Squeezed by unprecedented high construction costs and buoyed by lofty design and performance goals, we employed bold, simple forms responsive to client needs, site conditions, views and solar orientation. The house is comprised of two volumes—a ...

Offset House

This project is a small addition to a well preserved 1960s prefab kit house. New spaces include an entry and mud room, kitchen, and covered outdoor space.  We and our clients really loved the character of the existing house and didn't want the ...

Natural Fit

A run-down pool house was removed and in its place this new, energy-efficient, low-maintenance pool house was born.  As both poolside entertainment and year-round guest space just minutes from Mad River area ski resorts, the new building is proving ...

Mountain Pool House

Awarded 2021 Honor Award by the American Institute of Architects Vermont Chapter. Awarded 2020 Society for Registered Architects NY (SARA NY) award. Awarded 2020 Architecture Construction + Design Award on behalf of Rethinking the ...

Elemental House

East West House

This renovation included the transformation of a kitchen at the heart of an existing Vermont farmhouse. We highlighted the stunning views to the East and West with the addition of large-scale picture windows at each end of the room.  Adding in ...

Two View Kitchen

Nestled into a steep Vermont hillside, this home was carefully designed and positioned to efficiently and thoughtfully take advantage of the challenging terrain and stunning mountain views.  The house is characterized by a series of connected ...

Hilltop House

The Wooded Lake House underwent extensive renovation work and dramatic transformation.   By shifting spaces and adding on a much needed mud room, entry and half bath, we were able to create a dramatically more functional and beautiful home, all ...

Wooded Lake House

Awarded 2017 Citation for Interiors by the American Institute of Architects Vermont Chapter. Our charge was to design an addition to a rural Vermont home--a string of connected, historically detailed buildings which evolved over twenty-plus years ...

Timeline House

Awarded 2019 Peers Choice Award by the American Institute of Architects Vermont Chapter. Both budget and ethos drove the design of the Little Black House. From the start, it was established that finish quality, good design, and high performance ...

Little Black House

Sitting on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, this home was designed to take full advantage of its spectacular setting.  The street-facing side is quiet-- its varied volumes, offset forms and deep-set porch create a welcoming entry ...

Modern Lake House

This 2,300 s.f. house for a family of four rests atop a ledge knoll ringed by trees and overlooking a meadow. During intermittent camping stays on the land, the owners spent several years under the guidance of Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architecture ...

Knoll House

Awarded 2016 Merit Award by the American Institute of Architects New England Chapter. Awarded 2016 Citation Award by the American Institute of Architects Vermont Chapter. When an artist approached EH with the ambitious goal of creating a ...

Micro House

This project involved the dramatic transformation of a dark, compartmentalized house into a light-filled, open plan more suited to the lifestyle of a modern family . The entire first floor was gutted and reconfigured to include a mud room, large ...

Dark to Light

Built to replace a dilapidated camp, this new lakeside home occupies the demolished camp's footprint and sits directly on the shoreline at the base of a steep, narrow lot. The three-bedroom house is small, (1,583 finished s.f.) but it feels ...

Cantilevered Lake House

This colorful home was built for a couple on one of Vermont's beautiful

SPLASH! a colorful lake house

Modern Wood Cabin

Built in the Williams Hill Community of Charlotte, a small subdivision of energy-efficient/high performance homes, this new net-zero ready home was designed for a growing family.  Perched on a wooded hill, the house takes full advantage of solar ...

Net Zero-Ready Modern Farmhouse

This miniature sauna and retreat sits pondside off the beaten path somewhere in the Green Mountains. Nestled among the trees at the edge of a woodland, this small outbuilding is set apart from the house as a quiet getaway. It has no power, no ...

Pondside Retreat and Sauna

Perched on a hill overlooking a scenic river, this new farm house was designed to take advantage of beautiful views and natural light. Inspired by the simplicity of traditional Skandinavian architecture, the house derives its character from ...

Riverside Farm House

This elegantly simple, new cottage sits in a clearing in the woods overlooking the Champlain Valley and Adirondak Mountains. Though small, the house's open, well-organized plan makes it feel roomy. Warm wood floors and antique, salvaged doors ...

Cottage for Two

Part major renovation, part new construction, this exquisitely appointed country estate is a showpiece bearing little resemblance to the modest, speculative house it once was. Interior spaces were re-configured and re-finished, and the exterior ...

Country Estate

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