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Volume 22, Number 4. CUSTOM HOME (ISSN: 1055-3479; USPS: 010-543) is published six times a year (Jan./Feb., March/April, May/June, July/Aug., Sept./Oct., Nov./Dec.) by Hanley Wood, LLC, One Thomas Circle,
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Features
21 2012 Pacesetter Awards / Classic Craftsmen
For this years Pacesetters we selected some of our favorite
builders who are crafting classical houses with such precision and
enthusiasmtheres no question these projects will stand the test
of both time and taste.
44 On Site / Rural Renewal
This recongured mid-1880s stone farmhousetaken from its
original 1,000 square feet to 12,000 square feetis situated on
640 acres in eastern Pennsylvania, which also includes small-scale
food production facilities and impressive entertaining space.
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July/August 2012
The skills and organization it took to build this
28,000-square-foot waterfront Shingle style house
in East Hampton, N.Y., also made custom builder
Ed Bulgin one of this years Pacesetters.
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Editors Page
For us at Custom Home magazine, a publication for custom builders and archi-
tects, a love of design and craft go hand in hand. The trickier the project and the
slicker the execution, the happier we are to show it to you in the pages of the
magazine and on our website. So, when it came time to pick the theme for our an-
nual Pacesetter awards, the demanding dis-
cipline of traditional residential design and
construction was a natural choice.
Builders who can do this work well of-
ten are head and shoulders above the crowd.
They are truly exemplary. In many cases,
their chief challenge is air traffc control
managing the dozens of highly specialized
trades that a large, complicated classical
custom home requires. This diffculty often
is substantially increased when the project
includes an existing historic or noteworthy house. Restoration or renovation, plus
adding on seamless new rooms or other elements, means living in two worlds and
two chronologies at the same time. Bringing the older work up to todays standards
of safety, function, and energy effciency is balanced with the need to preserve the
design integrity of the older structure.
When building anew in a familiar style, imperatives include choosing convinc-
ing materials that evoke a different era in construction. And then fnding trades who
actually know how to handle them. That kind of art and craft is dying out fast. The
reward, when all is accomplished, is a new house that functions for today but sug-
gests the timeless solidity of our best-loved historic houses.
We love modern architecture, too, at Custom Home, but we also understand
that adopting any new look is a major risk. Whats in vogue today may not stand
the test of time and changing tastes. Designing and building with a tried-and-true
vocabulary of elements allows for infnite variety and fresh interpretation. As with
modern architecture, there are good and bad examples of traditional design. In the
end, its all about proportion, beautiful materials, and skilled craftsmanship. Our
Pacesetters are adept at weaving all three into handsome custom homes for their
clients. We honor their high standards and dedication in this issueand of course,
their gorgeous results.
Traditional Values
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As s ustainable specs become status quo in the custom market, the resulting shades of green
have some custom builders thinking hard about how to reach the middle of their buyer market.
Although consumers show interest in mobile apps that track their energy consumption in
real time, their willingness to wire their homes with similar technology is less certaineven
in a market segment that tends to build bona fde green homes. Until the market for home
energy management technology picks up, utility bills are the barometer for most homes
energy effciency, and builders cur-
rently are playing to that market.
The strategy, it seems, is
somewhat conventional. Think of a
high-end grocery retailer, says Ste-
phen Aiguier , president and founder
of Portland, Ore.based Green
Hammer . In addition to its top-of-
the-line products, the company also
offers an in-house brand, which is
value-added. When the formula is
applied to a segment of its homes,
that value includes heat recovery
ventilation systems and air tightness
factors four to fve times higher than
standard homes. We are thinking
about how we can do high-effcien-
cy, healthy, comfortable buildings at
all levels, Aiguier says.
Custom builder John Hall
Homes near Chicago is applying a
green ethos with a Smart Green
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Until recently, Chicago custom builders struggled as pros-
pects dragged their feet during the long recovery. Now, lower
land and material costs along with a competitive labor market
put the custom sector in a favorable purchasing positionpro-
viding they regain condence in the overall housing market.
The economic pressures have added up at the doorsteps
of the high-end market, says Keith Dinehart, vice president
of business development at Goldberg General Contracting
(GGC) in Chicago. With higher net worth, assets, and far more
liquidity, [they] are active in new construction, he notes, but are
more cautious about risk and diligent about pushing for bargain
prices. GGC, which survived the downturn with a few 18- to
24-month builds and a docket of 60 percent new construction and 40 percent remodeling, is
ready for the markets return so it can resume building its trademark, architect-designed homes.
The areas core characteristicsa diverse economy and proximity to a large metro areahave
helped steady the urban and suburban custom markets, and pent-up demand compounded by
older housing stock and few vacant properties means the tear-down and remodeling markets
could take off. People love new, but in the last few years there were no products available and
buyers were hesitant to build custom during the uncertain times,says Michael Berke, president of
Chicagos Berke Homes. Now, the suburbs and city are somewhat active, which is promising.
