To push the sustainable building envelope further, we are performing a total gut rehab of a condex at 19-21 Judson Street, Haverhill, MA. We recently constructed two new Energy Star homes at 7 67th Street and 10 68th Street on Plum Island, but this will be our first Energy Star-rated remodeling project.

The Batson's are big fans of the Not So Big House book. They definitely come from the perspective that they'd rather make their not-so-big house be a dream to live in. They worked with architect Lawrence Reeves to come up with a design that - in their opinion - radically improved their home.

For the Batson's, we worked on about 1/3 the house:

In the spring of 2006 we began a project for Gary and Emma Campbell of Andover, MA, remodeling their 1970's, Tudor-style home. The Campbells hired architect Lawrence Reeves to redesign the exterior of the home.

We gave the house a shingle-style Victoriann facelift with a remodeled center entry, complete with a rounded copper roof. We matched the center entry with a smaller, side entry with copper roof. Next we installed all new Andersen, energy-efficient windows with several new box bay units incorporated into the design.

A 19th-Century Makeover Early in 2001, we met with Harry and Joyce Trout of Newbury, MA to discuss an addition/remodel to a property they owned on Water Street in Newburyport. The property housed Hairport, Joyce’s hair studio, and a two-story apartment in the rear of the building. The referral for the job came from Kelly Seyler, for whom we had completed a master bedroom suite addition in Newburyport earlier that year. The Trouts had received a building variance the previous year to remodel the apartment and add a master bedroom suite to the third floor.