new plaster, traditionally installed on lath. Interior design: @robertstilin; photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #ad100 #historichouse #stairs #longisland #hamptons

A view towards the Northwest facade of Wyldwoode,

A view towards the Northwest facade of Wyldwoode, Harrie T. Lindeberg’s immense, rambling house from 1917 in Lake Forest for Clyde and Lillian Carr. Lindeberg unleashed his imagination in the use of materials: whitewashed brick, red brick trim, and half-timbering…designed a dramatically steep roof and a sequence of angled wings. After the house was finished, the Carrs commissioned Warren Manning to design the landscape, including this formal pool and garden. Photo: @jon.wallen #harrietlindeberg #oldhouselove #lakeforest