Is for
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John Hall Jr. says lands his homes
somewhere between Energy Star
and LEED, while keeping them
affordable. Green is the big catch-
word but its such a vague concept
that we decided to use [the brand]
because we were looking for that
targeted approach, he says
Cellar Ridge Custom Homes in
Oregon is working on a similar con-
cept. The companys 50-10 Houses
incorporate a suite of energy-saving
features that make the homes 50
percent more effcient but increase
construction costs by only 10
percent. Partners John Mead and
Carson Benner say they strive for
Passive House standardsshort of
the aesthetics. The maniacal obses-
sion with energy and our linkage [to
it], which Passive House brings, is
really valuable and thats what we
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A butlers pantry is great for people who like to entertain. But with fve children at home, the owners
of this kitchen consider theirs an essential piece of family survival gear. Architect Ruth Bennett and
kitchen designer/cabinetmaker Paul Reidt gave the storage-and-prep space a generous share of the
houses central pavilion, using it to organize activities as well as food. Equipped as a
small secondary kitchen, it serves brilliantly at parties and keeps the kids snack-and-
drink runs conveniently out of the main kitchen.
The bank of cabinets that separates the spaces offers its zinc-topped surface as a
serving counter, a beverage bar, orfor the familys everyday mealsa buffet. Open
shelves above create a porous connection between the two zones. The design team, which included
the owners, located walk-in storage for dry goods in the butlers pantry, as well as a pair of built-in
homework stations. Its kind of a multifunctional core area, Bennett says.
The main kitchens millwork and fnishes strike a note of relaxed formality, tempering a strongly
axial planand refnements such as rift-sawn white oak foors, black granite countertops, and Carrara
marble backsplasheswith areas of barn-inspired horizontal V-groove paneling. The painted-wood
and walnut cabinets further the balancing act. Reidt started with bone-simple, almost modernist fush
drawer fronts and fat-panel doors, then tweaked the design by beefng up horizontal and vertical
elements of the face frame. The resulting shadow lines add depth without resorting to curved edge
profles. A dropped sofft over the wall cabinets moderates the rooms 9-foot ceiling, while a band of
fat trim is a simple stand-in for crown molding.Bruce D. Snider
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Project: Courtyard Residence, Acton, Mass.; Builder: The Classic Group , Burlington, Mass.; Architect: RBA Architecture , Belmont, Mass.; Interior
designer: Susan B. Acton Interiors, Cohasset, Mass.; Photographer: Michael J. Lee. / Resources: Dishwasher: KitchenAid; Freezer and refrigerator:
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Equipped as a secondary kitchen, the
butler's pantry organizes circula-
tion and activities as well as food
(this page). The main kitchen strikes
a comfortable balance between
renement and utility. Stainless steel
"boots" protect the kickspace's out-
side corners (opposite page).
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The Courtyard Residence is made
up of three linked pavilions, each
with an independent identity.
Architect Ruth Bennett and her
clients conceptualized the master
bedroom pavilion as a peaceful
retreat from the world. The owners
see this as their refuge space, al-
most as if they were in a cottage of
their own, Bennett says. Located
near the master suites geographic
center, the bathroom conveys an
even deeper feeling of remove.
But while its landlocked position
is great for privacy, Bennett notes,
we wanted to bring in light, so we
used [interior] transom windows
on two sides. The result is a room
that is inward looking, but with no
sense of confnement.
Bennett and designer/cabi-
netmaker Paul Reidt extended the
theme of concentric elements by
posing a freestanding tub against a
wall of wavy, seawater-color tile.
At the opposite wall, a pair of tall
cabinets brackets a furniturelike
vanity cabinet. A shower and toilet
compartment stand unobtrusively
to one sidethe former, behind
a glass door; the latter, a solid
onepreserving the symmetry of
the bathing space. An abbreviated
fnish schedule of Carrara marble,
ceramic tile, and cherry supports the contemplative aim of
the design, and its application makes the room a suitable ob-
ject of contemplation in itself. Its a simple approach, Reidt
says, but we still wanted to make sure there was a sense of
craft.B.D.S.
