Some Recent Projects

Frelighsburg's 1879 Lansberg Building was renovated to create 13 condominium apartments with floor areas that vary from 925 to 1,700 sq. ft. Each unit also has a large balcony. More info...

The roof of this historic Frelighsburg house was sliced open and replaced with a large shed dormer, creating a spectacular guest suite.

The brick facade of a Frelighsburg residence receives a south-facing classical portico that incorporates twin benches and aligns with a garden path leading down to the river.

A dark and dusty Sutton attic was transformed into a luxurious master bedroom suite, complete with walk-in closets, private bath and a large sitting area under a new dormer window.

A superb but rather dark brick residence required a complete renovation plus the addition of a new kitchen/family room on the sunny south side of the house which enjoys magnificent views of the historic Eccle's Hill valley.

A Dunham residence was expanded to meet the needs of a growing family. The extension includes music room, dining room, and an updated kitchen with a breakfast nook.

From this Potton property the views of Jay Peak and Owl's Head are dramatic and mesmerizing. The enlarged house will add spaces that command the view on three levels, including family room, deck, living room and master bedroom suite.

This house's form was tailored to fit a difficult site wedged between a rocky cliff and 30m setbacks from the shores of Dog Lake, Ontario. The zigzags of the exterior walls follow the wedge, creating seven corner-window spaces with dramatic views of rock, water, trees and sky. More details and photos to follow...

An extraordinary south-facing hillside site with vertiginous views of Jay Peak was acquired by a client who favours a Modernist architectural vocabulary. The result is an luminous open-plan multi-level space, oriented to the south and capped by a tilted roof plane. The three floor levels are connected by a continuous spiral staircase. Service functions are packed into the north side of the house; on the south side two double-height spaces and a mezzanine 'bridge' reach out to the light and the view. More details and photos...

A new east wing is added to a classic brick residence in Stanbridge East, providing a master bedroom above as well as a new covered entry and generous screened porch at the garden level.

A classic wooden residence was moved 100 feet back from the road and placed on a new foundation. The addition provided a large garage and workshop as well as space for a large master bedroom suite.

A Frelighsburg resident wanted to create a new apartment by connecting a house to a garage whose roof was at a different elevation and angle. A square, 27-foot-tall tower now unites the two existing structures and provides new views and living spaces, while mimicking the hipped roof of the historic convent building next door.

A tiny 19th-century Frelighsburg cottage needed to double its floor area on a very modest budget. Basement playroom, 1st-floor kitchen, and 2nd-floor master bedroom all received generous windows in response to the views and the need for light.

This charming Mystic house had received several additions over the years. This time the kitchen was connected to a new sunroom that stretches out into the garden, and new bedroom space was added above.

This tall country residence lacked a direct connection to the garden and fields that surround it, so the low garage wing was transformed into a cosy library, home office and covered porch.

A vintage wood-framed Mystic residence was severely damaged by fire, providing an opportunity for a complete renovation, upgrade and expansion. A new north wing contains kitchen, dining, entry, laundry and screened porch as well as a self-contained 2nd-floor apartment with its own ground-level entry.

A charming clapboard and shingle house in Pigeon Hill receives a new addition in keeping with the old. The ground floor gets a new kitchen, entry, and sunroom. Upstairs are two new bedrooms and two bathrooms.

A handsome Stanbridge East estate is being converted into an organic farming enterprise, its aging farmhouse updated for a large and active modern family. The project includes the renovation of several remarkable post-and-beam barns as well the restoration and enlargement of the main farmhouse with new eat-in kitchen, family room and terraces.

Based on an efficient 28' square footprint, a Lac Brome garage provides space for two cars, workshop, garden equipment, attic storage, plus a covered porch for wood storage.

A superb lakeside property called for a complete makeover. An ungainly 50s-era cottage required a gut renovation; most partitions and openings were modified, and the roofline was reshaped. A long screen porch and southern deck overlook the lake with Owl's Head in the distance. The exterior received pre-stained cedar shingles.

Sutton farmhouse renovation: New south "living porch"; open floor plan; kitchen/dining. The challenge was to make this tiny and cramped country house feel larger so that it could accommodate family and guests. The solution was to create three separate bedrooms upstairs while removing all of the first floor walls, creating a loft-like space that opens onto a broad southern porch. See Decormag magazine July 2006. More details and photos...

