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86 features

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50 A Converted Church

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A Concord house of worship gets rave reviews for its second act as home to ten families.

By Andi Axman | Photography by John W. Hession

58 A Mountaintop Retreat

A Georgia couple builds an off-the-grid vacation home with exquisite views of Mount Chocorua.

By Barbara Coles | Photography by Rinne Allen and John W. Hession

68 And the Winners Are…

At the sixth annual New H ampshire Home Design Awards in January, the magazine recognized outstanding residential projects from across the state.

On the cover and page 50: Dr. Stephen Del Giudice and Vicki Patric’s new condo in the former Sacred Heart Church in Concord is located in the former altar; the thirty-foot ceiling and enormous windows afford views of downtown Concord, including the gold State House dome a few blocks away. Photography by John W. Hession

From the Editor Letters From Our Readers On the Town Favorite Finds For Sustainability

28 Home Cooking The Joy of Bread Making

By Mary Ann Esposito

34 Transformation A Hidden Gem

By Jenny Donelan

42 By Design

A House Built for Two

By Carrie Sherman

79 Special Advertising Section The New H ampshire Home 2019 Design Awards Hall of Fame

86 Garden R x

Creating PollinatorFriendly Gardens

By Robin Sweetser

92 Inspiration

A Sterling Renovation

By Debbie Kane

98 Home Resources 100 M ark Your Calendar !

103 Index of Advertisers

104 At Home in New Hampshire A Hard Rain

By Howard Mansfield Illustration by Carolyn Vibbert

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Rinne Allen is a photographer based in Athens, Georgia, whose work focuses on the natural environment as well as the people and spaces that co-exist with it. Her work has been published in more than fifteen books as well as in The New York Times and many magazines.

Nancy Belluscio is a photographer specializing in architectural and environmental images. Originally from the White Mountains, she and her family now live and work in the Monadnock Region. She may be reached at nancyonsite.com.

Barbara Coles has long reported on life in New Hampshire, first at Nashua radio station WOTW, then at New Hampshire Public Television and most recently at New Hampshire Magazine. She’s now a contributing editor for the magazine and editor of its Bride issues as well as a freelance writer for other publications. She can be reached at barbaracoles@comcast.net.

Jenny Donelan is an editor and writer with a wide variety of interests, and has covered areas that include computer technology, best business practices, pets, skiing and home design. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe and numerous other publications.

Sharron R. McCarthy Andi Axman Art D irector John R. Goodwin P hoto E ditor John W. Hession Asso c iate E ditor Kara Steere editorial Assistant Rose Z. King photo grapher Morgan Karanasios

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Jodie Hall, Nicole Huot contributors

Rinne Allen, Nancy Belluscio, Barbara Coles, Jenny Donelan, Mary Ann Esposito, Gary Hall, Debbie Kane, Morgan Karanasios, Rose Z. King, Howard Mansfield, Michael Nerrie, Carrie Sherman, Robin Sweetser, Carolyn Vibbert, Greg West reg ional sales m anager

Mary Ann Esposito is the host of the public television series Ciao Italia, now in its twenty-eighth season, and the author of thirteen cookbooks, including her just-published, Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy. She lives in New Hampshire. Visit her website at ciaoitalia.com.

Gary Hall is an internationally published architectural and fine art photographer from Vermont. He recently spent a month in Italy documenting the hill town of Civita di Bagnoregio on a fellowship though the Civita Institute.

Debbie Kane is a writer and editor based on the New Hampshire Seacoast. She writes about home, design, food, spirits and a variety of other subjects for regional publications and clients across New England. She may be reached at debbiekanewriter.com.

Morgan Karanasios is New Hampshire Home’s photographer. While she was a student in Dijon, France, she took photographs throughout Europe and continues to develop her passion for photography.

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New Hampshire Home Rose Z. King is New Hampshire Home’s editorial assistant. She is a PhD student at the University of Glasgow, specializing in Venetian Renaissance art.

Howard Mansfield is the author of The Habit of Turning the World Upside Down; Dwelling in Possibility; The Same Ax, Twice; In the Memory House; and other books. He lives in Hancock.

Michael Nerrie is the CEO (Chief Environmental Observer) at Distant Hill Gardens and Nature Trail, a fifty-eight-acre notfor-profit in Walpole and Alstead. An avid photographer, he documents his observations in the fields, forests and wetlands of Distant Hill with his camera. To see more of his photos or learn more about Distant Hill, visit distanthill.org.

Carrie Sherman works as a freelance writer/editor. She also writes fiction, and her short stories have been published in the Saint Katherine Review and Yankee magazine. She lives in Kittery Point, Maine, with her husband, Terry, and their dog.

She can be reached at carrie.sherman7@gmail.com.

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Robin Sweetser writes a gardening column for the Sunday Concord Monitor and is a contributor to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, among other publications. A former Seacoast resident, she now lives and gardens in Hillsborough.