Project: Courtyard Residence, Acton, Mass.; Builder: The Classic Group ,
Burlington, Mass.; Architect: RBA Architecture , Belmont, Mass.; Interior
designer: Susan B. Acton Interiors , Cohasset, Mass.; Photographer:
Michael J. Lee. / Resources: Hardware: Baldwin, Blum; HVAC equipment:
Buderis; Interior doors: Trustile; Lighting xtures: Cooper, DanaLite, Juno;
Lightolier, Prima; Paints: Benjamin Moore; Windows: Marvin
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ew jobs designed by top-notch architects are easy to
accomplish. Both modern and traditional houses have their
challenges. But the greatest source of diffculty comes from
the nature of custom building itselfthat its all prototype
execution, a new learning curve with each project. Still,
some will say that modern work is the least forgiving because theres no trim to hide
a miscalculation. Perhaps theres an element of truth in that. But classical houses
certainly strain nearly every participating trade simply by dint of the amount of design
per square inch that must be built and installed. For this years Pacesetter awards, we
went looking for the best builders of Americans best-loved aesthetic. Our picks arent
satisfed covering up a mistake with moldingthey insist on getting everything right
from the start. Because theyre not building for fashions sake; theyre building to stand
the test of time and taste.
By Bruce D. Snider and Meghan Drueding
Classic
Craftsmen
Escobedo Construction
/ Buda, Texas / www.
escobedoconstruction.com / Years
in business: 25 / Employees: 80
/ 2011 volume: $15 million /
2011 starts: 2 houses, 11 smaller
projects
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advanced than CNC fabrica-
tion . David Escobedo s work
bridges those two extremes,
applying up-to-the-minute
technology to support an
ancient way of building. A
lifelong student of traditional
masonry, Escobedo has read
and traveled widely, learning
from masters of the trade, both
living and long dead. In recent
years, he has updated their
techniques with sophisticated
machinery, gaining effciency
and cutting costs while
remaining true to the timeless
values of his craft.
Based near Austin, Texas,
Escobedos company is a full-
service general contractor with
impressive capabilities in all
phases of residential construc-
tion. We have 36,000 square
feet of spacebetween wood,
stone, and steelin three sepa-
rate buildings, Escobedo says.
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in all three disciplines. The
company performs all of its
own steel fabrication and
carpentry, on houses that often
top 20,000 square feet and
typically take three years to
build. But the companys repu-
tation is writtenif you will
in stone, a material whose
potential Escobedo exploits in
all its dimensions: structural,
cultural, and aesthetic. Its not
just a veneer on the wall, he
explains. Weve been able to
do true load-bearing masonry.
Ive done one mitered cor-
neronly out of necessityin
25 years.
That dedication to authen-
ticity shows in projects like the
Mayan House, in preparation
for which Escobedo traveled
to Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula
to study the 1,000-year-old
stonework of the Palenque ru-
ins. Like much of Escobedos
work, the Mayan Houses
limestone walls are laid dry ,
without mortar. So the preci-
sion really has to be there to
get the ft, he explains.
Once, Escobedos masons
would have executed the
houses fnely carved stone
columns and elaborate details
entirely by hand. Now the
company uses computer-
controlled milling machinery
to speed through the rough
work, saving its skilled labor
for the fnal carving. Michel-
angelo, his CNC was the 20
[apprentices] he had beating
on the stone until he was
ready to go to work on it,
Escobedo says. What were
doing with the machinery
is speeding up the process,
but weve kept the old-world
technique.B.D.S.
2012 Pacesetter Awards Classic Craftsmen
David Escobedos expertise in
stone masonry shows in the Mayan
House, designed by Paul Lamb Ar-
chitects (opposite page). His Pent-
house project, designed by Webber
+ Studio , brings the same level of
craft to an apartment setting.
Glass Construction / Washington,
D.C. / www.gcidc.com / Years in
business: 22 / Employees: 19 /
2011 volume: $4.4 million / 2011
starts: 6
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om Glass has a pas-
sion for old houses.
My favorite period in
American architecture
is probably the latter part of the
18th century, he says. I really
love the Federal-style houses
Im drawn to the clean lines,
the simple fenestration, the
lack of ornamentation. Luck-
ily, hes in the right city. Wash-
ington, D.C., is flled with Fed-
eral homes, as well as many
other styles of 18th-, 19th-,
and 20th-century residences.
And Glass Construction has
renovated many of them.
The company usually
works in tony urban neighbor-
hoods like Georgetown, Cleve-
land Park, and Dupont Circle.
Every job is different, but a
typical project will combine
a faithful exterior restoration,
per local codes, with an interior
renovation that adapts the home
to modern lifestyles. Kitchens
and baths usually receive a
major makeover. A lot of our
focus on kitchens is on mak-
ing them function better, with
better circulation, so people
can cook together, Glass says.
Especially when remodeling
a townhouse, gaining light for
the interiors becomes an almost
universal goal. We open up
a lot of stairwells and remove
some of the walls as a way of
introducing more sunlight into
the interiors, he explains.
Older homes can be notori-
ous energy hogs, and Glass
clients frequently ask for high-
effciency heating and cooling.
