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A detail from a door at Tangley Oaks, Harrie T. Li

A detail from a door at Tangley Oaks, Harrie T. Lindeberg’s brick and limestone Tudor Gothic manse for Philip and Gwendolyn Armour from 1932. The house is filled with architectural details that delight, a Harrie trademark, including this knight door knocker (swipe to see another one on the front door), a newel post carved as a unicorn from a solid piece of oak, a carved frieze on the stair stringer of Ghengis Khan and his troops riding off to war, and more...most with a Medieval theme. Second photo by @jon.wallen. Visit stories to see some of the details! #harrietlindeberg #lakebluffillinois #tudorgothic #frontdoor

We love this imagination-capturing vaulted double-

We love this imagination-capturing vaulted double-height room by Grosvenor Atterbury for the Nassau Shores Country Club (1927, extant), which was at the center of a large subdivision laid out by Olmsted on the Great South Bay. Atterbury placed great emphasis on building materials, which he considered “the palette with which the architect paints.” Here he articulated this great space with a pattern of rafters and bricks on the walls. His designs often defied stylistic labels and many were heavily influenced by his family’s summer house, Sugar Loaf, in the Shinnecock Hills, designed by Mckim, Mead & White which was a rambling, warm shingled house built with native materials and lots of woodwork. #grosvenoratterbury #vaultedceiling #rafters

The glowing, barrel-vaulted dining room lit by a r

The glowing, barrel-vaulted dining room lit by a roaring fire in a special, multi-faceted project in the southwest where we restored and renovated a compound and built new additions. The ranch had grown up haphazardly, with a disjointed plan and stylistically diverse structures and wings. We chose to layer styles across the complex, knitting together the various structures in a new plan, and weaving a narrative true to the successive stages of the area’s architectural history so that the house appeared to grow over time. The result is an architectural story ranging from this dining room evocative of the baronial eclecticism of the early twentieth century to a new pool pavilion in the Greek Revival style (which appeared in the area in the 1840s) to the Territorial style of the 1860s and more....Interior Decoration: @thomasjayne; photo: @peteraaron @estophoto #peterpennoyerarchitects #peterpennoyer #ad100 #moderntraditional #ranch #diningroom #vaultedceiling #newtraditional

Storm clouds brewing overhead the Benjamin F. Coff

Storm clouds brewing overhead the Benjamin F. Coffin house, built c. 1836, on what had been the site of a Quaker meetinghouse. The spread of the Greek Revival style coincided with Nantucket’s most prosperous whaling period, 1820-1850, but the interpretation is usually conservative, applied under the influence of the Quaker faith which still anchored the island to its sense of architectural restraint and simplicity. #oldnantucket #nantucket #mainstreet #greekrevival

Warm evening light at a new classical stone house

Warm evening light at a new classical stone house we designed in the countryside. We developed the site plan with @miranda.brooks.gardens and she skillfully made a large walled garden the connection between the main house and its outbuildings. The views alternate between being contained (by this magical garden and the architectural walls on the site) and completely open, towards the undulating farm fields and pastures surrounding the house. Photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #ad100 #moderntraditional #gardenwall #walledgarden #gardengate

A close-up of the elongated guilloche-like design

A close-up of the elongated guilloche-like design for the balustrade...and then the fuller pictures (swipe) of a new compact, solid bronze spiral stair we designed to connect two floors of a cupola, an amazing project with @katieridderinc. Bronze stair fabricated by: @la_forge_de_style; photos: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #stairs #spiralstaircase #balustrade #guilloche #bronze

William Adam’s great House of Dun built in mid 1

William Adam’s great House of Dun built in mid 18th c. with monumental arched entrance, giant fluted pilasters, and the interiors, especially the saloon, featuring jaw dropping plasterwork by Joseph Enzer. Scotland wanderlust on the mind! #williamadam #scotland #greathousesofscotland #plasterwork

Light flooding through the double-height oriel and

Light flooding through the double-height oriel and onto Harrie T. Lindeberg’s sweeping spiral stair at the David D. Peden house (1922), one of four houses he designed in the enclave of Shadyside in the early 1920s, when Houston was experiencing a wave of economic prosperity from oil and shipping. Photo: @jon.wallen #harrietlindeberg #houston #shadyside #oldhouse #stairs #spiralstaircase #orielwindow

The setting sun lights up this New York City terra

The setting sun lights up this New York City terrace with glowing colors. We renovated this apartment and clad the facade of the penthouse, which has spectacular open views over Central Park, in copper. Interior Design: @katie.leede; Photo: @scottfrancesphoto #peterpennoyerarchitects #ad100 #fifthavenue #nyc #centralpark #sunset

