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A STRIKING STUCCO HOME 

SHINES INSIDE AND OUT 

CONTENTS 

30 Architects 

60 Custom Builders 

116 Interior Design 

142 Custom Kitchens, Baths & Appliances 

174 Finishes, Doors & Windows (Including 

Millwork, Wood Refinishing, Flooring, 

Stone & Tile) 

206 Furniture, Textiles & Decorative Accessories 

218 Home Integration & Lighting 

232 Landscape Architects 

256 Landscape 

274 Specialty 

104 

VISION ON A HILL 

The making of a ‘forever family’ home that 

calls to generations 

19 

REVVED UP! 

High-octane auto salons and their 

impressive rides 

130 

THE NEW CLASSIC 

Traditional forms are reimagined in 

crisp—and wholly original—ways 

12 FROM THE PUBLISHER 

26 HISTORY IN THE MAKING 

A Belmont landscape and architectural renovation 

with a French flourish 

204 LIFESTYLE PLACE DESIGN DISTRICT 

A multifaceted design mecca outside the city limits 

287 INDEX 

164 

A FRESH POINT OF VIEW 

An Arts and Crafts-style home 

shines inside and out 

246 

ON HALLOWED GROUNDS 

Ernie Boch, Jr.’s vision of a garden for 

the ages 

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LANDSCAPE CREATIONS 

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FINE HOME RESOURCES 

A FRESH 

POINT 

OF VIEW 




On the covers (left to right) 

Cover 1: Morehouse MacDonald and 

Associates; Sanford Custom Builders 

Incorporated; Gregory Lombardi Design 

Incorporated; Landscape Creations; Nat Rea 

Photography | Cover 2: Kotzen Interiors, LLP; 

FBN Construction Co., LLC; Warren Patterson 

Photography | Cover 3: Carter & Company 

Interior Design; Michael J. Lee Photography 

| Cover 4: Soderholm Custom Builders, Inc.; 

Shope Reno Wharton; Sudbury Design Group; 

Richard Mandelkorn Photography 

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BOSTON DESIGN GUIDE 

As the folk rock anthem goes, “the times they are a changin’.” Today, more than ever, people are 

not only loving beautiful visuals (okay, so that part hasn’t changed), they are craving stories. They 

want to hear how that striking interior design was won, what it takes to build a sky-high, high-end 

condominium in the heart of Boston and the journey behind the construction of unforgettable 

suburban “forever homes.” 

Here at BDG, we hear that, and have invested considerably in delivering more at a time when many 

publications are getting thinner, smaller or closing up shop. This year’s issue is chock full of content, 

including a whopping five collaborative features showcasing incredible team efforts and homes that 

are feasts for the senses, as well as pagestopping spreads exploring subjects as varied as highoctane 

auto salons or organic modern architecture rooted in nature. Throughout, readers will also 

find “quick hit” one-pagers that crystallize what professionals in the home industry are working on 

or invested in now. These shorter articles allow access to these premier firms in a way that hasn’t 

been done before, a human way. 

This bulked-up issue is a bit of a battle cry to the fact that print is not dead. I firmly believe that, 

but I am also certain that, along with the staying power of this coffee table-worthy resource, today’s 

content must be supported on web platforms and through digital resources and social media. For 

this reason, all of what you see here is also available to you on bostondesignguide.com, as well as 

on BDG’s social media channels, which bring the best in luxury home design and architecture to a 

community of 35,000+ fans and followers. 

These media extensions allow us to take you beyond the limits of the printed page, like video, for 

example. I am thrilled to share that we have bolstered our video presence considerably, bringing 

viewers not only behind the scenes, but also virtually within the homes and businesses of top-tier 

professionals. When you have a chance, check out Boston Design Guide’s YouTube channel. Every 

one of the collaborations in this magazine has a video component; Ernie Boch, Jr. takes us inside 

his incredible garden chapel featured in “On Hallowed Grounds,” while interior designer Anthony 

Catalfano opens the doors to an impossibly stylish “New Classic” in Weston. 

This is the new BDG. My heartfelt thanks to the homeowners who have welcomed us into their 

havens and to the committed (and courageous!) professionals we’re featuring in this exciting 

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couldn’t possibly call them garages) that are home to high-performance 

Porsches, thundering Ferraris, classic Mercedes and Corvettes, royal 

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Conceived by Marcus Gleysteen of MGa | Marcus 

Gleysteen Architects and interior designer Anthony 

Catalfano of Anthony Catalfano Interiors, this Weston car 

gallery was designed with three components: an exhibition 

space for the owner’s three prized rides (an Enzo Ferrari, 

a vintage Corvette and a 2012 Porsche GT3 six speed), a 

more utilitarian garage that houses four vehicles on the 

lower level and four on the lifts overhead, and a lounge 

area where the collectors in the family “can watch TV and 

have a beer,” says Marcus Gleysteen. 

The lounge stops traffic, and boasts a vibe that is “very 

modern, clean, Italian and sexy,” says Anthony Catalfano. 

It merges contemporary Italian furnishings, including black 

glove leather couches, with custom cabinetry, including 

a Ferrari-red floating console with a high buff finish by 

Wayne Towle Master Finishing and Restoration. 

Maverick Integration equipped the salon with the full 

technology of the main house, using invisible speakers 

in both wings. When the homeowners play music “it’s all 

hidden to keep the integrity of the uncluttered, clean-lined 

space,” says design consultant John Bray. 

Photography: Chuck Choi; Marcus Gleysteen 


This tented three-car garage, also by MGa | Marcus 

Gleysteen Architects, was inspired by the owner’s travels to 

Saudi Arabia, and the stretch canopies at the Hajj Terminal 

East airport. This award-winning project was conceived 

as “a folly,” says architect Marcus Gleysteen, and, initially 

designed to utilize a surplus of glass from the build of the 

main home. In the end, the contractor found it to be easier 

and less expensive to work with clear, half-inch tempered 

glass, leaving the Mondrian-esque sliding doors the only 

vestige of the original design. Its tent, which is illuminated 

at night, was made by the same company that produced 

the Bank of America Pavilion on the waterfront, and is the 

smallest project the firm has done. 

As the sculptural carport is located on a ridge overlooking 

the Atlantic Ocean, sloping steel columns were attached 

to concrete footings as stays. The engineers had to ensure 

that the structure wouldn’t get carried away. “The uplift 

on this point when the wind blows at 50mph is 70,000 

pounds,” explains Marcus. 

Photography: Marcus Gleysteen 

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Principal Patrick Ahearn FAIA of Patrick Ahearn Architect 

puts a classic, Islander spin on his car barn, located 

on Martha’s Vineyard. An avid auto enthusiast, Ahearn 

often finds inspiration for his architecture in the lines and 

designs of vintage automobiles, so it follows that he’d 

create a home for the dream machines he has restored, 

including a fire-engine red 1960’s Corvette and a hunter 

green Porsche Speedster. 

For this construct, he reinvented the livery stables of old, 

modeling it after the “upscale New England barns one 

would have found in historic towns like Concord, Mass.,” 

says Ahearn. In keeping with tradition, he reused flooring 

from a mill building in Maine as well as other reclaimed 

materials like old beams and timbers, and a stone veneer 

on the exposed foundation. He made a point of keeping 

the first level freestanding (the second level boasts a guest 

quarters) and devoid of columns to make the space easy 

for cars to navigate, and incorporated plenty of brick 

and beadboard, a Vineyard staple. A “man cave” area, 

complete with a sitting area and TV, heating and AC, 

provides a place to kick back and admire the four-wheeled 

investments. 

Photography: Greg Premru; Richard Mandelkorn 


This Shingle-Style car barn in South Dartmouth was 

designed as a stable for a fun-loving owner’s six candycolored 

cars. Each vehicle—a red Nissan, orange 

Lamborghini, yellow BMW, green Porsche, blue Subaru 

and purple Rolls Royce—is wrapped in a color inspired 

by ROYGBIV, the hues of the rainbow. Sounds Good 

Corporation, the home automation firm that designed and 

installed the garage’s security cameras, incorporated LED 

lights in each stall colormatched to the tone of each car. 

A separate Ferrari Room is attached to the basement of 

the main home, which houses the homeowner’s favorite 

sports car, a lounge area decked out in all things “Ferrari,” 

a retro gasoline pump and even a race car simulator. 

Photography: Keitaro Yoshioka 

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CEO Ernie Boch, Jr. himself gave us the grand tour of his 

collectors’ garage within the Boch Subaru of New England 

headquarters. “There is really some unusual stuff here,” 

he says, as he leads us through his impressive collection of 

rarities, calling out the limited-edition motorcars and the 

standouts among the standouts. 

Amid the assemblage of Porsches, Bentleys and Rolls, sits 

a gleaming 1954 Kaiser Baron, an original 1975 Maserati, 

the Continental T Hypercar from 2002, a diminutive 1967 

Riley and “the ill-fated electric Fisker supercar.” And when 

he opens up the doors of a 1986 Corniche Rolls Royce, 

that took the option for seat-side flasks and shot glasses, 

it’s clear he delights in the details and design, as well as 

the engineering. 

For now, Boch takes it all in from a lounge area with 

Missoni seating by Roche Bobois, but his chrome beauties 

will soon be making the move to a different vantage. The 

auto czar is currently building an auto museum—and the 

ultimate display—on his home property. 

Photography: Warren Patterson 


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A landscape and architectural renovation 

blends the former glory of Belmont’s 1850s 

Locke Farmhouse with a French flourish. 

HISTORY in the MAKING 

In order to write the next chapter for an Italianate 

farmhouse, with roots embedded generations deep in 

Belmont’s farming history, Patrick Ahearn Architect had 

to first work backwards. His firm, which is renowned for 

steeping new builds and restorations alike within a historic 

vernacular, had to deconstruct and remove some wayward, 

quick-sell renovations done in the 1990s before they could 

reinterpret “what might have been,” says principal Patrick 

Ahearn FAIA. “This was the second bite of the apple, if you 

will,” he explains. And it is sweet indeed. 

The goal was to recapture the essence of the home, which, 

“while fairly stylized for the period,” says Ahearn, blended 

Greek Revival and Italianate sensibilities with a dash of 

Colonial restraint and “reimagine it in a way that is more 

sympathetic to its rich history.” 


Top: The home’s existing barn was renovated and repurposed to create a light-filled artist studio that opens up to the yard on the first 

level and a gym/“man cave” on the second floor. Above: A pea stone gravel drive (like you “might see walking down the Champs-Elysees,” 

says Ahearn) banded with red brick replaced the former heavy-handed brick driveway. Transom windows, re-detailed columns and new 

light fixtures were added to the porte-cochère to better suit the Italianate architecture; Right top: An outdoor living room with a fireplace 

spills out to a clean-lined bluestone terrace. Low brick walls and an elliptical window set in lattice add to the French country aspect of 

the space. Right: A converted antique fountain serves as a focal point for a checkerboard nook. 

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The other component was to immerse the home and 

carriage house in a lush, more formal, landscape, taking 

the setting from a bare lot to a series of heady, romantic 

outdoor rooms. The grounds also had to give the 

residents, one of whom is an artist from France, a taste of 

the Parisian countryside without losing sight of the home’s 

provenance or, what Ahearn terms, a “French country 

meets Italianate farmhouse” sensibility. 

To achieve this, landscape design and construction firm a 

Blade of Grass “maximized every inch of land,” says owner 

and lead designer Jim Douthit, leveling the backyard and 

bringing beautiful, bountiful plantings all the way up to the 

house. Douthit picked blooms like roses and hydrangea 

as well as antique elements that borrow from both the 

farmhouse and European idioms, and crafted a bluestone 

terrace off the outdoor living room and porch “that makes 

this incredible transition from the inside out,” he says. 

The result is a setting that reads as if it has developed over 

time and “recalls a more genteel way in which someone 

would have lived,” says Ahearn. The beauty of it is that what 

was scripted for the home and gardens is not just narrative, 

it’s prophecy. Says Douthit, “everything that was done 

outside has become part of the homeowners’ daily lives.” 

Architecture: Patrick Ahearn Architect 

Landscape Design and Construction: a Blade of Grass 

Construction: Jack Sullivan, The Chelsea Company 

Photography: Greg Premru and Pete Cadieux 

Text: Sandy Giardi 


ARCHITECTS 

New England is known the world 

over for its architecture. Classic 

Colonials, coastal Shingle Styles and 

rural farmhouses mingle with elegant 

brownstones, sky-high condos and 

cutting-edge contemporaries. Together, 

the region’s homes create a celebration 

of beauty, function and form. 

Architecture by Meyer & Meyer Architecture and Interiors 

Photography by Richard Mandelkorn 

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Whether in Boston suburbs or on the island of Martha's 

Vineyard, the homes of Patrick Ahearn Architect are 

distinctive yet wholly personalized. From traditional new 

constructions to authentic restorations and renovations, 

Patrick Ahearn's residential work is both timeless and timely. 

The firm's design style, which spans many forms of classical 

architecture, is largely historically motivated yet adapted to 

reflect the way homeowners like to live and play today. 