He increases air-tightness
with foam insulation and has
installed a fair number of
geothermal systems. Salvag-
ing and recycling materials are
standard parts of his building
process. I just feel like restor-
ing these existing houses and
keeping them in place, rather
than building new, is a green
approach, he adds.
Glass even salvaged his
own weekend house a couple of
years back. He took advantage
of the slowest part of the reces-
sion to purchase and move a
dilapidated 1797 Federal-style
house in rural Virginia, then
painstakingly renovated it. (See
Custom Home, November/
December 2010 .)
Business has picked up
lately; Glass Construction
has fve residential renova-
tions under way, as well as a
rare commercial project. The
company also builds Modern-
ist work, such as a recently
completed studio for the artist
Sam Gilliam . No matter what
the style, Glass says he always
fnds pleasure in renewing the
life of a building. It does give
you a huge sense of accom-
plishment to see these houses
occupied and lived in, furnished
and with art on the walls. A lot
of hard work goes into itit
takes a lot of people to make it
happen.M.D.
Tom Glass
Glass frequently works in tight urban
neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.,
such as Georgetown, where the two
homes on these pages are located.
Christian Zapatka Architect designed
both residences.
Welch Forsman Associates /
Minneapolis / www.welchforsman.
com / Years in business: 27 /
Employees: 24 / 2011 volume: $7
million / 2011 starts: 12
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In 2004, the company
started its own cabinetry and
millwork shop, Ingrained
Wood Studios , to help control
quality. Today, Ingrained is
divided into two entities
The Mill, a custom millwork
facility located in Blooming-
ton, Minn., and The Lab, a
custom cabinetry and furniture
workshop in Minneapolis, near
Welch Forsmans main offce.
Forsman oversees the
shops, while Welch handles
business management for all
three divisions. (The two divide
responsibility for the general
contracting side; Welch leads
the mechanical, electrical, and
plumbing work, while Forsman
takes charge of the rest.) Until
recently, the shops worked for
Welch Forsman projects only,
but now theyre starting to add
outside clients.
As with Welch Forsmans
peers nationwide, the reces-
sion has forced it to do more
with less. But its versatility and
experience working on a wide
variety of house styles, from
Victorian to mid-century mod-
ern, have helped it remain an
active, dynamic business. We
have defnitely reorganized
in the last three years, to the
betterment of the company,
Forsman says.M.D.
Pete Welch and
Don Forsman
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hen Don Fors-
man and Pete
Welch met 30
years ago, both
were Minnesota natives starting
careers in carpentry. Back in
the 1970s, if you had a hammer
and a truck, you could be a car-
penter, Forsman recalls. The
two realized they had similar
philosophies on how to run a
business, and they joined forces
in 1985 to form Welch Forsman
Associates in Minneapolis.
The Twin Cities teem with
houses built in the 1870s to
the 1930s. To contractors who
love the challenge of applying
their craft to older houses, the
area serves as a rich canvas for
remodels and additions. Most
of Welch Forsmans portfolio
consists of infll renova-
tions, with a few new lake
houses thrown in. While its
best known for whole-house
remodels and major additions,
the company also does smaller
jobs such as kitchens and
baths. Weve always worked
with architects, Forsman
says. Were interested in great
design. It doesnt matter if its
large or small.
One of the most important
aspects of their old-house
remodels is the infrastructure, a
crucial but frequently over-
looked element. Often were
starting with a building thats
not plumb level or square,
Forsman explains. We need
to bring it back to being plumb
level and square. If we dont
spend that time, the rest of the
decisions along the way will be
the lesser of two evils, rather
A dining area at the Lakeside
Remodel, designed by David Heide
Design Studio , and the trimwork
at the Isles Perch (opposite page),
by Laurel Ulland Architecture,
demonstrate Welch Forsmans
excellence in woodworking and
nish carpentry.
Brink Custom Homes / Tahoe City,
Calif. / www.johnbrinkconstruction.
Employees: 7 / 2011 volume: $2.5
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name. As of this
summer, the seven-person,
Tahoe City, Calif.based
business is known as Brink
Custom Homes , refecting
its rededication to the work
John Brink has always loved
doing: building (and remodel-
ing) custom residences of the
highest possible quality.
At the height of the hous-
ing boom, Brinks company
had grown to 80 employees,
including a separate cabinet
business. He found himself
spending more time adminis-
trating than working directly
on projects. As we grew, there
was a layer of project managers
between myself and the client,
he says. Now, were getting
back to the old model of really
strong superintendents running
the process. Im working more
closely with the homeowners,
architects, and designers. In
essence, Im sort of a project
manager myself. He sold the
cabinet company in 2010 to
focus exclusively on houses
and, as he puts it, get back to
our values.
