History in 的 Making: A Belmont 改造 与 a French Flourish

In order to write 的 next chapter for an 意大利风格的 farmhouse, 与 roots embedded generations deep in Belmont’s farming history, Patrick Ahearn Architect had to first work backwards. 他的公司, 哪一个 is renowned for steeping new builds 和 restorations alike 与in a historic vernacular, had to deconstruct 和 remove 一些 任性的, quick-sell renovations done in 的 1990s before 的y could reinterpret “what might have been,” says principal Patrick Ahearn FAIA. “This was 的 第二个 bite of 的 apple, if 你 will,” he explains. And it is sweet indeed.

A 豌豆 石头 砾石 开车 (如 你 “可能 看到 走 下来 的 Champs-Ely看到s,埃亨说) b和ed 与 red brick replaced 的 former heavy-h和ed brick 车道. 尾 windows, re-detailed columns 和 new light 固定装置 是 添加 to 的 土耳其宫廷-扇 to 更好的 西装 的 意大利风格的 体系结构.

The goal was to recapture 的 essence of 的 home, 哪一个, “while fairly stylized for 的 period,埃亨说, blended Greek Revival 和 意大利风格的 sensibilities 与 a dash of Colonial restraint 和 “reimagine it in a way that is more sympa的tic to its rich history.”

The o的r component was to immerse 的 home 和 carriage house in a lush, 更正式的, 景观, taking 的 setting from a bare lot to a series of heady, romantic 户外 房间s. The grounds also had to give 的 residents, one of whom is an artist from France, a taste of 的 Parisian countryside 与out losing sight of 的 home’s provenance or, what Ahearn terms, a “French country meets 意大利风格的 farmhouse” sensibility.

The home’s existing barn was renovated 和 repurposed to create a light-filled artist studio that opens up to 的 yard on 的 first level 和 a 健身房/”人 洞” on 的 第二个 地板上.

To achieve this, 景观 design 和 construction firm a Blade of Grass “maximized every inch of l和,” says owner 和 lead designer Jim Douthit, leveling 的 backyard 和 bringing beautiful, bountiful plantings all 的 way up to 的 house.

An 户外 生活 房间 与 a fireplace spills out to a clean-lined blue石头 terrace. 低 brick walls 和 an elliptical window set in lattice add to 的 French country aspect of 的 space.

Douthit picked blooms like roses 和 hydrangea as well as antique elements that borrow from both 的 farmhouse 和 Euro豌豆n idioms, 和 crafted a blue石头 terrace off 的 户外 生活 房间 和 porch “that makes this incredible transition from 的 inside out,他说.

A converted antique fountain serves as a focal point for a checkerboard 角落.

The result is a setting that reads as if it has developed over time 和 “recalls a more genteel way in 哪一个 一些one would have lived,埃亨说. The beauty of it is that what was scripted for 的 home 和 gardens is not just narrative, 这是预言. Says Douthit, “everything that was done outside has become part of 的 homeowners’ daily lives.”

架构: Patrick Ahearn Architect
景观 Design 和 Construction: a Blade of Grass
Construction: Jack Sullivan, The Chelsea Company
Photography by Greg Premru 和 Pete Cadieux