Carolyn Vibbert is a Portsmouth illustrator whose work also appears on packaging for food and wine brands such as Barbara’s, Stone Cellars and Williams Sonoma. She is represented by Freda Scott, and you can see more of her work at fredascottcreative.com.

Greg West is a photographer who believes that “in every room, in every building, there is a visual character that makes the space unique and worth a second glance.” He may be reached at gregwestphotography.com.

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from the editor

Choosing a Sustainable Lifestyle

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s homeowners, we make lots of choices as we feather our nests: which appliances for the kitchen and laundry room; paint or wallpaper for the walls; granite, marble

or something else for the counters; shades or drapery on the windows; carpet, tile

or wood on the floors; and on and on and on. There is an endless number of items and styles from which to choose—each with different pros and cons.

Bigger and more lasting choices include the size of our homes, how to heat and power them, and what building materials to use. These decisions are important, given the effect that increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is having on our planet. In celebration of Earth Day on April 22 (see the calendar on page 100 for related events), we devote this issue of the magazine to sustainability, and introduce some homeowners who looked ahead and made deliberate choices.

Diana Kelley and Ed Moyle wanted to build a net-zero home that fit its seaside locale, so they enlisted architect Phil Kaplan, of Kaplan Thompson in Portland, Maine, and

In celebration

of Earth Day, we

devote this issue

to sustainability, and introduce

some homeowners who looked ahead and made some

deliberate choices.

builder Jesse Ware (page 42) to help. “A net-zero house can be built for just about any style,” Kaplan says.

Mary Bess Jarrard and Jeff Cole worked with Jeremy Bonin, of Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC of New London and Meredith, and Michael Broome, of Broome Building Co. in Alexandria, to build their off-the-grid home on the highest point in Carroll County (page 58). A solar array generates all the electricity the household needs. The home is so beautiful, in fact, that the project was cited for Excellence in Green Design at the New Hampshire Home Design Awards in January. Find out more about all the winners on page 68.

Thanks to architect Sloane Mayor, of UK Architects in Hanover, a 1994 Hanover ranch is now a sleek, green home (page 92). Because the home is energy and water efficient, and the resources to build it were used wisely, the project was awarded LEED Silver status (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a designation by the U.S. Green Building Council).

A creative team lead by developer Jon Chorlian and architect John Jordan converted the historic Sacred Heart Church in Concord to ten condominiums (cover and page 50). The project receives rave reviews from its homeowners and was acknowledged for Excellence in Historic Renovation at our recent design awards.

Another adaptive reuse—this time of a 1914 building—was done by Daniel Scully, of Scully Architects in Keene, when he transformed the top floor of a movie theater to a chic apartment in the middle of downtown Peterborough (page 34).

If you’re concerned about the overall health of our ecosystem, think about creating a pollinator-friendly garden (page 86). Habitat loss, pesticide use and disease are taking a toll on native pollinators; these gardens help pollinators do their job to keep our plants healthy and thriving.

Here’s to making good and sustainable choices today, tomorrow and all the days ahead.

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letters from our readers Kudos to a great team

all photography by john w. Hession

I loved Jenny Donelan’s article [An Artful Transformation, January/February 2019] and John W. Hession’s photographs—it is always an honor to see my projects in your great magazine! I also wanted to say “hats off” to my talented contractors, including my partner, Paul Mansback, plus Don Mavrikis, Amy Sullivan and Alyssa Van Guilder.

—Leslie Newman of L. Newman Associates in Bedford

Left: Sunny Knoll’s owners Lynne Monroe and Frank Whittemore. Right: A fifty-two-inch round ottoman centers this living room designed by Emily Shakra, featured in our January/February issue.

A one-of-a-kind home

I am so grateful to writer Debbie Kane and photographer John W. Hession for capturing the spirit of our house, Sunny Knoll [A Magical Renovation, November/December 2018].

You listened, looked and got it. When I picked up the magazine, I simply couldn’t believe it.

There were all the wonderful people who’d helped make it happen—there in print as a thanks larger than I’d ever been able to convey. And there were my parents, and Faith Kenniston, and even John Knight and the coyote! I’m truly overwhelmed.

—Lynne Monroe of Preservation Company in Kensington

I love your cover feature on Lynne Monroe and Frank Whittemore’s house [A Magical Renovation]—it’s just fabulous. Their woodland bower, complete with animals roosting in the trees, is entrancing indeed.

Sunny Knoll’s creators (and inhabitants) are an inspiration to us all!

—Cristina Ashjian in Moultonborough

Debbie Kane’s article on Lynne Monroe and Frank Whittemore’s house brought back memories of traveling to the house before my work [three dioramas in the front hallway and the great room’s chandelier] had been installed. Lynne has such a unique vision, and it was great to see the final outcome as well as get a feeling for the interior and grounds through Kane’s insightful writing.