A Patrick Ahearn home captures the form's original spirit and 

is deeply rooted in its site. Whether a structure was first built 

for a sea captain during the 1800s or crafted yesterday, Ahearn 

believes he is most successful when his work goes quietly 

unnoticed on the streetscape, appearing as if it has long been 

part of the neighborhood architectural fabric. 

Having designed more than 200 homes on Martha's Vineyard 

alone, and countless more in the historic Back Bay and 

beyond, Patrick Ahearn Architect has created a winning 

design philosophy that is as much about beauty and tradition 

as it is about lifestyle. 

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Our work is defined by a commitment to beauty, craft, 

and performance. We draw fresh conclusions from what 

informs and inspires us. The stylistic range of our portfolio 

reflects the clients and opportunities we encounter. 

No matter the style, setting, or size, each house must 

make the most of its circumstances. A dramatic interface 

with nature and cultural context are not mutually 

exclusive. 

There is enduring meaning in traditional architectural 

forms, and there are unprecedented opportunities in new 

construction technology. To be modern is to synthesize 

the power of the past with the possibility of the future. 

The result is a home that will delight all who encounter it. 

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PROfile 

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Crafting 

dreams 

Morehouse MacDonald & Associates is committed to providing their clients the highest quality architectural and complementing 

disciplinary services, including Master Site or Estate Planning, Analysis and Evaluation of Potential Sites, Feasibility 

Studies, Programming, Construction Administration, Sustainable Design (Green Design), Visualization, and Model Making. 

John S. MacDonald, AIA, is principal and owner and has served in that capacity since 1988, directing the firm’s growth and 

management. John serves as Principal-in-Charge of each project and is responsible for setting the overall design direction 

within the firm. His work is frequently featured on HGTV and has appeared in numerous publications, including Architectural 

Digest, Metropolitan Home, Better Homes and Gardens, House Beautiful, Boston Common, Cape Cod Home, Boston 

magazine, New England Home, and Trends magazine. 

At Morehouse MacDonald, they craft their clients’ dreams by listening, by understanding, and by reflecting their aspirations 

and identity in a singularly unique and special style. 

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PROfile 

At Morehouse MacDonald & 

Associates, we craft our 

clients’ dreams by listening 

understanding, and reflectin 

their aspirations and identit 

in a singularly unique and 

special style. 

John MacDonald, Principal 

MMA 

Crafting clients’ dreams, aspirations and identities 

in a singularly unique style since 1958. 

Morehouse 

Morehouse 

MacDonald & 

& 

Associates, Inc. 

Lexington, Massachusetts 

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Custom www.morehousemacdonald.com 

Residential Architecture since 1958 

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INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL 

ARCHITECTURE & ART 

NEW ENGLAND 

2020 CALL FOR ENTRIES 

BULFINCH AWARDS 

The New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art is pleased to 

announce its Tenth Bulfinch Awards. Named for Boston architect Charles Bulfinch 

(1763-1844), America’s first native-born architect and the designer of the Massachusetts 

State House, the awards recognize the best work of individuals and firms in the fields of 

architecture, art, interiors, traditional trades, and landscape design to preserve 

and advance the classical tradition in New England. 

Deadline December 15, 2019 

For more information about submission requirements, 

visit www.classicist-ne.org/bulfinch-awards-1/

Lucky Pines photography: Lucas Allen 

Above: Lucky Pines’ warm 

kitchen, stairway and library use 

the trees of the land outside; 

the office also integrates white 

birch brought from Neubauer’s 

land in Vermont. Built by Miller 

Starbuck Construction; landscape 

architecture by Stephen Stimson 

Associates. Right: The landscape 

outside the wide panes of glass 

is an extension of the “wooded” 

dining room at Gunning Point. 

Site super Andrew Murphy of 

Cape Associates was critical 

to the team, and had a cando 

attitude when tackling the 

“leaning trees.” The family 

collected driftwood for the 

chandelier with handblown glass 

by Pairpoint Glass Company 

that illuminates a black walnut 

live edge dining table made 

by Saltwoods Boston (legs by 

Costa Fabrications). Built by 

Cape Associates; landscape 

architecture by Bernice Wahler 

Landscapes. 

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Gunning Point photography: Peter Vanderwarker 

GROUNDED! 

Architect Jill Neubauer’s structures are soulful, 

memorable and deeply rooted in site. 

When asked what appeals most to her about modern 

architecture, architect Jill Neubauer of Jill Neubauer 

Architects, Inc. answers slowly, “Modern architecture is 

responsive.” There’s a freedom to it, a fearlessness in 

thinking beyond the safety of a traditional four walls, maybe 

even a responsibility. “Modern means opening yourself up 

to the site, to the possibilities, to the earth and the sun, to 

everything,” she says poetically. And bringing it in. 

Her own home, Lucky Pines (pictured left), absolutely 

reflects its site, its owner and her memories. Growing 

up, Neubauer spent portions of each summer at her 

grandparents’ log cabin in the Northwest woods of 

Wisconsin. The cottage was built from trees that were 

felled right there, not unlike Lucky Pines. When she 

bought the land, it was wooded with “magnificent white 

pine.” Most of the trees could be protected, but those 

that couldn’t were cut, dried and incorporated within the 

building as the structural system. On the home’s exterior, 

a huge column tree supports the shed-style roof, while 

inside, the kitchen and hall are crafted in knotty white pine. 

There is “a direct connection between the trees and the 

home,” explains Neubauer. “It’s literal.” 

Her Gunning Point project, a joint effort with landscape 

architect Bernice Wahler of Bernice Wahler Landscapes 

and built by Cape Associates, is more abstract, and a 

thoughtful expression of the power of the landscape. 

Located on the banks of a salt pond, with a profusion 

of trees filtering the water views, the site proved 

challenging. Early on, Wahler and Neubauer considered 

the relationship of the land to the circulation of the home. 


“It’s not about luxury 

or scale, it’s all about 

family and repetition and 

memorable spaces.” 

—Jill Neubauer 

Glamp photography: Meredith Hunnibell 

Jill Neubauer Architects’ glamps have a 

structured frame with a tent that zips on 

and off made by Denver Tent Company. The 

architect can have one built in about three 

months’ time. Their look depends on the 

narrative, but there is always a deck. Bernice 

Wahler worked on the site for the glamp 

pictured below left. As a child, she was always 

building forts in the woods, so working on this 

structure with Neubauer took her back. She 

was involved in siting it, creating a naturalized 

path and developing a management plan for 

invasives, such as poison ivy, to support the 

tent’s function in the landscape. 

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After discovering that the building wasn’t delivering the 

vistas they wanted from key indoor spaces, they navigated 

the conservation permit process to “push the house as 

far as we could on the naturalized area,” says Wahler, 

and give it an “intimate relationship to the coastal bank.” 

Wahler stitched the home into its site, playing up the “tree 

house-like structure,” she says. Neubauer developed 

this refrain within the home, bringing the forest inside as 

supporting columns—some upright, some leaning—for 

the dining room in a peaceful, directly relatable way. The 

design doesn’t mimic the terrain; it cuts to its essence and 

crystallizes it. 

Sometimes, rather than welcoming the outside in, 

Neubauer takes her designs outside, in the form of 

“glamps,” a term that mixes glamour with camp denoting 

tented structures conceived for communing with 

nature. For 30 years, Neubauer has collected images of 

magnificent tents ranging from those of the desert of Arab 

cultures to safari tents to those dripping with modern-day 

elegance à la Ralph Lauren. She has been “watching them, 

and longing for them,” she shares, and, after occupying 

one in Moab, Utah, she went home and made one. Today, 

she designs them for summer homes and grandchild 

spaces, in all shapes and sizes. Complete with real linen 

and beds, bureaus, lamps and/or candles, “glamps are the 

most memorable guest bedroom that anyone can stay in,” 

she says. 

Tucked within the terrain far enough from the main house 

to be an adventure, Neubauer’s glamps are proof that 

one’s experiences don’t end at the wall of a house. “It’s the 

entire site,” she underscores. “That’s an amazing thing, so 

let’s use it.” 


CUSTOM 

BUILDERS 

Deeply committed to craft, custom 

builders and professionals in the 

design/build field put a plan, and often 

a dream, in action. Through hands-on 

work, they navigate the construction 

process, the players and the pieces 

until the many moving parts become or 

transform ‘home.’ 

Builder: thoughtforms; Architect: Adolfo Perez Architect 

Photography: Richard Mandelkorn 

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We have been building since 1972 with the idea that each home we build can be better than the last. As you 

think about the home you plan to build for your family, here’s some food for thought... 

• The heating, cooling and operation of U.S. buildings accounts for more than 40% of CO 2 

emissions. 

(source: MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub) 

• Research indicates that we spend approximately 90% of our time indoors. A growing body of scientific 

evidence indicates the air within homes can be more seriously polluted than outdoor air. 

(source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) 

• At thoughtforms, we are building homes that generate more energy than they use. 

• We test air quality, not only to ensure we deliver healthy homes, but to help families understand how daily 

living affects indoor air quality. 

What kind of home will you build for your family, our community and the environment that supports us all? 

It’s what we build next that matters.

Architect: Zero Energy Design 

Builder: thoughtforms 

Photography: Chuck Choi 

Architect: Zero Energy Design 

Builder: thoughtforms 


Build for life. Build to endure. 

thoughtforms-corp.com | 978.263.6019

What you can’t see in an ad...

An ad does not show you the process we undergo with our clients 

when building their dream home, from the beginning of planning to the very 

last decision. It doesn’t show the quality of craftsmanship behind the surface 

that stands up to real life. It doesn’t show the lives that are lived in the homes 

we build, nor the relationships formed in that process. It doesn’t show our 

company’s owners at the jobsite daily until the job is done. Most importantly, 

it doesn’t show our lifetime commitment to you, your family, and your home. 

We would welcome the opportunity to meet with you and discuss your project. 

- Ken & Sam Soderholm 

508-650-9880 . soderholmbuilders.com 

South Natick, Massachusetts

SANFORD 

Custom Builders Inc. 

310 Washington St., Suite 202 

Wellesley, MA 02481 

781-416-7007 

www.sanfordcustom.com 

Interior Design: Live Well Interiors + Design 

Photography: Warren Patterson

Flawless homes built for generations

New Homes | Renovations | Historic Preservation 

Home Maintenance | Small Projects 

171 Reservoir St., Needham, MA 02494 | falloncustomhomes.com | 781.237.0505 

Architecture by Patrick Ahearn Architect; Photography by Warren Patterson

PROfile 

Columbia Contracting Corp. prizes communication every step of the way, ensuring 

that clients’ expectations are not only met, they’re surpassed. 

Arthur Massaro and Kate Durrane 

(office) 508-655-4070, (cell) 617-293-6145, (fax) 617-241-2848 

www.columbiacon.com 

21 Eliot Street, South Natick, MA 01760 

Architecture: Flavin Architects; Interior Design: Erica Darnall Design; Photography: Keitaro Yoshioka; Portrait Photography: Roger Pelissier 

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Superior 

CRAFTSMANSHIP 

PROfile 

One of the Greater Boston area’s premier residential contractors, 

Columbia Contracting Corp. specializes in top-of-the-line new 

construction and renovation. Since its inception in 1980, 

Columbia Contracting Corp. has been committed to superior 

craftsmanship and has grown from a one-man operation to a staff 

of 30 carpenters. 

With over 35 years of experience in the field, Columbia 

Contracting Corp. can realize even the most complex architectural 

concepts—from contemporary suburban homes to expansive 

oceanfront properties to traditional Back Bay brownstones. Its crew 

excels at each and every task—from framing to finish work—and 

can therefore dictate both the quality and the timetable. 


BUILDERS of DISTINCTION 

Massachusetts • New Hampshire • Maine 

978-255-4063 

www.cmragusa.com

781.861.0086 

brookesandhill.com 

Architecture: Amanda Martocchio Architecture; Photography: Michael Moran/OTTO

PROfile 

Kistler & Knapp Builders 

draws on over 40 years 

of fine craftsmanship to 

reflect the most demanding 

architectural concepts. 

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CITYCHIC 

PROfile 

With over 40 years of building experience, Kistler & Knapp Builders, Inc. is one of 

the most highly-regarded construction firms in the Greater Boston region. Their work 

reflects the finest craftsmanship and the most demanding architectural concepts. 

Kistler & Knapp has always understood the importance of effective communication 

and working well with the entire team in all aspects of the building process. The 

foundation of their reputation rests on expert management, transparent accounting 

and fiscal prudence. Owners Doug Stevenson and Renée West are committed to 

creating successful relationships during construction and well into the future, thereby 

maintaining a legacy of excellence in fine home construction. And Kistler and 

Knapp’s Home Services Division is there for the long haul, maintaining their clients’ 

homes well into the future. 

916 Main Street 

Acton, MA 01720 

(978) 635-9700 

www.kistlerandknapp.com 

Architect: Ruhl Studio Architects 

Interior Designer: Bill Lewis 

Photographer: Warren Patterson 


Building the extraordinary together 

Spazio Rosso Interior Design 

Sean Litchfield Photography 

ADAMS + BEASLEY ASSOCIATES 

CUSTOM BUILDERS 

Full Service Remodeling 

Construction Planning 

Custom Millwork 

Estate Care 

www.adamsbeasley.com 

978.254.5641

BUILDING IN THE CITY 

LIVING ON HIGH 

“Building in the city is not for every contractor,” says co-founder Eric Adams 

of Adams + Beasley Associates. “There’s a huge amount of risk and liability” 

to manage projects in the urban context gracefully. 