The majority of Brinks
projects follow the Old
Tahoe style of architecture,
with heavy timbers, steep roof
peaks, and lots of wood and
stone. The structurally strong
style suits local seismic and
snow-load requirements, and
fts in well with the areas
existing buildings. Brink also
has noticed a recent trend to-
ward a more streamlined look.
Its a little more of an urban
contemporary feel, but still
blending in woods and natural
products. He particularly
enjoys working with salvaged
or recycled materials. And hes
seen a shift lately toward some-
what smaller homes than in
the pastspurred, he believes,
by clients desire for lower-
maintenance lifestyles.
No matter the size or style,
Brink says custom homes in
general are becoming more
complex to put together, taking
into account the latest mechani-
cal systems, home technology,
building codes, and struc-
tural engineering requirements.
Were starting to see clients
who are seeking out our kind
of experience, he says. Hes
on a mission to use technology
to foster communication with
his clients, who often live full
time in other areas. Its all part
of the successful recalibration
of Brink Custom Homes. For
myself, Ive gotten back to my
passion, Brink says. I love the
building process. It excites me
to focus on where the company
is going in the future.M.D.
Brinks custom home projects
include Lahontan in Truckee,
Calif., (this page and oppo-
site, top), designed by MWA ,
and Stonegate in Incline Vil-
lage, Nev., (opposite, center)
designed by Larry Henry
Architecture .
Grifths Construction /
Chester Springs, Pa. / www.
grifthsconstruction.net / Years
in business: 20 / Employees: 25 /
2011 volume: $24 million / 2011
starts: 5
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Bob Grifths and
Wayne Rowland
A
s a high school
kid in suburban
Philadelphia, Bob
Griffths worked for
a local custom home builder,
and he remembers riding in the
truck as the older man pointed
out fne houses he had built as
far back as the 1940s. That im-
age stuck with Griffths as he
worked his way up from car-
penters apprentice to framer to
superintendent, and it guided
the way hes shaped his own
custom building company. He
founded Griffths Construction
in 1992, he says, with dreams
of putting together an ace team
of superintendents, and thats
basically where we are. With
partner Wayne Rowland , who
joined the company in 1994,
Griffths has produced a port-
folio that would impress even
his long-ago mentor.
Weve done 150 projects
in 20 years here, he says: new
houses in the regions emblem-
atic traditional styles, historic
restorations, and smaller jobs
that demand the utmost in
craftsmanship and authenticity.
And with all that under their
belts, the partners are still fred
up about their work. When
I was swinging a hammer,
it wasnt quite at this level,
Griffths says. Weve been on
this very large property, with
multiple buildings, for more
than seven years. We get to
work with woodcarvers, metal-
workers, people doing leaded
glass. Its a treat. No less a
treat is working with a Whos
Who of traditionalist architects
on their home turf. The guys
we work with are so good,
Griffths says. The imitation
stuff doesnt do it for me.
The company concentrates
its resources at the level of
project supervision, relying
on trusted trade contractors to
execute the work. We have
a deep bench, Griffths says,
at least three good subs in
each trade. Supervision is the
key. And the standard is as
high as it can get. Our goal
is to have the perfect house,
he says. Thats not some-
thing that maintains itself; its
something that doesnt fail.
Youve [still] got to be there
in 10 years when those clients
have a problem. But the long
haul was what Griffths and
Rowland had in mind from
the beginning. Part of this
is the experience, Griffths
says. Youre not in it for the
money; youre in it for the
experience of doing the most
outrageous things in your
craft.B.D.S.
Bob Grifths (left) and Wayne Rowland
create new buildings that look old and
make old buildings, like the 18th-
century Oley Residence (opposite page,
with Peter Zimmerman Architects ) and
the 1904 Governors Mansion (with
John Milner Architects ), new again.
Bulley & Andrews / Chicago
/ www.bulley.com / Years
in business ( Residential &
Restoration division only): 8
/ Employees ( Residential &
Restoration division): 15 / 2011
volume ( Residential & Restoration
division): $25 million / 2011
starts ( Residential & Restoration
division): 14, including smaller
renovations
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Rick Juneau
Bulley & Andrews
Residential & Restoration
division focuses on both
new homes and remod-
els. A new-construction
residence, designed
by Robert A.M. Stern
Architects , showcases
the companys attention
to detail.
S
ome commercial and
institutional builders
occasionally dabble in
residential work. But
Bulley & Andrews is different.
Best known for large-scale,
non-residential projects, the
121-year-old Chicago builder
is just as serious about its
custom homes. Since 2004, the
company has had a dedicated
high-end residential division
with its own staff and a his-
tory of constructing beautiful,
architect-designed dwellings.
It all started during the
1980s, when Bulley & An-
drews built a residential project
for an existing client. Through-
out the 1990s, the company
continued to take on select
residential work as it came in.