A 19th-century Frelighsburg residence becomes the new home of Atelier Muir as well as Galerie DESIGN, a new exhibit space dedicated to exploring the design process. Founded by architect Eden Muir, Galerie DESIGN celebrates creative thinking, innovative planning and graphical problem-solving, whether recorded on paper or digitally. More details and photos...

Mystic: Renovation and addition. Garden elevation; street view; view from double-height living to dining room. See also Featured Project for more details and photos. More details and photos...

A Brome Lake house beyond repair is reinvented and rebuilt with the same spectacular lake view. The new elevation reinterprets the original wrap-around porch and steep central dormer, using modern roof truss technology. More details and photos...

"Great Gable" house on Lake Champlain: 3D computer simulations; pre-fab truss diagram; construction photo. With a roofline inspired by a McKim Mead & White Shingle Style residence, this house was shaped and modeled in 3D software. The 2nd and 3rd floors were built by lifting in place large pre-fab roof trusses. The exterior is finished in factory-oiled cedar shingles. More details and photos...

A new Bedford Quebec residence with long spans created with wood trusses and steel beams. The interior space soars on the south side, flooding the house with light. More details and photos...

This new house for an active Sutton couple had to be extremely economical and easy for the owners to build by themselves during a summer sabbatical. Despite its tiny footprint (24' x 28') the house handles guests, skiers and skis with ease. More details and photos...

A new Frelighsburg cidery boutique, overlooking the Green Mountains of Vermont. A functional, modern sales outlet in a traditional Townships skin of white clapboard and blue roof peaks mimicking the upturns of Mont Pinacle, Jay Peak and Mount Mansfield. More details and photos...

Knowlton addition: Respecting the existing house; construction photos of west porch and master bedroom suite. The existing house was tall and narrow with insufficient space. The addition tripled the floor area while respecting the vocabulary of dormer, siding and trim. The master bedroom features a south balcony, fireplace and a cathedral ceiling that was framed with pre-fab trusses. More details and photos...

Frelighsburg winery: Insulated concrete block construction; east elevation; attic space with intersecting scissor trusses. This concrete building is designed for industrial loads and low maintenance and to harmonize with other shingle and stone barns in the complex. Roof trusses are used to create an intersection of two cathedral ceiling systems. More details and photos...

Winery boutique: 3D computer simulation; 1st floor plan; visualization of materials. This hilltop winery project was developed with 3D software to carefully study topographical and orientation issues. Human figures, transparent glass, stone textures and interior lighting are adjusted as part of the process of understanding the architectural potential of the space--its scale, ambiance and views.

Knowlton: New barn / workshop; roof truss structure; board and batten siding. This barn was constructed with pre-fab roof trusses that provide a generous attic storage area. The siding is hemlock board & batten.

Brome Guest House and Pool House. Guest House (right) and original farmhouse (left) from pool; elevations. The first floor is a large 2-car garage. A side entry and stair lead to a 2-bedroom guest apartment.

Renovation: Historic Frelighsburg House (1850s). South facade; interior elevation; master bedroom suite. The original garage/shed wing was converted into a first floor home office and a second floor MBR suite. A new dormer provides headroom and a dramatic view of Vermont's Green Mountains. More details and photos...

Historic Farmhouse Renovation on Lake Champlain: 1910 Archival photo; wood-framed additions; living room with exposed beams. The original post and beam rear shed was transformed into an artist's studio.

Chalet, Lake Selby, Dunham: Elevation toward lake; landscape & massing study; under construction. A simple "Haiku" form with a wrap-around deck, this house appears to 'float' between the mature trees of this sloping site. Overscaled windows and French doors indicate the full height of the interior ceiling.

New Knowlton Residence: Computer model of house and garage; construction of open first floor space; view from wooded property. This 3-bedroom house is oriented southward toward a clearing in a private woods. The building footprint is small but the interior spaces are open and expansive. More details and photos...

Knowlton Addition: Surrounded by fragrant fields of lavender, this house is just a minute's walk south of the center of Knowlton. Two new gables match the 12/12 roof pitch of the original diminutive farmhouse. The addition increased the floor area by a factor of 4 while maintaining the scale of the historic farmhouse. Photos and more details...

Mystic Renovation and Addition: New south sunroom wing; first floor plan; garden view. In a historic Quebec village, a grand old house received more than a facelift, with new sunroom, guest room, main kitchen and summer kitchen. More details and photos...

Frelighsburg apple-pickers' shack transformed: Deck addition; kitchen/dining room; winter view. A simple and dark 1970s box is opened up to spectacular views of Montreal, the Adirondacks and the Green Mountains. More details and photos...