Building successfully in the 

city requires planning that’s as 

finely tuned as a Swiss watch. It 

means securing parking permits 

for cranes and lining up police 

details (even when the city has 

other plans, like the Gay Pride 

Parade or a Duck Boat victory 

celebration) and playing by the 

strict rules of each building and 

thinking of the residents who 

live above, below and beside 

your client. 

It can also mean “live loading” garbage bags full of “every 

single piece of flooring, wall, plaster and lighting” of a gut 

renovation into a dump truck or by crane from an oversized 

patio because the Four Seasons doesn’t have a freight elevator, 

only to do it again in reverse to bring in new materials. 

Adams + Beasley Associates built their first Boston project in 

2004, and since then, has completed 10 projects at the Four 

Seasons, four at the Heritage and many more at the new 50 

Liberty building, The Millennium Tower, The Clarendon, One 

Charles Street South and, soon, One Dalton. And, while these 

addresses may be among the most fashionable in Boston, it 

often isn’t “sexy work.” 

Adams cites the time his firm discovered that a historic Beacon 

Hill row house was built on rotten wood pilings. Given that a 

sound foundation is the most important thing for any structure, 

Adams + Beasley, together with a specialty contractor, set 

about cutting off the compromised wood, and flooded the 

space with concrete to fill it. To do this, the team had to dig 

below the water table (constantly pumping water out of the 

area) and take care not to destabilize the 5- to 10-ton granite 

blocks atop the pilings that the home rested on. “It was an 

amazingly labor intensive and risky process,” says Adams, but 

one that extended the life of that structure in perpetuity. 

It may be dirty work, maintains Adams, but it’s gratifying. 

“It takes a lot to get the job done right, but when it is, the 

outcomes can be spectacular.” 


Architects: Act Two Architects 


Architecture: Flavin Architects; Photography: Nat Rea 

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The essence of your dream home lies in the details. 

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Architecture: Jan Gleysteen Architects; Interior Design: Whitney Claire & Co.; Photography: Warren Patterson

design: Huth Architects 

bannon 

Imagine a home, build a legacy 

www.bannonbuilds.com | 508-833-0050

photography by Eric Roth 

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Architecture: Patrick Ahearn Architect; Photography: Greg Premru 

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NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION AND LARGE-SCALE 

RENOVATIONS THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS 

Photography: Shelly Harrison 

We have one simple Concept: 

Build the best team of in-house staff, 

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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! 

Assemble a strong team and partner 

with a builder, architect and designer 

with experience building in the city. 

That’s the number one tip from Jon Wardwell, President of 

JW Construction, for homeowners looking to build in Boston. 

JW Construction has become a fixture in the Back Bay and on 

Beacon Hill (60% of their business is in the city), so we put it to 

them. What does it take to build or renovate successfully here 

in the Hub? 

For starters, it takes a thorough understanding of permitting, 

logistics, and building bylaws,” says Wardwell. A good rapport 

with the inspection department and your own mill shop—to 

recreate those period architectural details—doesn’t hurt either. 

An exceptionally organized project manager to line up 

everything from deliveries to crane details is also a must, as 

is white-glove service as a courtesy to neighbors. “You’re not 

only working for the owners.” 

Above all, a city builder should “anticipate curveballs,” he says, 

“because you know they’re coming.” 

For more information on JW Construction, visit 

jwconstructioninc.com or call 617-547-2800. 

Photography: Matt Surette 

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CREATE 

SOMETHING 

REMARKABLE 

JACOB LILLEY ARCHITECTS | GREG PREMRU PHOTOGRAPHY 

BOSTON | 617-547-2800 

CAPE COD | 508-300-3000 

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Your Vision. 

Your Dreams. 

Your Builder. 


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MEDFIELD | CHATHAM 

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NEWPORT WWW.PARKERCCI.COM PROVIDENCE

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QUALITY CONSTRUCTION. 

DISTINCTIVE CRAFTSMANSHIP. 

TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS. 

401.619.3909 | WKPCONSTRUCTION.COM | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND

Welcome Home... 

to the place for creating a modern home. 

Our 8000 square-foot showroom at Battery Wharf is New England’s largest Modern Kitchen & Living showroom 

offering Europe’s top brands, including TEAM 7, LEICHT, MisuraEmme, Arketipo, Altamarea, Gaggenau, 

Thermador, Rolf Benz and Miele, for kitchens, bathrooms, furniture, and wardrobes. 

2 Battery Wharf, Boston, MA 02109 | 617-443-0700 | www.divinedesignbuild.com


EVERY SQUARE INCH! 

Owners Mariette & Magued Barsoum 

“A great designer is able to give a homeowner all of 

their needs and requirements,” says owner and principal 

designer of Divine Design Center Mariette Barsoum—and wishes. 

For a client renovating a townhouse on Union Wharf, Barsoum and 

Divine Design Center architect and interior designer Jana Neudel 

were able to grant all three. Chief among them? A luminous, 

sophisticated look that plays up the views of the Boston waterfront, 

and, not as sexy but no less important, storage. 

The living room’s fireplace feature wall was a particular area of 

concentration, and designed in a way that proves that big, bright 

ideas aren’t at odds with an economy of space. “The key is to use 

every single inch,” says Barsoum. That they did. 

Along with a fireplace and TV, Divine Design Center created space 

for a dry bar underneath the stair, outfitted with a wine refrigerator 

and oversized drawers. Additional storage drawers run underneath 

the hearth, culminating in extra tall cabinets that house what the 

kitchen can’t. Illuminated display shelving and a textured gray 

metallic tile create a luxurious backdrop. “When the light hits it, the 

wall has an iridescent feel,” says Barsoum, “a little bit of shimmer.” 

Photography: Portrait by Roger Pelissier, Interior by Keitaro Yoshioka 


sweeneycustomhomes.com | 27 Oak Street, Holliston, MA 01746 | 508-429-0071 

Architect: Patrick Ahearn; Photography: Greg Premru

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS! 

CLASSIC BARN ARCHITECTURE WITH MODERN 21 ST CENTURY BUILD TECHNOLOGIES 

Post. Beam. Dream. TM 

| 603-288-1574 | Grantham, New Hampshire | www.yankeebarnhomes.com 

Photography by Bob Gothard

A quality craftsman creates the perfect fit between materials. A quality homebuilder ensures 

the perfect fit between architect, designer, and client vision. At C2MG, we are both craftsmen 

and builders focused on serving the discerning clientele of Boston and the Northshore. 

C2MG — The Perfect Fit 

239 Boston St, Ste 202 

Topsfield, MA 01983 

C2MGbuilders.com 

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96 SWAMPSCOTT ROAD, SALEM, MA 01970 | 781-592-3135 | GROOMCO.COM/BDG

Slopeside Gathering 

bensonwood.com | 603.756.3600 

Architect: Curl Simitis Architecture + Design; Photography: Shelly Harrison 

QUALITY | CRAFTSMANSHIP | SUPERIOR SERVICE 

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It’s all about the detaIl . . . 

at every stage. 

1545 Broadway Road Dracut, MA 01826 | (978) 804-5083 | www.liencustombuilders.com 

The homes we create for our clients reflect who we are as builders. 


Photography by Roger Pelissier 

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100 bostondesignguide.com

Photography: Micheal Lefebvre 

Hawthorn 

Builders 

Needham, MA | 781-707-6564 | www.hawthorn-builders.com

When the job’s gone haywire and 

you’ve got heartburn. 

Something else spells relief. 


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COMPASSION IN CONSTRUCTION 

When you’re crafting custom homes at 

an elite level, a passion for building is 

the expectation. But compassion? That’s 

something altogether different and a key 

ingredient in the ethos of F.H. Perry Builder. 

The community (to use their term) of the 

company sees the homeowner as the author 

of their project, and empowers them to take 

control and write the home of their dreams. 

Headed by Owner/President Allison Iantosca, 

the team at F.H. Perry Builder reads faces, 

questions and hesitation, and makes what 

can feel like a monumental endeavor manageable. 

During ongoing employee training, 

the builder spends as much time discussing 

human-to-human relationships as they do 

construction skills. 

Though F.H. Perry Builder has constructed 

and remodeled hundreds of homes over 

their 40-year tenure, they realize that is not 

the case for the homeowner. They consider 

the project from the client’s perspective, and 

are mentors as well as companions. If it’s 

important to the homeowner, it is important— 

whether that means avoiding noisy work 

during the naptime of the infant next door or 

threading a glass and steel staircase by cable 

and crane through the roof deck of a fivestory 

Boston condominium. 

“Clients should also know that it is okay to 

trust their instincts,” says Allison.“Because, at 

the end of the day, their truth is what drives 

the final outcome.” 

“Every day we have 

to show up and 

earn trust. If we 

don’t, we haven’t 

done our job.” 

—Jim Foscaldo, Account Executive 

Members of F.H. Perry Builder’s Executive Team: 

(l-r) Mike Resteghini, Jim Foscaldo, Angela Prizio, 

Allison Iantosca and Billy Glynn 


A forever family home on a gracious property a 

few miles west of Boston was built to welcome 

generation after generation. 

The couple—Boston natives, with adult children and grandchildren living far 

away—envisioned a way to reunite the people they treasured most. A home 

where generations could gather for holidays—sledding down a snowy hill in 

winter and playing in the apple orchards over summer break. Beyond a dream 

home, it would be the heart of their family. 

These clients knew exactly who they wanted as home builders and creative 

partners: father-and-son building duo Ken and Sam Soderholm of Soderholm 

Custom Builders. The third generation family business had won their trust and 

friendship on other home projects dating back to 2007. 

The search was on to locate the perfect spot and build this unique family estate. 

Longtime Soderholm friend and local landscape contractor Jim DeLuca was first 

to spot the 32-acre parcel with a spectacular view of the urban skyline. 




When Sam Soderholm first saw the view—nothing but a 

valley of treetops and a single white steeple interrupted 

the vista between the property and the John Hancock 

Tower 20 miles away—he stood in stunned, happy silence 

for a moment. It was perfect. 

“This is it,” thought Sam Soderholm, and he phoned his 

father, Ken, from the site. 

The previous property owners were careful stewards 

and protected the land with conservation restrictions to 

prevent and minimize larger scale redevelopment outside 

of small controlled parcels. The new owners wanted to 

honor that spirit in the creation of their new home. 

It would take persistence, patience and skill to secure the 

parcel, navigate complex local permitting conservation 

restrictions, and develop the design plans for breaking 

ground. The Soderholms brought in trusted colleagues 

Mike Coutu, president of Sudbury Design Group, architect 

Arthur Hanlon of Shope Reno Wharton, and interior 

designer Diane Lindquist Watts as teammates in the 

extensive planning process. 

“This amazing team allowed us to thoroughly enjoy the 

entire process,” said the homeowners. “They took our 

vision and enhanced it well beyond our expectations. They 

were highly collaborative and focused on integrating every 

key detail to personalize our home.” 

A well-coordinated effort led to a highly efficient 

construction process to create the generational home 

that the family vividly described to the building team over 

countless hours of thoughtful and honest discussions. 

Before house construction could begin, an entire apple 

orchard would be carefully relocated and 900 trailertruckloads 

of earth would be moved to sculpt sweeping 

drives and graceful vistas. 


“This home wasn’t just built for today. This is a home 

that will be there forever. This is that kind of piece of 

architecture and construction, one you know will be 

as beautiful in 100 years as it is today.” 

—Mike Coutu, President, Sudbury Design Group 

Preparing the magnificent backdrop for this home was an involved process due to land and sale restrictions, protections by the Trustees 

of Reservations, negotiations and permitting. In the end, “it all worked just as we envisioned it would,” said Mike Coutu, and the site 

presented rare opportunities for Shope Reno Wharton to choreograph “sweeping drives and orchard elements and vistas that you don’t 

always get to do as an architect,” maintained Arthur Hanlon. 



The collective goal was to create an inviting feel that 

would pay homage to the grandeur and formality 

of estates that have stood the test of time, all while 

respecting the surrounding land and vistas. 

The clients knew that they wanted the kitchen and family 

room to be the heart of the home, suitable for gatherings 

and large celebrations as well as everyday family 

moments. 

They described a vision of gardens bursting with flowers 

and vegetables, and pool and field recreation spots 

that would engage all ages and generations on bucolic 

summer days. Mike Coutu of Sudbury Design Group took 

those ideas and created the beautiful and well-balanced 

site plan and landscape design. 

Conceptualizing beautiful interior spaces was equally 

thoughtful. The homeowners, along with the Soderholms, 

Diane Lindquist Watts, and Tom and John Kilfoyle of 

United Marble Fabricators, scoured sites throughout 

Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey to source the 

perfect stone tile for the kitchen and bathrooms. 

Even the smallest decorative details were carefully 

considered. Guest bedrooms were personalized to reflect 

the family’s favorite travel memories, such as Nantucket 

and Bermuda, with hand-picked art and mementos to 

share with treasured visitors. 