Then an employee named Rick
Juneau found himself acting
as a project manager on a
custom home for the frst time
in his careerand enjoying it
immensely. I felt a passion
for it, he says. Im a problem
solver. Something clicked on
in me. Following this project,
Bulley & Andrews started its
Residential & Restoration divi-
sion, with Juneau at the helm.
Today, the division garners
enthusiastic recommenda-
tions from both modern and
traditional architects, as well
as clients. It builds single-
family custom houses and
architectural interiors, with a
50/50 mix of remodeling and
new construction. Unusual
restoration projects, such as
the conversion of a historic
Chicago mansion into the
Richard H. Driehaus Museum,
also fall under the residential
divisions wing. It recently
fnished renovating Ragdale,
once the summer home of ac-
claimed architect Howard Van
Doren Shaw and currently a
community for visiting artists
and writers.
The LEED-accredited
Juneau says the two most
common green features
requested by his clients are
geothermal systems and rain-
water collection. And having
done non-residential work
before discovering his love of
residential, he observes that
homes have a greater tendency
than other buildings to evolve
over the design and construc-
tion process. It takes a lot of
team effort to fgure out the
end product on residential,
he says. Most of the things
that go into a custom home are
completely custom. We fgured
out how to put a rotating foor
in a Chicago apartment
things like that, where I can
honestly say we havent built
something similar.M.D.
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traditional New
England architec-
ture in his blood. I
grew up in Connecticut, in a
house that was built in 1718,
says the Essex, Mass.based
architect/builder. His architec-
tural trainingand the time
he spent on construction crews
when architecture jobs were
scarceleft him with a deep
affnity for the old ways of
building. In addition to the
visual harmony, I have a lot
of respect for the practicality
of the construction, he says.
Since [so many old buildings]
are still here, they were clearly
built to last.
MacNeilles company also
followed a traditional path.
He and his late partner, Terry
Carpenter , founded Carpenter
& MacNeille in 1996, seek-
ing to revive the old master
builder model. That confused
some peopleThe insurance
companies didnt know what
to do with us, MacNeille
saysbut clients caught on
right away. Within weeks we
were too busy to worry about
how to do it. We just had to
do it.
An architect attuned to
the builders perspective and
a builder with a keen interest
in design, MacNeille and Car-
penter were mirror images,
MacNeille says. That mutual
respect is refected in a com-
pany where neither design nor
construction seeks the upper
hand. It should be a two-way
street, learning from each other
on every project, MacNeille
says, and traditional architec-
ture, with its common language
of craft and detail, reinforces
that relationship. Perhaps as a
result, many of the companys
feld staffers have logged
more than a decade with the
company. They have a sense
of pride in what they build,
MacNeille explains, and they
have a say in it.
Having provided interior
design services since 2002,
the company opened a cabinet
and millwork shop in 2004.
More recently, Carpenter &
MacNeille began offering
maintenance and small-proj-
ect services to past clients.
That was my reaction to the
slowdown, MacNeille says,
and it was a big boost for us;
there was a lot of untapped
business out there. Alone at
the helm since Carpenters
untimely death in 2007,
MacNeille credits his success
in moving forward to the part-
ners shared belief in cultivat-
ing a staff capable of running
the company without them.
Over the years we would talk
about our long-term plans,
MacNeille says. We both
wanted this to be a long-term
organization that would out-
live us. That was our dream.
Its still a goal. B.D.S.
Carpenter & MacNeille / Essex,
Mass. / www.carpentermacneille.
Employees: 30 / 2011 volume: $7.5
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With sympathetic additions
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build architect Rob MacNeille
incorporated Selkirk Ledges
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comfortable and efcient
year-round home.
Berndsen Custom Homes / Atlanta
/ www.berndsencompany.com /
Years in business: 19 / Employees:
8 / 2011 volume: $9 million / 2011
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Custom builder Jon Berndsen brings a thorough grounding in current
construction technology to classical residences like this one, designed by
the Atlanta-based rm Design Traditions .

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young I had as-
pirations to be
an architect,
says Jon Berndsen . Looking at
the exactingly detailed houses
in the Atlanta-based custom
builders portfolio, one isnt
surprised. And while Berndsen
veered off the design path
after high schoolhe studied
engineering, building sci-
ence, and business at Auburn
Universityhe nevertheless
has done much to further the
cause and raise the quality of
architecture in his region. Hav-
ing developed the capability
of building the most elaborate
and authentic of traditional
houses, Berndsens company
routinely partners with the
regions foremost traditional
architects. I can assemble an
elite team of craftsmen, Bernd-
sen says. Were able to build
homes that become landmarks
in the community.
Berndsen serves the archi-
tectural community directly
as well, as a cofounder and
board member of the Insti-
tute of Classical Architecture
and Arts southeast chapter.
