This project is set within an idyllic landscape in the northwest corner of Connecticut. The natural beauty and history of the area drew our client in search of a place to put down rural roots. They found this in an amalgam of structures joined together on a five-acre site, the result of 100 years of construction and renovation.

Our hope for their home was to better link it with the surrounding landscape while securing its identity as a rambling New England farmhouse. The existing interior revealed the true hidden gem and opportunity for the project, an ideal fit for a family of scholars and musicians who foster an ever-widening circle of loved ones and friends in academia and the arts.

Existing conditions afforded space for an enlarged living room with an elevated performance area, now home to the family’s well-used Steinway. This platform links renovated living and study areas with the surrounding landscape, providing a lyrical backdrop for gathering, connecting the house with a renovated master suite and lower entry level. Similarly, the renovated kitchen and conservatory are better joined with the outdoors, providing views to and through the house. Like the living room, they are light-filled hubs, counterpointed by five bedrooms, each a place of private repose.