RIDGE HOUSE RECEIVED A REQUEST TO STAGE A 19TH-CENTURY BRICK HOUSE LOCATED IN A HAMLET OF THE CATSKILLS AREA IN NEW YORK. THE BUYERS, TAKEN BY THE STUDIO'S FURNISHINGS AND RENOVATIONS, SOUGHT THEIR EXPERTISE TO CONTINUE THE INTERIOR AND ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR NEW HOME.

 

WITH A RECOGNITION OF THE HISTORICAL VICTORIAN STYLE IN THE REGION, THE STUDIO INCORPORATED THREADS OF CUSTOM CONTEMPORARY DESIGN TO ENGAGE IN A DIALOGUE WITH THE PAST. INTERIORS WERE STRIPPED BACK, REVEALING THE TRUE ORIGINAL FEATURES AND FURNISHINGS WERE CAREFULLY SELECTED FROM LOCAL AND PREOWNED SOURCES, GROUNDING THE SPACE IN THE REGION'S IDENTITY. THE ORIGINAL BRICK HOME WAS MAINTAINED, WHILE THE NEWER ADDITION FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS SUBJECT TO A CONTEMPORARY UPLIFT.  THE FACADE WAS DESIGNED TO BE RESURFACED WITH WOOD BOARD AND CUSTOM STEEL DETAILS INCLUDING A FRONT DOOR AND GETTER DRAINAGE.  LOCALLY SOURCED BRICK WAS ALSO REEMPLOYED TO HIGHLIGHT THE AREA'S RICH HISTORY OF BRICKYARDS.

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PHOTOGRAPHY CHARLIE SCHUCK