architects@apdarchitects.com                                                                 SUMMER 2009
This is our second quarterly e-newsletter and we are again reporting on our view of the recession in our industry and areas of our client base: Fairfield, Westchester, Putnam and Litchfield Counties, the North Shore and Eastern Long Island. Things are chugging along as we like to say, knocking on wood that they'll keep moving. Prices for construction are still very competitive, with savings primarily seen on labor costs. Many building materials are not as costly, though more variable. In addition, the interest and availability of the construction team makes for a project that will move more quickly, always a benefit. Now is indeed a good time to undertake a building project. Here's what is new and on the boards at Austin Patterson Disston Architects.

NEW CANAAN
PRESERVATION ALLIANCE AWARD


The New Canaan Preservation Alliance Award recently honored partner and Architect McKee Patterson's additions and renovations to this Connecticut Victorian farmhouse with a 2009 Award. The group chose the house because though it received a new large addition and a new barn, the original historic structure remains in the forefront.

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NEW EMPLOYEE

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Our newest employee, Jonathan Roos, came on earlier this summer as a draftsperson. As a number of other Architects in the firm, Jonathan graduated for Syracuse University School of Architecture.

TRADITIONAL HOME MAGAZINE


Featured in the September issue of Traditional Home is a new shingle style home on Long Island overlooking Oyster Bay. Partner and Architect Stuart Disston found the site both inspiring and challenging. "It was completely wooded, so we had to figure out how to situate the house and how to take advantage of this really spectacular view."


 

 		  
 
 
 
Perched on a high rock outcropping with views up to the mouth of the river, this new Arts & Crafts style house features an overhanging roof with painted timbers and a stone base. "The site is a stunning one and once we set the house within the confines of the difficult steep slope," notes McKee Patterson, AIA, "we were able to take full advantage of the views."		  
 

IN THE NEWS

Like many houses built on spec in the 1980s, this Bridgehampton house lacked character and detail on both the exterior and interior. "Fortunately, the ridge roof line was in a good position," explains Stuart Disston, AIA, "so we were able to work cost effectively with the front of the house, extending and enlarging two gambrel roofs, demolishing another, adding a new porch and simple well-scaled details in the windows, cornices and trim." See the house featured in the September issue of Hamptons Cottages & Gardens.
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