The home became a true example of teamwork—with many 

architects, landscape designers, foundation layers, framers, 

millworkers and finishers on site any given day, and the 

Soderholms shepherding the project every step of the way. 

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A timeless white kitchen by Herrick & White, which was a driving force in the design, was pulled together with stainless steel, and 

Calacatta Manhattan marble by United Marble Fabricators. Guest bedrooms were personalized by their interior architecture and finishes. 

The Nantucket bedroom (bottom right) is paneled in beadboard with herringbone teak flooring. 


Fine Finish, Inc. computer cut the rafters (pictured right) in their shop, allowing them precision when it came to installing the 

finish millwork. “It was pretty amazing, I almost didn’t want to cover it up,” said Ken Soderholm. The European White Oak trim 

was then masterfully stained and glazed by Wayne Towle to provide a warm and inviting finish. 

“This amazing team allowed us to thoroughly enjoy the entire 

process. They took our vision and enhanced it well beyond our 

expectations. They were highly collaborative and focused on 

integrating every key detail to personalize our home.” 

— Homeowners 

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The teams raced against the elements to continue 

work over one of the snowiest Massachusetts winters 

on record. The Soderholms were so committed to 

staying on schedule, they used ground heaters and sent 

crews to plow snow on Sundays so work could resume 

uninterrupted Monday mornings. 

Mason Nick O’Hara of O’Hara & Company, tasked with 

creating crucial stonework on the exterior of the home, 

leveraged seven different quarry sources to create the 

perfect stonework color palette. 

As the house was nearing its finish, Peter Murray of Fine 

Finish, Herrick & White, and Wayne Towle of Master 

Finishing and Restoration set to work on the interior 

woodwork in preparation for the family’s first Christmas 

celebration. 

“Every subcontractor and supplier involved with the 

project brought an attention to detail and quality 

that lived up to the clients’ expectations,” said Ken 

Soderholm. “The clients themselves were also a key part 

of the partnership, visiting often and taking the time to 

thank every worker on site.” 


To this day, Ken and Sam Soderholm remain close with 

the family and are frequently welcomed in to this special 

home as friends. 

Soderholm Custom Builders did a “yeoman’s job at 

orchestrating the many parts that make a whole,” 

reflected Arthur Hanlon. “They lived the project 24/7, 

365 days-a-year until its fruition.” 

In the end, the craft and contributions coalesced into a 

striking, seamless vision—and family retreat—enjoyed 

today and for years to come. The Soderholms’ service 

division continues to oversee the property to this day 

and ensures that home operations are seamless. 

Ken Soderholm said this lasting connection is the 

hallmark of the way he and his sons approach business. 

“That’s how you should approach anything in this 

business—as if it’s going to be there forever. We 

are grateful to the clients who allow us to be part of 

building their homes and their families’ lives,” he said. 

“The house, and the relationships we form with them, 

will endure for years to come.” 

Family members from all generations congregate in the light-filled pool house and pool terrace, where the view of the Boston 

skyline is at its most spectacular. Here, residents and guests can look out to the city, arms draped over the edge of the pool, 

or from the spa. 

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THE TEAM 

Contractors: Soderholm Custom Builders, Inc. 

Architect: Shope Reno Wharton 

Landscape Architect: Sudbury Design Group, Inc. 

Interior Designer: Diane Lindquist Watts 

Landscaping: DeLuca Landscaping, Inc. 

Masonry: O’Hara & Company 

Framers: Bailey & Smith Construction 

Interior Millwork: Fine Finish, Inc., Herrick & White 

Custom Finishing: Wayne Towle Master Refinishing 

& Restoration, Inc. 

Excavators: DeLuca & Sons Excavating & Landscaping, 

ONYX Corporation 

Foundation/Form Work: Gordon Richards, Inc. 

Roofing: Joseph T. Cazeault & Sons, Inc. 

Finish Carpenters: C&M Custom Carpentry 

Electrical: Paul Macrina Electrical Contracting 

Plumbing/HVAC: T&J Heating, Air Conditioning 

& Plumbing, Inc. 

Flooring: Galvin Flooring, Landry & 

Arcari Rugs & Carpeting 

Stone & Tile: United Marble Fabricators 

Decorative Metal Work: DeAngelis Iron 

Work, Inc. 

Audio/Visual: DC Home Systems 

Security: Black Lab Alarm 

Steel Work: Kelley Welding 

Fencing & Pergolas: Walpole Outdoors 

Garage Doors: Designer Doors 

Materials: Arlington Coal & Lumber Company 



INTERIOR DESIGN 

As tastemakers, interior designers 

translate our moods, affinities and 

lifestyles into meaningful, multilayered 

settings. From materials, fixtures and 

finishes to wall coverings, furnishings and 

accessories, designers consider the full 

effect as they curate each element. 

Interior Design by Kotzen Interiors, LLP 

Photography by Warren Patterson 

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HOME 

PATTERN 

TEXTURE 

IMAGINATION 

MODERN 

COLOR 

FRESH 

ENDURING 

INTERIOR DESIGN 

DRAMATIC 

TRADITIONAL 

UNEXPECTED 

CRAFT 

JOY 

Photography - Clockwise From Top Left: 

Sean Litchfield, All others: Greg Premru

CAMBRIDGE | CAPE & ISLANDS 

617 621-1455 

www.LDa-Architects.com

Photography by Warren Patterson

KOTZEN INTERIORS, LLP 

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN 

WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS 

P 781.235.1740 | WWW.KOTZENINTERIORS.COM

Anthony Catalfano Interiors 

160 Commonwealth Ave. Suite 9 • Boston, MA 02116 • (617) 536-3776 

2190 Post Road • Wells, Maine 04090 • (207) 646-1110

CARTER & COMPANY 

Photography: Michael J. Lee 

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JANINE DOWLING 

I N T E R I O R D E S I G N 

INTERIOR DESIGN CUSTOM FURNITURE ART & ACCESSORIES 

(617) 445-3135 

www.janinedowling.com 

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THE 

NEW 

CLA SSIC 

A Weston home makes traditional design 

not only relevant in the 21st century, it 

makes it fresh. 

According to interior designer Anthony Catalfano of Anthony 

Catalfano Interiors, architect Marcus Gleysteen of MGa | Marcus 

Gleysteen Architects has a gift for creating stunning architecture 

that is at once timeless and timely. The designer experienced this 

architectural finesse—and built upon it with his inspired designs—when 

collaborating with the architect on a wholly original home in Weston. 

“Marcus has created beautiful architecture that will stand the test of 

time, yet it’s current. There’s an edge to it,” says Anthony. 

The home’s bearing is no doubt a product of its form, which, says, 

Marcus “is cleanly and crisply articulated.” It is also imbued with a 

clarity and sense of purpose that Marcus finds in the great English 

country houses he so passionately admires and draws inspiration from. 


“Wherever you look, there is detail.” 

—Anthony Catalfano 

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While the exterior of the home, a subtle but sensual 

country home, has classical Italian flourishes—dominant 

columns, limestone-gray trim, cornices, a voluptuous 

portico—“underneath this skin,” says Marcus, “is a 

thoroughly modern house.” Everything about it: the way 

it is built, the way it flows, the way its serves its owners, 

the way it reacts to its site, is utterly contemporary, he 

underscores. “People think that modern and traditional 

design are mutually exclusive,” says Marcus. "That isn't the 

case and never should be, except, perhaps in a museum." 

Anthony has enjoyed a 20-year relationship with the 

homeowner, having done many projects together, but 

this job needed “to be very different and very fresh, 

and comfortable to live in,” he says. Much of this 

approachability is born of texture—in the extravagant 


wood detailing that envelops spaces from 

the great room to the study to the kitchen, 

as well as in its upholstery and finishes. The 

texture balances out Marcus’ architecture, 

which, says Anthony, was a pleasure to 

have as his backdrop. 

This home has a way of reconciling 

contradictions; it is traditional yet 

modern, and both formal and casual. The 

impressive ceiling of the great room, with 

millwork by Peter Murray of Fine Finish Inc. 

and Wayne Towle of Wayne Towle Master 

Finishing and Restoration, is a case in 

point. “Marcus designed this phenomenal 

ceiling,” explains Anthony, “which we 

decided to do in limed oak, creating 

texture and warmth in the room.” It is 

juxtaposed with “a very sexy, very elegant 

mahogany bar,” with dark, highly polished 

wood that graces the interior doors and 

the handrails and balustrade of the stair for 

a striking contrast. “The overall effect of 

the wood is complex, but it reads as very 

delicate,” maintains wood refinisher Wayne 

Towle. “It’s not overdone.” 

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The foyer and stairway, with 

its carved balcony rails and 

interwoven balusters, are favorites 

of owner Peter Murray of Fine 

Finish, Inc. Artwork by Robert 

Motherwell straddles the French 

doors. In the study, the cerused 

oak was wire brushed, though 

not to the extent of the rift sawn 

white oak of the great room. 


The dining room, with its 

hand hewn wood table, 

appliquéd damask draperies 

and Phillip Jeffries wall 

covering, is the picture 

of elegance for residents 

who love to entertain. The 

breakfast room and kitchen 

are laden with millwork, with 

a sitting area accented with 

Hunt Slonem fabric by Lee 

Jofa. The kitchen, which was 

done by Fine Finish, Inc., 

features rift sawn white oak 

cabinetry panels within a 

painted face frame that you 

don't see until you're in the 

kitchen. “This is the first time 

we’ve done two-toned islands 

like that with the wood,” 

shares Peter Murray. The 

stove was designed to be “a 

focal point and monumental,” 

says Anthony, with cooktop 

units inset within mitered 

Imperial Danby marble slabs 

from Marble and Granite. 

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This house is formal and casual at the same time. The success of its 

design stems from how it harmonizes two polar opposites. 


The homeowners’ wishes, including the game room bar and the wine 

cellar, provided the team with unique design opportunities. “ They 

gave us all these little follies that we could play with and chew on.” 

—Allison Guay, project architect MGa | Marcus Gleysteen Architects 

In the media room, Maverick Integration 

configured a challenging but great 

sounding space, says design consultant 

John Bray, featuring a large-scale 

14-foot screen and a motorized dropdown 

lift that hides a projector in the 

ceiling. The room also includes a flat 

sawn oak bar with a dark background 

and light ceruse. The wine cellar, 

with its zinc walls with stainless steel 

dowels, is another example of a great 

collaboration; the team worked with 

Jake Ducharme at Metalmorfis. 

The home’s undeniable style stems, in part, from its 

confidence. “The key is to keep it understated, knowing 

that the design has such authority that it can be subtle and 

serene,” says Marcus. 

Chic, clean-lined furnishings and an overarching neutral 

palette espouse this sensibility. Splashes of color in 

contemporary art and accents, like the persimmon console 

table by the bar and the throw pillows of the sofas, make the 

interior design pop. 

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“Everywhere you turn, there’s a surprise,” says Anthony. 

And a novelty that is carefully orchestrated. Every detail— 

from the door casings to the stair rail motif to the stove 

design—was approached as if it were being done for the 

first time. “Even when you think you’ve seen everything,” 

says Anthony, “there is something else to see.” 

Like the interiors, the grounds, with its rectangular pool, 

fire pit terrace and car salon, have a lot of program, but 

Gregory Lombardi Design, together with landscape 

contractor The Schumacher Companies, “culled out 

moments” within the terrain, says Principal Gregory 

Lombardi, unifying the landscape elements with a lush 

lawn fringed with a garden edge. Not surprisingly, the 

array is a natural paradox and “both fluid and geometric,” 

he says. “That little overlook for the fire pit is pure 

geometry,” and magic. 

The home fully engages with its setting and sits privately 

on a knoll among canopy trees. It is completely and 

organically integrated into its site and the kind of house, 

says Marcus, “that when you go by and take a look, you 

realize how truly special it is.” 


“The house wraps around the hill in an organic way,” says Gregory Lombardi, and specimen 

trees like Stewartia and paperbark maples were salvaged to use in the new design. Features 

include a fire pit overlook and a garden path walkway created for the homeowner and her dog. 


“ There is a softness and a cottage feel to the landscape. 

The plantings are not formal or off-putting, but gardenesque.” 

—Gregory Lombardi 

To give the exterior of the 

home "a warm feeling," 

founder Nick O'Hara of 

O'Hara & Company used 

a European-style stone 

veneer that mixes three 

types of stone sourced 

from three different 

states. In keeping with 

the architectural style, the 

chimneys are constructed 

in stone and brick. 

Architect: MGa | Marcus Gleysteen Architects 

Construction: Superintendent: Wayne Caruso 

Kenneth Stevens Custom Homes 

Interiors: Anthony Catalfano Interiors 

Millwork: Fine Finish, Inc. 

