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The house recast in limestone, with black steel windows, an arched entry and a fountain court at dusk

Private residence · Exterior & interiors

Limestone Residence

The house had good bones: steep gables, generous proportions and a beautiful garden setting. Its tan stucco and fussy detailing held it back. We recast the façade in limestone, quieted the openings with slim black steel windows and centred the approach on an arched entry, a fountain court and a herringbone drive. Inside, the same restraint carries through the foyer, the study and the seforim room.

ProgrammePrivate residence
ScopeFaçade, foyer, study, seforim room
Year2026
Marble medallion floor
The foyer
Stone desk
Seforim room
Curving stair
Arched limestone entry

The façade

From Stucco to Stone

The house as it stood, a tan stucco Tudor behind a lawn
Before
Tan stucco and busy trim flattened a strong silhouette.
Our rendering of the limestone façade at dusk
Our rendering
Limestone, black steel and warm light, with the gables left to speak.
The foyer with a marble medallion floor, a curving stair and a fluted wood wall

Foyer

A Medallion Beneath the Stair

A marble medallion anchors the round entry hall, set beneath the sweep of the stair and framed by a fluted wood wall that warms the space.

The study with a sculptural stone desk and warm wood panelling

Study

Stone and Panelling

A sculptural stone desk set against warm panelling and a single strong piece of art.

The seforim room lined with wood shelving, tufted sofas and sconces

Seforim room

A Library for Long Evenings

Shelving wrapped in wood, framed maps at the centre, tufted sofas and sconces placed for reading.

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