Along with building tours and
a design awards program, the
organization sponsors educa-
tional lectures and seminars for
design professionals. Very few
architecture programs in the
country teach classical design,
and theres a hunger for it, es-
pecially among young graduate
architects. They didnt have a
place to learn it, says Bernd-
sen, who organizes seminars on
adapting new technology to the
traditional milieu. Just because
its a classical design doesnt
mean it has to be 19th-century
effciencies, he says.
That statement refects
Berndsens approach to his
day job as well, in which, he
says, were modernizing the
classical structures without
making them look modern-
ized. Anyone can build a house
and install classical trim, but it
takes a huge commitment to do
it to the level of detail that we
do. Its a process that joins a
deep understanding of building
science, exhaustive attention to
detail, and an extensive com-
munity of tradespeople trained
in some rapidly vanishing
arts. Its hard to come by,
Berndsen says. There arent
that many talented, experienced
craftsmen out there anymore.
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ometimes an early
assignment can help
set the course of ones
career. Thats how it
went for Ken Rideout , who
moved from Michigan to Cali-
fornia in 1975 to help a friend
remodel a historic house. Ride-
out never looked back. That
frst project, a Pasadena, Calif.,
residence by Arts & Crafts
luminary Louis B. Easton , led
to a renovation of an even more
historically important Greene
& Greenedesigned house
next door. Other prestigious
commissions followed over
the years, and in 1999, Rideout
started Newhaven Builders. In
total, hes worked on more than
400 historic homes in southern
and central California.
These include Craftsman
and Spanish Colonial Revival
style homes, as well as Tudors,
Victorians, and mid-century
moderns . Some highlights
include renovations of nine
houses by Greene & Greene ,
the brothers and Arts & Crafts
masters who practiced in the
early 1900s; a remodel of
a residence in San Marino,
Calif., designed by Spanish
Colonial Revival virtuoso
George Washington Smith ;
and an in-progress remodel of
a mid-20th-century modern
house in Pasadena designed by
Buff & Hensman Architects .
Typically, Rideouts projects
blend elements of restoration
and renovation. Most houses
need to be renovated every 35
to 50 years, he says. People
want it to look vintage, but they
want the comforts of today.
As the son of an electri-
cian and as a licensed electri-
cian himself, Rideout takes a
particular interest in updating
lighting systems. Often, the
lighting in these older houses
was horrible, he says. He
also notes that most modern-
day homeowners prefer stone
countertops over the homes
original tile or wood. Rideout
has worked as a fnish carpenter
as well as a general contractor,
and he relies on his long experi-
ence to tell him which items
in a house are worth saving or
replicating. You have to follow
the direction the house gives
youwhat things are original
and need to be repeated, and
what things have been added on
or done poorly, he says.
Rideout knows hes lucky
to be based in Pasadena, with
its rich trove of well-preserved
historic homes. He also works
out of his home in Santa
Barbara, Calif., 100 miles
away . Rideouts staffers have
teamed with him for many
yearssome more than three
decadesand they have the
skills to show for it. They
can do anything you want, he
says.M.D.
Newhaven Builders / Pasadena,
Calif., and Santa Barbara, Calif.
/ www.newhavenbuilders.com /
Years in business: 13 / Employees:
6 / 2011 volume: $2 million / 2011
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shown above originally
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Bulgin & Associates / Southampton,
N.Y. / www.bulgininc.com / Years
in business: 28 / Employees: 140 /
2011 volume: $58 million / 2011
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Ed Bulgin
A sports-bred passion for excellence led Ed Bulgin to the high-end
market he calls the Olympics of the trades. One recent event: this
28,000-square-foot Shingle style house designed by the architecture
rm Hart | Howerton .
The Bulgin & Associates
website includes a map of the
Olympic venues: 70 project
sites in some of the most
expensive communities in the
country. The current average
project runs 10,000 square
feet, with square-foot costs
in the $700 to $850 range.
But there is still a small-town
aspect to doing business here,
Bulgin says. The clients all
know each other. You have
to earn your position through
hard work, good work, and
honesty. That approach seems
to have succeeded. Of the 70
projects Ive done over the past
28 years, we still maintain 60
houses, he says.
Several years ago, Bulgin
took on longtime associate Jeff
Gagliotti as a full partner. The
two share administrative duties
and split responsibility for the
companys projects. A growing
proportion of those projects
are modern in style, but the
company remains on the short
list of eminent traditionalist
architects such as Robert A.M.
Stern . Were doing two proj-
ects with Sterns offce now,
Bulgin says.
Both types of work present
challenges. Modern archi-
tects tend to take you down
roads you havent been down
before, and where your gut
tells you you shouldnt go.