Wayne Towle Master Finishing and Restoration 

Home Integration: Maverick Integration 

Wine Room: Metalmorfis 

Landscape Architect: Gregory Lombardi Design 

Landscape Construction: Schumacher Companies 

Masonry: O'Hara & Company LTD 

Photography: Chuck Choi, Marcus Gleysteen & 

Warren Patterson 



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Kitchen by Kochman Reidt + Haigh Cabinetmakers 

Photography by Greg Premru 

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She needn’t have feared. Her kitchen, which spills out to a patio where 

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The look is striking by day, and magic at night. Venegas favors how 

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points and for everyone to feel welcome. The store tripled its 

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As the oldest “brick and mortar” to have a kitchen and bath 

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A FRESH 

POINT 

OF VIEW 

Architect John MacDonald of Morehouse 

MacDonald and Associates, Inc. took a 

different approach when designing a new 

home for a genial, multigenerational family, 

who, after living in California, has put down 

roots in a wooded lot in Wellesley. Instead 

of reinterpreting the Colonials and Tudors that dot the 

picturesque locale, MacDonald channeled the Arts 

and Crafts style, creating an inviting and wholly unique 

stucco home that takes outdoor living to new ground. 



“Because John MacDonald’s 

architecture has some traditional 

New England detailing, the outside 

had to be clean, simple and green.” 

—landscape architect Troy Sober 

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With its corbeled overhangs, and multiple dormers and 

tiers crowned by a light-filled cupola, this home, while in 

keeping with the architectural fabric of its surroundings, is 

nothing like its neighbors. 

MacDonald strove to create a home that was atypical, 

with an aesthetic that, while easy on the eye, isn’t easy 

to define. While the Arts and Crafts look is the dominant 

note, the home is a hybrid, with “a little bit of English 

country” in the mix, as well as an Asian influence. 

The house is long, purposefully so, with a meandering 

floor plan designed to embrace the backyard, and rife 

with interest, shadow line and detail. While grand, its 

spaces are offered up in perfectly proportioned servings, 

moving like a well-timed, multi-course meal from stucco 

to stone to pergola to terrace. The home’s complicated 

geometry demanded a heightened level of craft from 

general contractor Sanford Custom Builders, Inc. as well 

as Sweeney Brothers Construction, LLC who did the 

roofing and exterior architectural metal. The roof’s radial 

design is carried through to the cupola, and laden with 

curves and copper, including a rear eave over the porch 

that was hammered and stretched by hand. Owner Jack 

Sweeney and his partner and brother, Jim, employed timetested, 

old-world techniques in their custom hand work 

and enjoyed being involved in what Jack calls “a living, 

breathing palette” that grew and changed with the build. 

“The home is complex,” says president and owner Marc 

Kaplan of Sanford Custom Builders, Inc. and comprised 

of many different building materials, including stone, 

stucco, Western red cedar tapersawn shingles, and copper 

eaves and built-in gutters. “Getting all of those pieces 

to fit together the way they’re supposed to”—into a 

seamless whole—“is all very satisfying.” As is working with 

a seasoned team, says Kaplan. “The architect, landscape 

architect [Gregory Lombardi Design Incorporated], and 

I have been doing this for decades.” Together with 

thoughtful, invested homeowners, it makes for a very 

happy project. “Everyone just knows what to do.” 

The task at hand was to create a luxurious, livable home 

that is ensconced in its landscape. So much so, in fact, that 

the architect and landscape architect sited the house as 

close to the street as possible to maximize the rear canvas 

where landscape contractor Landscape Creations would 

work magic. MacDonald also specified an organic color 

palette for the home, using moss green on the windows, 

and putty for the trim, to make it one with its terrain. 

This fire feature and terrace is a favorite outdoor space of 

Landscape Creations’ Pete Hunt. While the design has a 

contemporary Californian vibe, its materials are crafted from 

classic New England materials, granites and bluestone. A pathway 

extends right up to the mahogany door, where you can see right 

through the living space. 


“We wanted an open, transitional flow to the house, with visual access from one 

space to another. They didn’t want a rabbit warren of rooms.” –John MacDonald 

As with any custom home, the interiors were built expressly 

for the needs of the homeowner, explains Kaplan, and 

this one is both hardworking and highly functional for the 

young family and their guests. What MacDonald dubs 

the “living kitchen” is a prime example, as it opens to 

the family room, the outdoor grill and pizza oven, and 

abuts a second caterer’s kitchen, where the heavy, highflavor 

cooking happens, leaving the main kitchen free for 

entertaining. With its Christopher Peacock cabinetry and 

hardware, it looks every part the show kitchen, but it is not, 

underscores interior designer Manuel de Santaren, 

of Manuel de Santaren, Inc. “It is used lovingly multiple 

times a day.” 

Comfort and ease drove the aesthetic. “We didn’t want 

anything too precious,” says de Santaren, “so that became 

the theme.” In fact, the majority of the materials used were 

high-performance (i.e. indoor-outdoor fabrics that are fade 

resistant and easy to care for) and “just as worry-free as 

they could be.” 

Still, there is sophistication, and a subtle richness imbued 

throughout the home. The color palette meshes rich, warm 

browns with the jewel tones of South Asia, like sapphire, 

lapis and peacock blue, and shimmering touches, such as 

the custom quartz chandelier that dazzles in the dining 

room and a feature door in the library crafted by an artisan 

in India inlaid with mother of pearl. 

Often, unexpected details elevate a standard architectural 

element into a masterful flourish, like the oil-rubbed 

bronze balusters of the staircase that ascends a full three 

stories, or the textured, washed white oak millwork finished 

by Wayne Towle of Wayne Towle Master Finishing and 

Restoration that lends an exotic air to the cocoon that is 

the downstairs library. 

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Left: Slender seating is the yin to the yang of the best-of-class cabinetry. The rift sawn oak flooring “is a work of art,” says Kaplan, and 

was done by hand. “It has an incredible luster to it.” Above: This staircase “is ceremonial in nature,” says MacDonald, and ties the public 

spaces of the first floor to the semi-private and private realms of the second and third floor. As a continuous, three-dimensional element, 

it was one of the most exciting architectural features for the builder to work on. 


“Many of the 

decorative details 

in this home are 

a nod to South 

Asia. I have a great 

fondness for that 

part of the world 

and a tremendous 

connection to 

those cultures.” 

—Manuel de Santaren 

Most rooms provide “a lens for the landscape,” explains 

Troy Sober, Principal of Gregory Lombardi Design, and 

his firm collaborated closely with MacDonald to ensure 

“uninhibited views” at every turn, sometimes swapping a 

door for a window to frame the luxuriant landscape and 

bluestone terraces and walkways from within. 

There is, after all, just as much living to do outside as in. 

“From a landscape perspective, this house absolutely 

takes cues from a West Coast lifestyle, with its emphasis on 

outdoor living spaces,” says Pete Hunt, Project Executive 

of Landscape Creations. Indeed, cultivating “simple 

California living on the East Coast was a priority,” confirms 

Sober; one achieved by creating family-centric “clusters,” 

including a swimming pool with a cascading spa, the 

fire feature, a screened porch and a sport court currently 

being constructed. With all of the individualized outdoor 

spaces, the oasis feels more like a resort than a yard. 

This is in line with Gregory Lombardi Design’s “blue-sky” 

philosophy, Sober explains, “we always try to show a 

client what they can have, and they can decide if they 

want to have it.” 

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Architecture: Morehouse MacDonald and Associates 

Construction: Sanford Custom Builders Inc. 

Roofing and Exterior Architectural Metal: Sweeney 

Brothers Construction, LLC 

Interior Design: Manuel de Santaren, Inc. 

Wood Finishes: Wayne Towle Master Finishing 

& Restoration 

Landscape Architecture: Gregory Lombardi 

Design Incorporated 

Landscape Construction: Landscape Creations 

Photography: Nat Rea Photography 


Manuel de Santaren designed carpets 

that reimagine classical elements 

from the rugs of the Far East and 

South Asia in a modern way. Left: 

In the dining room, silk is used on 

the wall coverings, and pearlized 

leather on the chairs. Above: The 

library room is warm and welcoming 

with its textured chocolate hues, 

including cerused white oak millwork 

finished by Wayne Towle, who de 

Santaren calls “a magician.” Though 

it looks commissioned for the space, 

the modern, turquoise painting was 

purchased by the couple as newlyweds 

in New York. The door to the right of 

the fireplace is inlaid with mother of 

pearl and was crafted in India. 


A granite and bluestone open-air porch, equipped with an ashlar 

style granite fireplace and overhead heating, extends the outdoor 

living season. Phantom screens are recessed into the structure’s 

tapered columns and stone bases to keep out mosquitoes. 

The backyard boasts “interesting rooms that are 

connected by a lot of green” says Troy Sober, and clean, 

linear terraces softened by native New England plantings, 

including four Kwanzan cherry trees. 

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The pool is tucked over to the 

side to allow the gaze to rest 

on the lawn and landscape 

during the winter. This lush 

summer palette of white and 

lilac transforms to hues of red 

and orange in the fall. 

The landscape 

design offers 

something for all 

seasons. “There 

are places to sit on 

cold evenings and 

summer nights.” 

—Pete Hunt 


FINISHES, 

DOORS & WINDOWS 

These features are key players in home 

design and its aesthetic. Elements like millwork, 

flooring, stone and tile elevate a living space, 

bringing beauty, texture and dimension, while 

smaller details, like handcrafted ironwork 

and decorative hardware, add flair and 

impact. Windows and doors welcome in the 

outdoors, add architectural interest and frame 

showstopping views. 

Woodwork by Walter Lane Cabinetmaker, LLC 


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Designer Digs 

When it came to the millwork of 

his new house on a quiet street in 

Wellesley, Peter Fallon, founder 

of Fallon Custom Homes & 

Renovations, went deep. 

We wouldn’t expect anything less from the 

custom builder with his own in-house cabinetry 

and woodworking shop. When he ushered us 

into his stately new build completed just last 

fall, we were greeted by layers of fine cabinetry, 

gleaming oak hardwoods, antiques, art and a soft 

gray palette. 

While Fallon can often be found in his third floor 

lair, with its oversized TV and comfortable chair, 

the kitchen is his favorite space in the house. He 

loves the room’s symmetry, while we were taken 

by its luxurious cream-colored coffered ceiling 

that contrasts nicely with the rift and quartersawn 

white oak floors in a Jacobean stain underfoot. 

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The kitchen is homey but refined, with a furniture 

feel that stems from paneled appliances, the 

island’s mahogany countertop and the legs of 

the cabinetry. The space is emblematic of what 

Fallon’s millwork shop can do—throughout a 

home. 

Photography: Roger Pelissier

Photography by Richard Mandelkorn 

ARCHITECTURAL MILLWORK • FINE CABINETRY 

171 RESERVOIR ST., NEEDHAM, MA 02494 | 781.237.0505 

FALLONCUSTOMHOMES.COM/BDG

JH KLEIN WASSINK 

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We fabricate, finish and install individual pieces or all the cabinetry, woodwork and furniture 

for your entire home or business in a full range of styles from traditional to contemporary. 

“Celebrating 22 years in business” 

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W e Make Wood Beautiful 

Dedicated to the fine craft of finishing and restoration of 

architectural woodwork and furniture since 1980. 

178 CresCent road 

n e e d h a M, Ma 02494 

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WALTER LANE 

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Fine Millwork & Cabinetry 

phone 978-469-0315 

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Photography by Keitaro Yoshioka

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110 Alexander Street, Framingham, MA | (508) 875-2020 | www.finefinishinc.com 

Architect: MGa | Marcus Gleysteen Architects; Interior Desgn: Anthony Catalfano Interiors; Photography by Chuck Choi

Architect: Peter Sachs 

Pella Windows & Doors 

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Take a closer look today by visiting pellaofboston.com, or call (800)-866-9886

Romancing 

the 

STONE 

Cumar Dazzles with its Linea Couture Collection 

Many know Cumar Marble and Granite for its gleaming 

granite and marble, but homeowners may not be aware 

that the natural stone fabricator carries a line of full slabs 

of exotic and semiprecious stone typically seen only in 

jewelry. This assortment—culled from personal searches 

all over the world—is known as the “Linea Couture” 

collection, and has stones so special, shares Vice President 

Carlotta Cubi Mandra, “they are in class of their own.” 

Comprised of coveted gems and materials like amethysts, 

agates, petrified wood and quartzes, these luxe offerings 

can grace that “once-in-a-lifetime kitchen, bath or custom 

project.” Use them anywhere you’d like to make a brilliant, 

beautiful statement—Cumar’s custom fabrications have 

found expression on fireplace surrounds, backsplashes, 

vanities, sinks, countertops, and more. 

Add further drama by backlighting the stone. This design 

effect accentuates the heady, saturated colors and intricate 

veining found in nature’s glorious compositions. 

Left: material: lapis blue semiprecious; designer: Kristin Paton 

Interiors; photo: Eric Roth. Right: material: natural quartz 

semiprecious; designer: Beth Martell & Enda Donagher NYC; 

lighting designer: Barbara Bouyea; photo: Sargent Architectural 

Photography. 

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Do Come by, my dear. 

Dramatic. Scintillating. Enticing. 

Petrified Wood. 

Cumar is New England’s preeminent source and fabricator of the finest marble, granite, limestone, and exotic stones. | 617.389.7818 | cumar.com

Setting The Standard Since 1970 

Woburn, MA | minutemantile.com | 781-933-6495 

Refresh 

SAME HOME. 

