Huestis Tucker Architects
Have you seen the website Houzz? It's an online forum where residential architects, designers, and product manufactures can show their projects and products. It's a great resource for people who are considering building or renovating a home. People ask all sorts of questions about the work which is published on Houzz. Lately I've had several people ask me what the name of the stone is that I've used on a project. When it comes to exterior masonry, I think most architects use local stone. Especially if you want your project to feel "of a place". So I find it extremely odd when someone from say, California, wants to reproduce a masonry look from New England, and they want the name of it so they can use it in their home. So odd!
Huestis Tucker Architects
Huestis Tucker Architects
To me the stone in our projects above really say Connecticut....they are built with native Connecticut stone; a mix of light colored and gray fieldstone, in varying sizes with large flush mortar joints.
Have you seen the website Houzz? It's an online forum where residential architects, designers, and product manufactures can show their projects and products. It's a great resource for people who are considering building or renovating a home. People ask all sorts of questions about the work which is published on Houzz. Lately I've had several people ask me what the name of the stone is that I've used on a project. When it comes to exterior masonry, I think most architects use local stone. Especially if you want your project to feel "of a place". So I find it extremely odd when someone from say, California, wants to reproduce a masonry look from New England, and they want the name of it so they can use it in their home. So odd!
Huestis Tucker Architects
To me the stone in our projects above really say Connecticut....they are built with native Connecticut stone; a mix of light colored and gray fieldstone, in varying sizes with large flush mortar joints.
Archer Buchanan
Archer Buchanan
Archer Buchanan
These three images above are from Pennsylvania...I love how masonry from each region in our country has a very different look.
Ken Tate
Norris Architecture
Norris Architecture
Oak Hill Architects
RWA Architects
Wiltshire England
And of course, who doesn't love the stone houses of England!!??
And of course, who doesn't love the stone houses of England!!??
Hi, Jennifer ~
ReplyDeleteYour project is beautiful. I love all the different sizes of stone, and the cedar lintel over the window (photo 2). I'm not on Houzz....perhaps I will sign up.
Hope you are doing well.
Cheers,
Loi