Residential Architect Magazine: Rhode Island

EHDA Grand Award: New England Vacation House

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:03:47 EST

Performance-enhancing features are packed into this 1,300-square-foot Rhode Island retreat.

EHDA Honorable Mention: Spring Street Renovation

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:32:42 EST

This 80-year-old Rhode Island home has retained its original character after undergoing a sustainable makeover.

Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:11:38 EST

Providence, R.I. / Anmahian Winton Architects

Family Compound, Bristol, R.I.

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:45:55 EST

A new kitchen provides pro-level functionality with high style--and a killer view.

Double Loft in Providence, R.I., by 3six0 Architecture

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:32:24 EST

3six0 tailors a 4,000-square-foot loft into two distinct spaces for a husband and wife.

Estes/Twombly's Modern Office Space in Newport, R.I.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:27:27 EST

Estes/Twomby Architects' Newport, R.I., office occupies a 1933 church building.

Estes/Twombly's Shoe Bench Organizes a Massachusetts Mudroom

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:21:08 EST

A cozy and convenient shoe bench helps organize a Concord, Mass., remodel.

Addition to a Historic Cape on a Coastal Farm, Little Compton, R.I.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:27:50 EST

The rudimentary beauty of cows, a weathered barn, and utilitarian stone walls inspired a minimalist response to this restored cape/guesthouse and separate kitchen addition, part of a larger farmstead.

cyronak house, block island, r.i.

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:42:08 EST

The judges admired the simple lines and casual attitude of this summer and weekend residence on remote Block Island, R.I. At 1,040 square feet, it's the smallest built house that Newport, R.I., architect James Estes has ever designed.

sisson cottage, goosewing farm, little compton, r.i.

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:41:36 EST

If great art elevates the ordinary, this renovated cottage is architecture at its best. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson preserved an old farmhouse's simple proportions while adding magic with light and lath.

fine renovation, jamestown, r.i.

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:41:28 EST

This summer-cottage addition and renovation in Jamestown, R.I., won the judges' approval for its sensitive weaving of old and new elements. Architect James Estes' clients had asked him to add on two guest bedrooms and to improve the existing, 1,060-square-foot residence.

mckeough house, block island, r.i.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:11:00 EST

This Block Island retreat keeps the island's architectural tradition of spare buildings intended to withstand harsh conditions.

rhode island scholars

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:15:20 EST

Over the years, Estes/Twombly Architects has designed plenty of environmentally friendly houses. Cross-ventilation, managed stormwater runoff, and natural materials are part of every project that comes out of its Newport, R.I., office.

Born House, Little Compton, R.I.

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:05:32 EST

New England's archetypal agrarian forms, subtly refracted through a modernist lens, give this house-and-barn compound a timeless sense of belonging in its rural setting.

pacitti house, warwick, r.i.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:14:31 EST

When asked for ideas that would drive the design of their house, these clients came up with a fitting metaphor: a Saab. The house, they said, should be like the car: clean of line, well-crafted, and a little quirky in form.

estes house, jamestown, r.i.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:14:19 EST

A greenhouse formerly on the site inspired the layout for architect Jim Estes' house, and its materials draw from utilitarian New England structures. When the greenhouse was abandoned in the 1950s, the site went completely wild.

freeman residence, bristol, r.i.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:19:09 EST

The 1.2-acre waterfront site was the biggest influence on the design of this 2,600-square-foot house, says architect James Estes.