NEW LIFE. 

YOUR STYLE. 

CHELSEA, MA 

1-877-JBSASH1 

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The marble not yet carved can hold the 

form of every thought the greatest artist has. 

- Michelangelo

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& 

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Commercial and Residential Natural Stone Restoration 

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BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS NEW YORK PALM BEACH SAN FRANCISCO 

BOSTON DESIGN CENTER 

1 DESIGN CENTER PL, 4 TH FLOOR, SUITE 435 617.261.9736 

888.845.3487 www.parisceramicsusa.com info@parisceramicsusa.com

PROfile 

“We are the industry leader nationwide for the residential 

installation of 6mm porcelain slabs.” —Talha Algur, owner 


Ideal Tile of Newton brings “tile perfection” to its showroom and 

has for 19 years. They work with the most prominent manufacturers 

of glass, stone, ceramic, and porcelain, importing materials 

directly from Italy. New to Ideal Tile, the addition of the best 

3 Italian engineered wood companies, Salis, IPF and original 

Parquet, to its selection of flooring choices with 350 color options 

to choose from. From vibrant water jet mosaics to pristine porcelain 

slabs to on-trend subway tiles and now to the best engineered 

wood flooring, the experienced sales design team can satisfy 

every decorating need, beautifully. 

At Ideal Tile, magnificent porcelain slabs are a specialty—the 

company carries more than 72 colors and finish options and over 

1400 slabs in stock. More and more residential and commercial 

architects are specifying 6mm porcelain slabs for their designs, 

and Ideal Tile has remained on the forefront of the material’s 

technological advances for years. As a pioneer in the industry, 

Ideal Tile has learned how to properly handle the porcelains to 

ensure a perfect installation every time. Whether an application 

calls for a single sheet of slab, or 120 slabs, the installation 

demands an attention to detail and know-how. Ideal Tile’s level of 

expertise has led them to develop installation techniques that have 

since become the new standard in the industry. 

IDEAL 

TILE OF 

NEWTON 

PROfile 

Ideal Tile of Newton 

244 Needham Street 

Newton, MA 02464 

617-559-0303 

www.idealtileboston.com 


Painstakingly Perfect 

Interior Design: Kotzen Interiors, LLP; Photography: Warren Patterson 

For over 34 years, our craftspeople have provided superior service and custom 

installations of all large and small format tiles plus so much more. 

774.233.0210 | 508.872.TILE 

www.installplusinc.com | info@installplusinc.com

New England’s PREMIER Wood Flooring Specialists! 


Since 1984, David J. Galvin Flooring has been providing the highest quality 

workmanship and customer service in the industry. This commitment has 

allowed us to continuously expand our customer base and distinguish ourselves 

as one of the most trusted and reliable hardwood flooring professionals. 

Groton: 978-448-3206 • Acton: 978-263-3207 • Wellesley: 781-239-3206 

www.galvinflooring.net

: Richard Mandelkorn

MODERN 

CLASSIC 

Kolbe's various product lines can meet specific architectural and aesthetic 

goals. Careful design, quality craftsmanship, many aesthetic choices, and 

innovative solutions help Kolbe windows and doors manifest your vision. 

We're for the visionaries. ® 

800.543.5403 | WWW.HORNERMILLWORK.COM |

Photography: Greg Premru 

We’ve been the brand behind your marble, granite, and 

quartz countertops since 1990. 

At Marble and Granite, our professional design consultants will assist you at one of our 

showrooms, and support you from the selection process through the installation. We save 

you time and money on your countertops, and value transparency—our clients receive 

quotes outlining material and labor costs. 

www.marbleandgranite.com | 877-39-STONE 

Showroom Locations: Albany, NY Milford, CT Westwood, MA

Distributors of custom wood products. 

www.huntcustomwood.com

Design Wood Floors 

CAPE COD LANTERNS 

Handcrafted 

Brass and Copper Lighting 

508.945.1659 | 309 Orleans Rd., North Chatham, MA | capecodlanterns.com 

designwoodfloors.com • 617.967.4071 

Some electrical contractors leave you 

twisting in the wind. 

We make sure it’s on a hammock. 




Bridging the gap between a custom construction company and individual tradespeople, Sagamore Select Group 

specializes in high-quality renovations and small residential projects. An in-house team completes millwork, 

carpentry, painting, wallcovering and even tiling and is the ideal solution for homeowners and 

designers with project needs that don’t demand the breadth of a full-scale builder. Clients can 

expect personalized attention, timeliness and flexibility. 

Sagamore Select Group works for the love of the build, and donates all proceeds 

to worthwhile charities that are meaningful to its clients and team. 

Chris@SagamoreSelect.com | 781-258-8468

DESIGN 

Lifestyle Place 

Discerning Homeowners Find Boston Style and 

Sophistication outside the City Limits. 

Newton’s “Lifestyle Place” is a suburban design destination with city chic, featuring premium 

materials, products and design services for your home—within walking distance. Shop the 

integrated showrooms of top-tier purveyors of tile and stone, kitchen and bath fixtures, 

architectural hardware and home accents, cabinetry and furniture design, and more. Dubbed 

“Lifestyle Place,” the design mecca calls to architects, interior designers, developers, contractors 

and residents with its one-stop shopping, boutique feel, restaurants and cafes. Convenient to 

Weston, Wellesley, Route 9 and I-90. 

BOSTON FINE HOME DETAILS 

A showroom sure to stoke the flames of inspiration, Boston 

Fine Home Details features custom fireplace packages, 

natural and cast stone mantels and the finest architectural 

hardware in the industry. Also offering in-house metal 

refinishing. Additional location in Providence, RI. 

www.finehomedetails.com 

THE GALLERY 

A destination showroom featuring fine custom 

cabinetry, designed and selected to reflect your 

lifestyle for any room of the home. A personalized 

experience with endless possibilities. 

www.worldwidecabinetsgallery.com 


DISTRICT 

SPLASH 

Immersive. Refreshing. That’s the experience at Splash’s 

state-of-the-art interactive design center. Catering to 

both design professionals and retail customers, the newly 

renovated showroom features the latest and greatest in 

kitchen and bath design from the industry’s top brands, 

at a variety of price points, in classic, transitional, eclectic 

and contemporary styles. Probably the most talked about 

addition is a fully-functioning spa room where clients 

experience firsthand the digital showering, chromotherapy 

lighting and heated flooring. Splash’s sister locations, 

Spritzo, are attached to six of their wholesale divisions 

located in Clinton, CT; Middletown, CT; Providence, RI; 

Saco, ME; Vernon, CT; and Worcester, MA. 

www.splashspritzo.com 

IDEAL TILE OF NEWTON 

Beautifully-designed imported tiles from the latest 

trends to the most cherished traditions. Ideal Tile’s 

services include design, sales and installation of 

stone and tile. They are a nationally-recognized 

industry leader in the residential installation of 6mm 

porcelain slabs with skilled crews that offer 

white-glove treatment. 

www.idealtileboston.com 


FURNITURE, 

TEXTILES & DECORATIVE 

ACCESSORIES 

You’ve found the perfect home; now make it your 

own. Many designers work from the ground up, 

beginning with a stunning rug or carpet. Today’s 

furnishings create just the right look—from sleek and 

clean-lined forms to looks of refined elegance, 

and every style in between. Accessories, accents 

and textiles personalize a living space, and speak 

volumes about the homeowner. 

Verellen’s Nina Sofa, available at ARTEFACT Boston, a Verellen boutique 

Photograph courtesy of Verellen 



MICHAEL J. LEE 

introducing the Verellen Salon at Artefact Boston 

1317 Washington Street, Boston MA 857.350.4397 

1000 Pleasant Street, Belmont MA 617.993.3347 

info@artefacthome.com artefacthome.com

PROfile 

Art 

Makes the Difference 

Just twenty minutes from Boston, on Route 9 in Natick, Renjeau Galleries maintains a 

comprehensive collection of fine art by some of the region’s finest established and emerging artists. 

The main gallery, a 100-year-old home with several showrooms, contains the majority of the 

collection. A smaller annex building on the property provides an intimate space used for special 

exhibitions, highlighting a particular artist, or private viewings. 

Many customers enjoy scheduling appointments in the gallery to see the artwork they have 

previewed on Renjeau’s expansive website. It’s an ideal solution for busy clients, and is often 

combined with borrowing on approval or an in-home consultation, which enables clients to 

visualize the art in the home or office space. 

Additionally, Renjeau offers an incredible selection of custom framing choices as well as expert 

fine art restoration. 

Renjeau Galleries 

79 Worcester Street 

Natick, MA 01760 

(508) 655-5121 

www.renjeau.com 

Photography by Keitaro Yoshioka

The Comforts of Home & Garden 

The Outdoor Living Store 

Outdoor Furniture 

Garden Gifts 

Statuary 

Perennials 

Annuals 

Trees & Shrubs 

Pottery 

Fountains 

Umbrellas 

Fire Pits Sunbrella Cushions Tableware 

Designers welcome 

Closed Tuesdays 

National Furniture 

Retailer of the Year in 

the Casual Furnishings 

Industry 

1265 Massachusetts Avenue | Lexington, Massachusetts 

781-861-1200 | www.seasonsfour.com

Elegance 

Meets Excellence 

Boston Billiard Emporium 

combines a passion for antiques 

with painstaking craftsmanship. 

PROfile 

The “Golden Age of Billiards” lasted from the 1860’s until the Great Depression. During this 

period, a billiard table was not simply a game table, it was a piece of furniture of the highest 

caliber. These tables were made by the finest artisans, using rare woods from all over the world. 

Since 1975, Boston Billiard Emporium has been New England’s leading conservator of 

antique billiard tables. Owner Stephen Kelly combines his love of antiques with the painstaking 

craftsmanship required to bring the exquisite billiard tables of a bygone era back to their original 

grandeur. 

Their tables have been featured in books, movies and magazines, as well as on NECN’s 

“Dream Home” and PBS’ “This Old House”. Many of New England’s interior designers as well 

as architects have planned their client’s billiard room around a billiard table and accessories 

purchased from Boston Billiards. 

New pool tables are also available at Boston Billiard Emporium. These tables can be 

customized by selecting the species of wood, color of stain, cloth and pockets so that the table 

works better in your space. You will also find a great selection of accessories, as well as a fullservice 

repairs department for anything that may go wrong with your table. 

343 Medford Street 

Somerville, MA 02145 

(800) 479-1661 

www.bostonbilliards.net 

Photography by Warren Patterson & Roger Pelissier 


Vispring has crafted supremely comfortable beds since pioneering the pocket sprung mattress in 1901. To this day, 

every Vispring is made entirely by hand, from start to finish, using the finest natural materials and time- honed skills. 

348 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776 | 978-440-8200 | www.TheOrganicMattress.com 

Complimentary White-Glove Delivery throughout the Continental U.S.

NATICK BOSTON BURLINGTON 800.368.3778 WWW.DOVERRUG.COM

Boston 

Celebrates 

Design! 

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12-Day Citywide Festival 

80+ Events - Most Free 

BostonDesignWeek.com 

All events are open to the public. 

Register now for our eNews. 

Save The Date! 

Boston Design Week Awards 

Friday Evening April 3 

Produced by: Fusco & Four/Ventures, LLC 

Sponsored by: 

Sol LeWitt, Bars of Color within Squares (MIT), 2007 

© 2018 The LeWitt Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 

Photo: George Bouret. Courtesy of MIT List Visual Arts Center

Our showroom offers a full range 

of Fabric, Furniture, Wall Coverings, 

Lighting, Trims and Accessories. 

ailanthus 

Boston Design Center 

Suites 434 & 442 

Phone 617.482.5605 

www.ailanthusltd.com

patchwork bone maple / solid bronze / custom sizes available 

JEFFSODERBERGH.COM 

custom sustainable furnishings 

seasonal Cape Cod showroom 

11 West Main St 

Wellfleet, MA 02667 

open May - December 

year round Newport studio 

by appointment only 

401.845.9087 

info@jeffsoderbergh.com 

coming soon! 

new RI studio/showroom 

549 Park Avenue 

Portsmouth, RI 02871

HOME INTEGRATION 

& LIGHTING 

Today’s smart homes are advanced yet 

user friendly. Controlled from the touch of a 

button, surveillance, lighting, shades, audio 

and visual media are custom configured to 

enhance and simplify daily life. Lighting may 

be the home’s most underrated element; 

directly and indirectly, it casts a mood, 

spotlights or defines a style. 

Séura Storm Outdoor TV, available through Maverick Integration 

Photography courtesy of Séura 

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Natural windowcovering 

from Hartmann & Forbes 

The Maverick Integration Vigilance Program is a 

dedicated design and installation program that 

provides performance optimization for our clients 

systems during and long after deployment. 

Showrooms in Nashua & Waltham 

Servicing active projects from Bar Harbor to Naples 

603.490.1177 maverickintegration.com

“Darwin Premier – the new evolution in home automation. Darwin analyzes, 

monitors, calibrates, and responds to changing environmental health conditions 

throughout the home – including air, water, lighting, temperature, and more – to 

help enhance health, well-being, and performance. Maverick Integration is the 

first authorized Darwin dealer in New England. Call us. Let us turn the home you 

worked for into a home that works for you.” 