The glowing hub of @grandcentralnyc’s barrel vau

The glowing hub of @grandcentralnyc’s barrel vaulted main concourse, unusually empty and devoid of its usual humming energy in this early 20th c. photo of the recently completed terminal. Its monumental spaces are inspiring and uplifting: constructed of steel hidden behind expanses of Caen stone and Botticino marble with exposed iron throughout, art and architecture fuse as architect Whitney Warren used terra cotta, sculpture, and mural art to carry out his whole vision. In 1904, Reed & Stem and Warren & Wetmore were named the Associated Architects of GCT, working together as a hybrid firm. The ingenious planning of the building, including two levels of tracks, two concourses, and interior ramps, was inspired by William Wilgus and Reed & Stem while the architectural character was set by the exuberant genius Whitney Warren. Even in this black and white photo, you can experience the glimmering gold-leaf constellations of the ceiling with stars illuminated by tiny electric lights...conceived by Warren with his friend Paul Cesar Helleu. Photo: Detroit Publishing Co.; Library of Congress #warrenandwetmore #grandcentralterminal #trainstation #historicbuilding #landmark

While this photo is a celebration of the changing

While this photo is a celebration of the changing colors of these climbing vines, it is also a small portrait of Grosvenor Atterbury’s Stone Barns’ architecture, one of his most successful projects from the 1930s for John D. Rockefeller Jr. Atterbury was among the prominent group of Beaux-Arts-trained architects who found great success at the end of the 19th c. and early years of the 20th c., making his mark not only as a talented designer but also as a preservationist, town planner, and an inventor of a prefab concrete panelized construction system. At Stone Barns, Atterbury (as described by himself to Rockefeller), “detailed a common sense, straightforward and simple architectural solution along the lines of the American farm barn...of course, we can elaborate this and make it more picturesque in the details...”. He went on to design this seemingly simple scheme as a multitiered Norman-style farm group of coursed stone, rose-colored brick, weathered half-timbering and wood. Other wonderful details which add so much personality and warmth to this farm complex include big wooden doors like this one with inconspicuous and beautiful hardware, stone arches, dormers, a cupola, and small leaded windows. Photo: @jon.wallen #grosvenoratterbury #stonebarns #pocanticohills #farm #woodendoors #fall #fallcolors #fallvibes

We are thrilled that our project in Ohio, a new Cz

We are thrilled that our project in Ohio, a new Czech Cubist-inspired house, won a @classicist_org Stanford White Award for Excellence in Classical and Traditional Design. This project was the result of many meaningful partnerships and collaborations with artists, craftspeople, builders, consultants, our incredible PPA team and our inspiring client. He challenged us to explore and dream in a dynamic architectural language, one with which we had never before designed but had always been fascinated by, working in an energizing vocabulary of angles, facets, prisms and crystalline forms. Thank you to the ICAA @classicist_org @icaany for celebrating Stanford White's legacy and for your commitment to education and the appreciation and understanding of classical design. To read more, visit the @archdigest article in bio, and to register for the virtual Stanford White Awards on December 2nd, visit classicist.org. Landscape Architecture: @reedhilderbrand; photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #ad100 #newhouse #czechcubism

The dark wood paneled library at Dunwalke, a great

The dark wood paneled library at Dunwalke, a great brick Colonial Revival estate for Clarence and Anne Dillon by Cross & Cross (who beat out Mott Schmidt and Hyde & Shepherd for the commission). On the exterior and interior, the architects wove in salvaged materials from historic buildings to give the house a sense of age and permanence. Weathered bricks from an 18th c. Virginia house whose interiors had burned were incorporated into the facades and the beautiful paneling in the library was antique. Photo: @jon.wallen #crossandcross #dunwalke #bedminster #newjersey #historichouse #estate

The sweeping stair in a new house we designed in M

The sweeping stair in a new house we designed in Maine wraps around the curve of the windowed tower and the side of each step is embellished by diamante or diamond shaped blocks. This wonderful new house is filled with inspirations from the classical world and special finishes, such as the terrazzo floor in this space, which was specified by the interior designer. Interior Design: Alexia Leuschen @tavernoftheheart; photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #ad100 #newhouse #stairs #sweepingstaircase #newarchitecture

The west facade of Peter and @katieridderinc’s h

The west facade of Peter and @katieridderinc’s house in Millbrook at the height of autumn surrounded by the old oaks and maples that had always existed on the property. Photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #ahouseinthecountry #fallfoliage

Graceful 120 East 70th Street...now and then. Its

Graceful 120 East 70th Street...now and then. Its current facade (and that of its neighbor no. 122), with white marble-faced first floor, round-arched entrance with fan and side lights, was redesigned in 1930 by Edward Hewitt, replacing a more sober brick front by Gay & Nash (swipe to see their version in c. 1910 photo). Hewitt also redesigned the facade of 122 East 70th, changing brownstone to brick, adding the marble base, and more. In the historic photo, you can see a sliver of Trowbridge & Livingston’s stone tympanum with wreath and garlands for no. 118, built in 1901. Historic photo from @nypl digital collections #uppereastside #nyc #tgif #frontdoor #frontentrance #oldnewyork #streetscape #historicdistrict #historichouse

