Connecticut

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  French Country Farm, Greenwich, Conn.

  A rustic potting room attracted the judges' attention.

   
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  Wheeler Residence, Scarsdale, N.Y.

  Inspired by the forms of a grand piano, this stair gets support from a rhythmic array of steel rods.

   
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  Neutra Glen Residence, Stamford, Conn.

  A new kitchen in a restored 1959 house by Richard Neutra expands on the theme of the original building.

   
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  hartmann residence, fairfield, conn.

  As is so often the case on a difficult site, this narrow lot inspired a cleverly designed house that makes the most of its footprint.

   
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  riverbank residence, stamford, conn.

  Joeb Moore, AIA, intended this white-and-stainless steel kitchen to both please and surprise.

   
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  cottage, guilford, conn.

  Gray Organschi Architecture, New Haven, Conn. Small buildings get attention because every detail is exposed, and there's a lot to admire on this accessory cottage in a meadow overlooking Long Island Sound.

   
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  shell game

  The transformation of this 1905 New Haven, Conn., fire station into a live, work, and play space was all about shells.

   
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  mianus river residence, stamford, conn.

  “This house is almost John Pawson-like; it's so spare it sings,” said one judge. Another praised its “quiet celebration of connections” and the way it hits the ground.

   
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  house on the connecticut river, essex, conn.

  Architect Chad Floyd’s house sits on the north cove of the Connecticut, River, in a colonial-era shipbuilding town.