DARWIN 

INTELLIGENCE 

FILTERED 

AIR 

PURIFIED 

WATER 

CIRCADIAN 

LIGHTING 

ENHANCED 

SLEEP

Rendering courtesy of 

Four Seasons One Dalton Street

Specializing in luxury 

Boston high-rises as well as city and 

suburban residential homes 

For over 35 years, Creative Systems has provided the latest in 

integrated systems and expert installation. Homeowners no longer 

need to choose technology over style—today’s applications are 

seamless and smart. 

Home Integration (Alexa & Google Home) 

Audio (Sonos) and Video Systems (Latest 4K Technology) 

Lighting Control (Lutron) 

Climate & Shade Control Surveillance 

Wireless Networks 

Natick 508-655-2262 

Osterville 508-420-0918 

www.creativesys.com

WE BUILD OUR SMART HOME SYSTEMS 

AROUND YOU 

To create the most sophisticated smart homes we work directly with the Client, 

Builder, Architect or Designer. The Choice is yours! 

Come visit us at the NEW Sounds Good Experience Center 

Sounds Good Corporation 

179 Bear Hill Rd. Suite 106 

Waltham, MA 02451 

781.890.8700 | Info@soundsgoodcorp.com | www.soundsgoodboston.com 

Like us on Social Media: Facebook and Twitter: @SoundsGoodMA Instagram: @SoundsGoodCorp

AUTHORIZ E D DEALE R 

AUTHORIZ E D DEALE R 

Linden Table Lamp 

Kelly Wearstler 

Light New England | 50 Terminal St. | Building 2 - Unit #524 

Boston, MA 02129 | 617.286.7181 | www.lightne.com

Theater in an Instant 

Photos: Keitaro Yoshioka Photography 

Music 

Video 

Lighting 

Shading 

Communications 

Control 

At Cutting Edge Systems, we’ve been on the forefront of state-of-the-art technology systems 

in the home for over 25 years. Architectural audio and visual solutions are our specialty. 

How do we do it? In this elegant living room, we installed custom speakers around the 

fireplace and hid the surround sound channels, invisibly beneath the plaster. A concealed, 4K 

laser projector resides within a soffit to cast brilliant images with High Dynamic Range on a 

12-foot, acoustically transparent screen. Blackout shades lower automatically whenever a movie 

plays. We can equip any room to transform at the touch of a button. 

Cutting Edge Systems • 364 Littleton Rd. • Westford, MA 01886 • (978) 392-1392 • www.cuttingedgehome.com

Maverick Integration is one 

of the first in New England 

to embrace a new frontier in 

residential lighting control: 

the advent of color temperate lighting calibrated 

to the time of day. Ketra lighting (later followed 

by USAI, Savant and LF Illumination) has redefined 

fixtures with automation that harnesses the color and 

temperature of natural light and brings it indoors. Gone 

are the days of the one-size-fits-all incandescent light 

bulb you grew up with that has the same steady yellow 

glow whenever it’s switched on. 

“What Ketra did,” explains Systems Designer Dennis 

Jaques of Maverick Integration, is to “provide a seamless 

lighting experience that follows the Circadian rhythms 

of our bodies and the earth.” Just after sunrise, this 

technology adjusts and elicits a soft warm light; at high 

noon, it captures that white-blue tone that streams in from 

the window; and, come sunset, it imbues a “warm amber 

glow, like a candle or the feel of a cool summer night.” 

Photos courtesy of Ketra 

Ketra’s system is configured to the 

homeowner’s zip code, longitude and 

latitude, so it knows when the sun rises and 

sets in a given locale, year-round. Residents 

“can’t tell where the sun or natural light stops 

and the electronic light begins” in their living 

spaces, continues Jaques. It is unintelligible, 

and, like the sun, changes so slowly, you don’t 

notice it. But you feel it. 

Maverick Integration has deployed several systems 

last year alone, and clients have been struck by 

how much they enjoy the technology. Depending 

on the time of day, the light makes you feel happy, 

energized, focused, relaxed and ready for rest. 

Delos, a New York based company and global wellness 

pioneer committed to enhancing the health and wellbeing 

in the environments where we live, work, sleep and 

play, integrated Ketra within its new office space, as the 

technology is in keeping with its ethos, but not everyone 

in homebuilding has been quick to embrace it. “When 

you think about it,” maintains Jaques, “the way we wire 

buildings is the way we wired them back in the 1950s.” 

Given the groundbreaking progress in the lighting world, 

“it’s time for a change.” 


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Enhance your lifestyle and have complete control with 

smart technology throughout your entire home 

Visit our Experience Center / Showroom at 34 Wexford Street, Needham, MA 02494 

(617) 391-8919 | www.sdiboston.com

Creative Custom Lamps, Shade Designs And Lighting 

21 Walden Street, Concord, MA 

978.369.3000 

Hours Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm 

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Beautiful design gets the attention but 

integrated technology brings it to life! 

Builder: Sea-Dar Construction; Interior design: Spring Hill Design; Photographer Greg Premru 

Visit our state-of-the-art AVD Experience Center at 

383 University Avenue, Westwood, MA. Schedule your appointment now! 

Lighting & Climate Controls ▼ Automated Shades ▼ State-of-the-Art Audio & Video Systems 

Osterville - 508-428-1435 ▼ www.avdesigns.com ▼ Westwood - 617-965-4600

LANDSCAPE 

ARCHITECTS 

Landscape architects imagine the 

outdoor living spaces that have 

redefined homes in New England. 

Considering both hardscape and 

softscape, these professionals play up 

a site to its fullest advantage when 

conceiving formal, woodland or pool 

gardens, terraces and outdoor kitchens. 

Landscape Architecture by Gregory Lombardi Design Incorporated 

Landscape Construction by Landscape Creations 

Photography by Nat Rea Photography 



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Photo: Rick Mandelkorn

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LEBLANC JONES LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 

617.426.6475 | leblancjones.com

The MacDowell Company 

Landscape Architecture 

21 Center Street Weston, Massachusetts | TheMacDowellCompany.com | 781.899.9393

Out of Site! 

Architecture: 

MGa | Marcus Gleysteen Architects 

Photography: Jeff Sinon 

Meandering native stone drives. Jaw-dropping views. 

Mossy, stepping-stone paths. Granite hardscapes that 

take on the tones of the lake. Landscape design/build 

firm Pellettieri Associates, Inc. brings nature’s splendor 

to higher ground. At a time when homeowners are 

appreciating the great outdoors more than ever—in 

their lives and in their home designs—we sat down with 

President George Pellettieri, who has been in the business 

for 35 years, to see just how his firm does it. 

First and foremost, Pellettieri Associates likes to enter 

the picture early. “We can be the most beneficial if we are 

the first ones on the site and the last ones to leave,” he 

says. If his team can see the setting, they can assess its 

features, views and special characteristics, and create an 

optimal program, often with outdoor “rooms” that serve 

multiple uses. 

They take their cues from nature—the granite of the 

surrounding ledge, the direction of the sun—as well as 

the wants of the homeowner. “Lifestyle is so important,” 

contends Technology Director Graham Pellettieri; we 

encourage residents to think hard about how they intend 

to use their property. Will they entertain regularly and, if 

so, how many guests? Do they cherish a particular tree? 

What time of year will they be using the home? 

Pellettieri Associates then brings these seamless, 

sustainable settings to fruition, maintaining them for years 

afterward. The company is happiest when asked, “Were 

you really here?” offers George. “That’s a sign that we’ve 

done our job well.” 


PELLETTIERI ASSOCIATES, INC. 

Celebrating over 35 years of award-winning landscapes 

Landscape Architecture & Construction 

Land Selection & Planning 

Fine Gardening 

PELLETTIERIASSOC.COM 

888.826.2275

karensebastianllc@gmail.com • 617.529.6719 • karensebastianllc.com 

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF AWARD-WINNING LANDSCAPES 

508-358-4500 abladeofgrass.com 


Landscape Architecture 


COHASSET, MA 508.280.3206 BRIANFRAZIERDESIGN.COM

ON HALLOWED 


GROUNDS 

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Not far from a busy, divided highway dotted with traffic lights and 

populated by strip malls and car dealerships, within a private block 

cloistered by hundreds of Norway spruce, is a garden for the ages. 

The extraordinary, expansive landscape, inspired in part by the vistas and terraces of the Dumbarton Oaks 

estate in Washington D.C., has an unmistakably European feel. Its series of structured yet intimate outdoor 

spaces, influenced by the surrounding architecture, and outlined with lattice brick walls, boxwoods and yew 

hedges, are something you might see on the continent, rather than Massachusetts. 

“The entire grounds are traditional,” explains landscape architect Brian Frazier of Brian Frazier Design, who 

began working on the initial phases of this property roughly 12 years ago in tandem with interior designer 

Anthony Catalfano of Anthony Catalfano Interiors, landscape contractor R.P. Marzilli & Company, architect 

Eric Daum of Eric Inman Daum Architect, LLC and built by KVC Builders. This site—and home—are not what 

you might expect from owner Ernie Boch, Jr., an auto czar, musician and philanthropist who, says Frazier, 

“looks like ’rock n’ roll.” 

And, while the president and CEO of Subaru New England may have rock-star status in Boston as a fierce 

advocate for the arts, music and culture, his taste, at least in the case of his one-of-a-kind grounds, runs to 

the impeccably classic and refined. Which is not to say that there isn’t something wonderfully outlandish 

about the latest phase of his property now reaching completion, the crown jewel of which is a garden pavilion 

where members of Boch’s family are interred and remembered, and where he plans to be laid to rest.

Left: London planetrees set 

up the view, says Frazier, 

and “make it a special place.” 

Initially, Frazier considered 

a reflecting pool, but Boch 

preferred a sunken lawn. 

Boch also insisted on a 

copper cross to crown the 

garden pavilion, rather than 

goldleaf, for an integrated, 

subtle effect. Right: The 

main door to the building is 

custom bronze by Tishchler 

Und Sohn, with a bronze 

door surround by Wiemann 

Metalcraft. The interior door 

is mahogany with a crotch 

veneer panel fabricated by 

South Shore Millwork. 



The idea arose from a very practical purpose, explains 

Ernie Boch, Jr. “Statistics show that 80 percent of Americans 

have no plan for when they die. I’m not talking about 

wills,” he says emphatically, “I’m talking about what they 

plan to do with their body.” Couple that with the fact that 

town cemeteries are getting full, and Boch felt compelled 

to take matters into his own hands. Beautifully. 

He visited mausoleums all over the world—Europe, New 

Orleans, and, closer by, Brookline—to get ideas for his 

garden pavilion, and then assembled the finest team 

possible, he says, “to run with it.” Daum’s contemporary 

classical design, Catalfano’s flawless counsel and Frazier’s 

The coffered dome has 24 bays symbolizing the hours of the day 

and a bronze laylight in a sunburst pattern designed, fabricated, 

finished and installed by Wiemann Metalcraft. The marble floor 

was cut and carved in Italy and dry assembled as a mock-up before 

it was shipped over. The interior columns are fluted and composed 

of stacked segments of Verdi Alpi Marble. The marble floor, 

columns and inscription tables were furnished and installed by 

Kenneth Castellucci & Associates, Inc. Above: The hypostyle hall’s 

four columns suggest the weight of mourning. Each chamber 

features fabric, fur and a curtain for a very quiet and somber experience. 

Right: Charcoal Gray Coldspring granite stairs descend 

to the crypt, which is marked by a red door. 


vision for the landscape and pebble terrace took the project 

to higher ground. It is a site created to endure, with 

a level of complexity and aestheticism that the team as a 

whole has rarely—if ever—experienced before. 

Daum’s contemporary temple, a robust and instantly 

iconic vision in ashlar charcoal granite (selected for its 

kinship to Quincy granite) harkens back to a long tradition 

of classical architecture, with the Greek Doric style its 

governing order. Its main volume is a cube, anointed by 

a hemispherical dome sheathed in standing-seam copper 

sheeting. Four wings project outward to the “cardinal 

points of the compass,” explains Daum, and bronze doors 

and windows, fabricated by the renowned Tishchler Und 

Sohn, let in the landscape. 

The interior has an exalted, jewel-like bearing, with flooring 

by Kenneth Castellucci & Associates, Inc., composed 

of nine different marbles. A luminous stained glass laylight 

within the center of the dome draws the eye heavenward, 

its profusion of pinks and blues representing the evening 

sky and, at its center, the setting sun. Empire influenced 

chandeliers add further drama to the space. 

While the upper sanctuary “celebrates the cycle of life,” 

says Daum, the crypt below, accessed by stairs, signifies 

life’s transience. Swathed in shades of grey, black and 

gold, it strikes a rich but solemn chord. Its rounded columns, 

which, says Frazier, aren’t a necessity as the structure 

is so well built, look to be heavy with grief. “They’re 

just ominous,” says Boch. That’s the only word for it.” 


After excavating the site, 

installing forms for the outline, 

outfitting underground 

heating so that the terrace 

won’t accumulate snow, 

and pouring the concrete, 

R.P. Marzilli & Company’s 

craftsmen worked for three 

months under a tent structure 

during the winter of 

2015-2016 (on their hands 

and knees) to guide every 

pebble into place. The team 

went through a dozen or 

so mockups of grouts and 

mortar before landing on the 

product to joint it with. 