An ink and watercolor wash with gouache touches of

An ink and watercolor wash with gouache touches of the longitudinal section of a new stone manor house we designed in the countryside of New Jersey. This slice through the house reveals the paneling, curves, and arched openings found throughout the rooms. We design and produce our projects using traditional methods, such as hand drawing and watercolors like this, in addition to cutting edge technologies and digital tools. Swipe for the full length of the section! Rendering by Anton Gillian, Ph.D. #peterpennoyerarchitects #moderntraditional #watercolor #rendering #section #byhand

Tangley Oaks, Harrie T. Lindeberg’s great Tudor

Tangley Oaks, Harrie T. Lindeberg’s great Tudor Gothic-style pile for Philip D. Armour III from 1932 features many of Harrie’s signature moves: clean lines meet undulating volumes and layered textures and details. Soft orange and red brick, oversized casements with colored glass panes, oriels, gables, lead-coated copper gutters etched with grapevines, and massive chimneys rising from a hulking roof of Ludowici-Celadon tiles are just some of the exterior architectural elements. Photo: @jon.wallen #harrietlindeberg #lakebluff #illinois #gothicstyle #tudorstyle #historichouse #brickhouse

Such a great little ornamental detail at Aymar Emb

Such a great little ornamental detail at Aymar Embury II’s 42 East 71st Street, these slender wrought-iron dragons cup the entry lanterns with their wings. Embury designed a cohesive group of six neo-Georgian townhouses on 70th and 71st Streets between Madison and Park between 1928-29. They were put up by developer Alfred Rheinstein who occupied no. 42 with his family. A prolific architect of private houses, Embury also was chief or consulting architect for hundreds of public projects in NYC, including zoos, parks, bridges, and tunnels, working with NYC Parks Commissioner Robert Moses. In his obituary from 1966, he is quoted: “Modernists believe that the essence of their work is to do something that has never been done before. They leave off all ornamentation because, they say, ornament does not aid the structure to do its job. I suppose some of these architects do not use neckties or buttons when they dress.” #aymarembury #aymaremburyll #nyc #uppereastside #lantern #architecturaldetail #wroughtiron

The entrance of Ralph Walker’s building on West

The entrance of Ralph Walker’s building on West 18th Street for the New York Telephone Company (1929) glowing at night. The entry showcases his imagination and unbridled skill in applying modern ornament and creating patterns with building materials to evoke an almost theatrical architectural experience. The dramatically angled, deeply recessed arched entry is framed by vertical patterns in the brick which fall almost like tall stage curtains parting across the facade. Walker had a longtime fascination with theater and a deep admiration for the architect and theater designer Joseph Urban. #ralphwalker #telephonebuilding #artdeco #nycbuildings #historicbuilding #entrance

For our one-thousandth post we are harking back to

For our one-thousandth post we are harking back to a wonderful project where we rebuilt a slender (18-feet wide) townhouse behind a restored facade. There are buildings we love in our imagination that can guide our design. In this case, James Wyatt’s entrance hall at Heveningham Hall (swipe to last slide), an intersected segmental vault of amazing complexity and originality. For our project, we reinterpreted his vast, elaborate space into a distilled, abstracted assembly of vaults and arches for the stair hall which also acts as a library and became a sort of jewel-box surprise at the core of this house. Interior decoration: @matthewpatricksmyth; photo: @scottfrancesphoto; photo of Wyatt’s room via @countrylifemagazine online picture gallery #moderntraditional #peterpennoyerarchitects #arches #vault #vaultedceiling

A close up of the glorious upper floors and roofli

A close up of the glorious upper floors and roofline of Warren & Wetmore’s New York Central Building (1927-29), which was the firm’s last major project in New York. The building is supported by steel columns over @grandcentralnyc’s double track system. The tower soars up to this sculptural copper pyramidal roof dotted with three levels of progressively smaller bull’s-eye dormers and is crowned by a spire detailed with antique green and gold finish. Photo: @jon.wallen #warrenandwetmore #newyorkcity #helmsleybuilding #grandcentralterminal #ilovenewyork #historicbuilding #copperroof

A favorite detail from Wethersfield, the brick and

A favorite detail from Wethersfield, the brick and brownstone Georgian house (1939) by architect L. Bancel LaFarge (1900-1989), grandson of artist John LaFarge, for Chauncey Devereaux Stillman, prominent conservationist, collector, and philanthropist who sought to unite art and nature and did so at his estate, entwining the house with its immense and evocative landscape and gardens. This beautiful Serliana has engaged columns of molded bricks and also the bricks above are tapered into a form normally seen in flat or “jack” arches but here they are arranged in a fan-like pattern following the curve of the central sash. #wethersfieldgarden #brickhouse #serliana #palladianwindow #serlianwindow #moldedbrick #historichouse #dutchesscounty

Looking from the paneled living room towards the m

Looking from the paneled living room towards the main stair in a new country house we designed where the ample scale of the rooms allowed for a robust program of mouldings and paneling. The tall arched opening and vaulted hall connect to the stair hall and the curve of the main stair is reflected in the curved shape of this space. Photo: @ericpiasecki #peterpennoyerarchitects #newhouse #moderntraditional