The really good traditional
architects challenge you in
a different way. Some of the
methods they have are classi-
cal, and contrary to methods of
modern-day construction. In
architects debates over style,
though, Bulgin maintains strict
neutrality. My criteria are
different from theirs, he says.
Its more about information
than design. You want infor-
mation in a timely manner.
That preference for order on
the jobsite shouldnt lead one
to believe that hes lost his
taste for excitement, though.
My passion now, he says,
outside of the business, is kite
surfng.B.D.S.
W
hen Ed Bulgin
took up carpen-
try, he had no
ambition to build
the most prestigious houses on
Long Island, but it now seems
almost inevitable that he would
do just that. A college wrestler
and soccer player, he was in
the habit of driving himself to
excel. And when I hung up
my sneakers and picked up
a hammer, he says, it was,
How fast, how good can I be
with my tools? Each step of
the learning process was like
a new sport. That appetite for
self-improvement logically led
Bulgin to the wealthy summer
communities of East Hampton
and Southampton, N.Y. Out
here, he explains, were in
the Olympics of the trades.
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uilding a new house on the
bones of something very old
raises the question: What does it
mean to peel away a structures
layers, reveal their inherent value, and
put the bits and pieces back together in a
modern way? That was the intent of this
sprawling stone farmhouse, which grew
organically from a hunting lodge dating to
the mid-1880s.
The house, on 640 acres in eastern
Pennsylvania, is more than a nod to
the areas agrarian vibe. It is one of 14
buildingsmost of them old and smartly
refurbishedthat transform the farm into
a small-scale manufacturing facility and
entertaining space extraordinaire. There
are stables, a dairy barn, and milking par-
lor; three food-production greenhouses
from the University of Maryland; and a
By Cheryl Weber, LEED AP On Site
Renewal
Rural
A locally sourced utopia takes
shape in Pennsylvania.
A two-story skylit entry hall announces the public
entrance. Slicing through the house from front to back,
tbe atrium holds an open staircase and bridge leading
to second-floor bedrooms. The living room is on the
right; kitchen and orangery are on the left.
building where cheese is made from the
owners 20 or so cows and a clutch of
sheep and goats.
The reconfgured main house was
an ad-hoc process of blending existing
structural elements with salvaged and
regional fnds. Though it grew from
1,000 square feet to 12,000 square
feet, the original house was long and
extended, like it is now, says Matthew
Kruntorad , project architect at Minneap-
olis-based Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle .
We started stripping away, then found
a point where we had a good-quality
skeleton to work with.
Builder Howard Weldon of Burdg,
Dunham & Associates in Hamilton,
Mo., skillfully executed that improvi-
sational vision. Parts of the stone walls
and timber framing were preserved,
along with a wood-paneled library. But
it is sunlight, softly washing the pati-
naed materials, that sets up the alchemy.
A grand glazed entryway, lit by a ridge
skylight, opens the house to broad ter-
races in front and back. A large kitchen
serves the steel-tube-framed orangery,
which doubles as a dining hall. Up-
stairs, light also foods the glass-capped
master bath, where a large window
focuses a bucolic view of the dairy barn
and farm animals.
The challenge was fnding the
right components to add and using
craftsmanship to incorporate all the
materials the owners found, says
Weldon, who hired local Amish masons
to re-create old fnishes. Fitting new
I-joists into old framing pockets was a
piecemeal affair that involved grouting,
shimming, and sometimes building a
new wall in front of an existing one.
A Philadelphia-based fabricator made
the steel tube glazing systems for the
orangery, entry hall, living room, and
master suite. The sharp corners of a
standard aluminum storefront system
Project Credits: Builder: Burdg, Dunham and Associates, Hamilton, Mo.; Architect:
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The north-facing wings rst-oor library and second-oor master bath
focus views across the gardens to the dairy barn and farm animals (left,
top). The stone steps are on axis with the living-room opening; beyond
is the orangery. A ridge skylight (above) oods the master bath with
light. Sunlight plays up the soft nishes of salvaged and found ma-
terials. Casework was made from oak reclaimed from a 100-year-old
barn. The worn blue door, found in a local warehouse, marks a service
entrance between the kitchen and orangery.
Rural Renewal On Site
didnt ft the owners vision, he says.
Casework was made from planed oak
timbers from a local barn.
When you clean up sagging materi-
als and put them back together with
sharper joinery, youre adding a modern
sensibility while respecting whats
there, Kruntorad says. Most of all, he
adds, the way the light comes in gives
these worn elements a texture and qual-
ity that would be hard to draw.
On Site Rural Renewal
Light, materiality, and reuse are common
themes throughout the house. Seven-
teenth-century French oak oors, some
original to the house, were planed down
and given a velvety nish rather than a
hard sheen. The master bedrooms stone
walls re-create the existing houses old
wood lintels and white parge coating.
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