The layering of the plant materials defines 

the terraces, creating outdoor spaces that are 

warm and inviting. The foliage has an almost 

ethereal effect coming off the hardscape. 


Directly on axis and embedded within the 

landscape, lies the pebble terrace, designed 

by Frazier and handcrafted by R.P. Marzilli & 

Company. Comprised of contrasting black 

and white Mexican beach stones handpicked 

for size and length, the curving, flat 

terrace paves a singular path to the pavilion. 

Layers of taxus, hydrangea, Russian sage 

and boxwood surrounding the terrace are 

integral to the design. The plantings soften 

the stonework, “creating spaces that are 

warm and inviting,” says project manager 

Chris Johnson of R.P. Marzilli & Company. 

“While the hardscape work is one-of-a-kind 

and unique, it would be nothing without the 

other layers,” he continues, and the seamless 

and systematic terrain. 

The execution of both the pebble terrace 

and garden pavilion required unparalleled 

dexterity from the team at R.P. Marzilli & 

Company and KVC Builders. “There are so 

many great details on this project,” says 

KVC Builders project manager Jackson 

Mello, every one of which involved a high 

level of craft and, at times, problem solving. 

Throughout the build, KVC’s Construction 

Supervisor Jack Griffin was an incredible implementer 

who navigated the project to new 

heights, says Mello. The job required the 

dome to be built in concrete, rather than the 

wood frame KVC would typically use. Due 

to the complexity of the structure,“more or 

less, we had to design backwards,” explains 

Griffin. “The concrete had to be designed 

to fit within the finished stone drawings,” 

clarifies Mello. “That’s very different from 

the way we would normally build.” 

The team not only succeeded, they soared, 

and every one of the professionals is grateful 

to Boch for having had this opportunity. 

It is, by all accounts, the project of a lifetime. 

“We’ll never have another one like this,” 

says Daum. “No, never,” agrees Griffin. 

Architecture: Eric Inman Daum Architect 

and Merrimack Design Architects, 

Eric Daum Partner in Charge 

Builder: KVC Builders 

Landscape Architect: Brian Frazier Design 

Landscape Construction: R.P. Marzilli & 

Company 

Interior Design: Anthony Catalfano Interiors 

Millwork: South Shore Millwork 

Wood Finishing: Wayne Towle Master 

Finishing and Restoration 

Tech Integration: Maverick Integration 

Photographer: Warren Patterson 



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INDEX 

7 Tide....................................................................................................... 4-5 

a Blade of Grass..................................................................... 26-29, 244 

Acorn Tree and Landscaping...........................................................267 

Adams and Beasley Associates...................................................78-79 

Adolfo Perez Architect....................................................................47, 61 

Ailanthus.................................................................................................216 

Amy Martin Landscape Design.......................................................270 

Anderson Fireplace................................................................................ 15 

Anderson Insulation............................................................................279 

Anthony Catalfano Interiors................19-25, 123, 130-141, 246-255 

Architectural Kitchens, Inc.........................................................144-145 

Ares Structures.....................................................................................283 

ARTEFACT.....................................................................................207, 208 

Artisan Iron............................................................................................286 

Atlantic View, Inc.................................................................................265 

Audio Video Design.............................................................................231 

Bannon Custom Builders..................................................................... 82 

Bensonwood Homes............................................................................98 

Betsy Bassett Interiors........................................................................129 

Boston Billiard Emporium...................................................................211 

Boston Design Week 2020................................................................214 

Boston Fine Home Details.........................................8, 204-205, 275 

Boston Garage.................................................................19-25, 276-277 

Boston Stone Restoration..................................................................192 

Brassworks Fine Home Details.............................................................8 

Brendon Properties................................................................................ 81 

Brian Frazier Design..........................................................245, 246-255 

Brickstone..............................................................................................270 

Brookes + Hill Custom Builders, Inc........................................... 74-75 

C2MG Builders........................................................................................96 

C&T Design.............................................................................................127 

California Closets......................................................................................6 

Cape Cod Cupola.................................................................................286 

Cape Cod Lanterns..............................................................................202 

Capital Masonry & Paving.................................................................266 

Carole Bruce Workroom.....................................................................128 

Carter & Company................................................................................125 

Catalano Architects........................................................................ 44-45 

Charles River Wine Cellars................................................................280 

The Carpet Workroom.......................................................................286 

The Chelsea Company.........................................................................84 

Clapper’s Creative Fireplace Solutions..........................................282 

Clarke–Sub-Zero & Wolf Showroom & Test Kitchen.........4-5, 150 

CM Ragusa Builders........................................................................ 72-73 

Columbia Contracting Corp...........................................................70-71 

Combined Energies, Inc........................................................................ 17 

Concept Building, Inc............................................................................ 85 

Concord Lamp & Shade.....................................................................230 

Control 4.................................................................................................224 

Creative Systems........................................................................ 222-223 

Crown Point Cabinetry........................................................................149 

Cumar, Inc.......................................................................................186-187 

Cummings Architects.....................................................................40-41 

Cutting Edge Homes, Inc....................................................................102 

Cutting Edge Systems........................................................................227 

Dan Gordon Landscape Architects.................................................239 

Designer Garage Doors......................................................................... 18 

Design Wood Floors...........................................................................202 

DiFoggio Electric.........................................................52, 102, 202, 230 

Divine Design Center......................................................................92-93 

Dover Rug...............................................................................................213 

Duckham Architecture & Interiors....................................................54 

E.W. Tarca Construction, Inc............................................................... 88 

Elza B. Design, Inc................................................................................128 

Eric Inman Daum Architect..............................................48, 246-255 

F.H. Perry Builder.................................................................... 7, 9, 11, 103 

Fallon Custom Homes & Renovations...................................... 68-69 

Fallon Fine Cabinetry & Millwork............................................. 176-177 

Ferguson Showrooms........................................................................ 160 

Fine Finish, Inc........................................................104-115, 130-141, 183 

Foley Fiore Architecture...................................................................... 52 

Frank Webb Home................................................................................161 

The Gallery...........................................................................162, 204-205 

Galvin Flooring, Inc.............................................................. 104-115, 197 

Gregory Lombardi Design Incorporated...... 130-141, 164-173, 233, 

234-235 

Groom Construction............................................................................. 97 

Hawthorn Builders................................................................................101 

Heather Vaughan Interior Design....................................................122 

Horner Millwork.....................................................................................199 

Hunt Flooring.........................................................................................201 

I-Kanda Architects.................................................................................54 

Ideal Tile of Newton..................................................194-195, 204-205 

In Memoriam: Richard “Dick” Rigoli...............................................288 

Installations Plus, Inc...........................................................................196 

Institute of Classical Architecture and Art..................................... 55 

Jan Gleysteen Architects, Inc.......................................................34-35 

Janine Dowling Design, Inc...............................................................126 

Jarvis Appliance............................................................................ 152-153 

JB Sash & Door..................................................................................... 190 

Jeff Soderbergh....................................................................................217 

JH Klein Wassink & Company, Inc...................................................178 

Jill Neubauer Architects Incorporated...................................... 56-59 

JW Construction, Inc.......................................................................86-87 

Karen Sebastian, LLC..........................................................................244 

Kenyon Woodworking........................................................................198 

KINEGATE...............................................................................................192 

Kistler & Knapp Builders, Inc........................................................ 76-77 

Kitchen and Bath Gallery/Supply New England.........................159 

Kitchen Visions......................................................................................154 

Kochman Reidt + Haigh............................................................. 143, 148 

Kotzen Interiors, LLP..............................................................117, 120-121 

Kramer’s Custom Kitchens and Woodworking...........................162 

KVC Builders.........................................Inside Front Cover-1, 246-255 

Landscape Creations................................................ 164-173, 233, 269 

Lavallee Systems.................................................................................286 

LDa Architecture & Interiors...........................................32-33, 118-119 

LeBlanc Jones Landscape Architects.............................................240 

Lien Enterprises Custom Builders & Renovators........................ 100 

Light New England..............................................................................226 

Longfellow Design Build.......................................................................16 

Lynch Construction & Remodeling...................................................98 

The MacDowell Company..................................................................241 

Makkas Drapery....................................................................................124 

Marble & Granite, Inc......................................................................... 200 

Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design, LLC..........................238 

Maverick Integration............... 130-141, 219, 220-221, 228, 246-255 

Mellowes & Paladino, Inc..................................................................... 42 

Merz Construction.................................................................................80 

Metalmorfis................................................ 130-141, Inside Back Cover 

Meyer & Meyer Architecture and Interiors............................... 31, 43 

MGa | Marcus Gleysteen Architects.......19-25, 38-39, 130-141, 257 

Minuteman Tile..................................................................................... 190 

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams............................................................2-3 

Monique’s Bath Showroom...............................................................154 

Morehouse MacDonald and Associates.................... 50-51, 164-173 

Newton Kitchens & Design................................................................155 

Oasis Shower Doors.............................................................................163 

Onyx Corporation................................................................................264 

The Organic Mattress...........................................................................212 

Paris Ceramics.......................................................................................193 

Parker Construction, Inc......................................................................90 

Patrick Ahearn Architect.....................................19-25, 26-29, 36-37 

Paul Weber Architecture.....................................................................49 

Pella Windows & Doors Company...........130-141, 180-181, 184-185 

Pellettieri Associates, Inc................................................. 242-243, 257 

Perfection Fence...................................................................................271 

Peter Sachs Architect...........................................................................48 

Phil Mastroianni Corp.........................................................................263 

Plymouth Quarries.................................................................... 268, 286 

Polhemus Savery Dasilva..................................................................... 13 

Powers Gallery......................................................................................286 

Precision Finish Carpentry & Remodeling................................... 100 

ProSource New England.....................................................................158 

R.P. Marzilli & Company..........................................246-255, 258-259 

Renjeau Galleries................................................................................ 209 

Roger Pelissier Photography............................................................215 

Roomscapes Cabinetry & Design Center......................................156 

Runtal North America, Inc................................................................284 

S+H Construction................................................................................... 83 

Sagamore Select..................................................................................203 

Sanford Custom Builders, Inc.......................................66-67, 164-173 

Schumacher Companies..................................................... 130-141, 261 

Seasons Four..........................................................................................210 

Select Horticulture, Inc...................................................................... 260 

Shiplights...............................................................................................286 

Shepherd PMC.........................................................................................14 

Shope Reno Wharton........................................................... 46, 104-115 

Slocum Hall Design Group.................................................................. 53 

Snow and Jones, Inc............................................................................ 157 

Soderholm Custom Builders........................................64-65, 104-115 

Sounds Good Corporation................................................... 19-25, 225 

Splash.....................................................................................151, 204-205 

Stonegate Gardens.....................................................................272-273 

Sudbury Design Group..............................................104-115, 236-237 

Sweeney Brothers Construction, LLC............................164-173, 278 

Sweeney Custom Homes & Renovations.......................................94 

Systems Design & Integration, Inc..................................................229 

T&J Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing, Inc.......... 104-115, 285 

Thoughtforms.............................................................................61, 62-63 

Triad Associates, Inc...........................................................................262 

United Marble Fabricators.................................................104-115, 191 

Varter’s Oriental Rugs........................................................................286 

Venegas and Company...............................................................146-147 

Walpole Outdoors...............................................................104-115, 268 

Walter Lane Cabinetmaker, LLC....................... 164-173, 175, 180-181 

Wayne Towle Master Refinishing & Restoration, Inc............19-25, 

104-115, 130-141, 164-173, 179, 246-255 

Western Window Systems........................................................188-189 

Whitla Brothers Builders, Inc.............................................................89 

WKP Construction..................................................................................91 

WOON-TECH..........................................................................................182 

Yankee Barn Homes.............................................................................95 

Young Ideas............................................................................................281 

Youngblood Builders............................................................................99 


In Memoriam 

Richard “Dick” Charles Rigoli 

January 15, 1950-March 31, 2019 

Boston’s building community lost a rare talent this year. Master Builder and General Contractor Dick Rigoli, owner of 

Richard C. Rigoli & Co. Inc. and Detail Millwork in Waltham, was truly the best of the best; in fact, he and his team are 

responsible for crafting many of the finest luxury homes in Boston. His work set the bar for so many in his field. 

But to me, he was more than a master craftsman; he was a friend. Dick was among the first to sign on with Boston 

Design Guide 23 years ago, and I loved visiting him in his office, even though it was as cold as the North Pole! 

It was Dick who did the renovation on my old house, and I marveled at the way the subs would jump through 

hoops for him out of respect. We all would. 

I had the good fortune of knowing his family—they are in my prayers—and he knew mine. In fact, he and my son shared 

a mutual passion for cars. How I wish he could see the auto salon feature we’ve included this year! It’s a fitting tribute. 

Without a doubt, Dick will be missed. Yet he will long be remembered for his ready smile, firm handshake and for his 

professionalism and dedication to detail. Dick Rigoli not only beautified the Boston area, he made it better. 

And we were all better for knowing him. 



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