—Bruce Gundersen and Ellen Fisher in Brooklyn, New York

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A family farmhouse

Thank you for the article on my aunt and uncle’s home [A Family Retreat, November/December 2018]. When my children were young, we had the pleasure of staying there, and that visit is one of my children’s best family memories. They had fun boating and kayaking on the lake, and climbing to the top of the mountain to take in all the surrounding beauty. To say, “You could just feel the love in the place” is an understatement! I thoroughly enjoyed your article and the trip down memory lane.

—Sandy Sutherland in New Smyrna Beach, Florida

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I loved reading The Perfect Blend [January/ February 2019]. If ever I find myself with the opportunity to tap into local expertise for interior design, Emily Shakra will be first on my list for a consultation. The double-page spread introducing the article was a visual delight. Thank you for that!

—Sally Hirsh-Dickinson in Penacook

Thank you again for the beautiful coverage of my work [The Perfect Blend]— I love Barbara Coles’s article as well as John W. Hession’s and Morgan Karanasios’s photographs!

—Emily Shakra of Emily Shakra Design in Bedford

Editor’s note: The correct phone number for Emily Shakra Design is (603) 661-4969.

Thank you so much for the beautiful photos and write up of the designer show house in Nashua [A Grand Show House, January/February 2019]. Special kudos to photographer John W. Hession for the glorious photo of the stair that opens the article. I saw him and his assistant setting up the shot—it is really stunning in print and captures the grandeur I was hoping to highlight of that stellar architecture.

Thanks, too, to writer Debbie Kane for her efforts to create this nice article. I always appreciate working with everyone at the magazine.

—Meredith Bohn, of Meredith Bohn Interior Design in Hollis

We are over the moon about the stunning spread of our designer show house [A Grand Show House]. What wonderful visibility for our talented designers who worked so hard, and gave so much of their time and treasure to benefit the Community Hospice House. John W. Hession’s photos are magnificent. Members of our board have been buying out the newsstands!

—Tina Andrade, director of development at Home Health and Hospice Care in Merrimack

Thank you for highlighting our Seven to Save success in On the Town [November/ December 2018]. This is a terrific boost as we prepare for the final fund-raising push to preserve our pond!

—Maggie Stier, interim executive director at Canterbury Shaker Village in Canterbury

We love hearing your thoughts about the stories we’ve published, and we’re always on the lookout for homes and gardens that might interest our readers. Write to us at Editor; New Hampshire Home; 150 Dow Street; Manchester, NH 03101; or e-mail editor@nhhomemagazine.com. We look forward to hearing from you! march/april 2019

on the town 2019

DESIGN magazine

AWARDS

Celebrating excellence in residential design

Awards were given in eleven categories at the 2019 New Hampshire Home Design Awards. The sixth annual awards gala took place January 23 at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford. See page 68 for information on all the winners and the honorable mentions.

Marcus Gleysteen and Maggie Mink, of Marcus Gleysteen Architects, took home four awards, including 2019 Home of the Year.

Photography by Jodie Andruskevich

The 2019 winners are (from left to right, back row) Randy Trainor of C. Randolph Trainor Interiors; Marcus Gleysteen of Marcus Gleysteen Architects; Christopher Timberlake of Bonin Architects & Associates; Jay Tucker of Old Hampshire Designs, Inc.; Janice Page of PKsurroundings; Debbie Karpiack of PKsurroundings; Sheldon Pennoyer of Sheldon Pennoyer Architects; Rebecca Dillman of Cambria; Tom Murdough of Murdough Design; Jason Bailey of TMS Architects; Christopher Williams of Christopher P. Williams Architects; and John Jordan of John S. Jordan Design PLLC. In the front row are (from left) Gregory Rusnica of Bonin Architects & Associates; Cristina Johnson of TMS Architects; Maggie Mink of Marcus Gleysteen Architects; Kenneth Tatro of Christopher P. Williams Architects; Tim Giguere of TMS Architects; and Luke Dupuis of Retreat Custom Builders. Photography by Jodie Andruskevich

Enjoying the evening were (from left) Heather Gard, Laura Espinosa, Barry Knight and Angela Turini of Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery. Photography by Jodie Andruskevich Sarah Bride (left) and Michelle French represented Frank Webb Home, which sponsored the Excellence in Bath Design category.

Emcee Mary Ann Esposito offered guests insight into where she gets inspiration for her recipes and how they come to life in episodes of Ciao Italia.

Photography by Jodie Andruskevich

Photography by heather rood

Greg Rehm, of Liberty Hill Construction (left), and Rob McCarron, of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of New England both provided sponsorship for this year’s awards. Photography by heather rood

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Jay Tucker, of Old Hampshire Designs, poses with Jessica Schooley, New Hampshire Home’s regional sales manager. Tucker took home the Excellence in Small Home Design award.

Photography by heather rood

New Hampshire Home editor Andi Axman (right) got some time to chat with Diane Dubberly, owner of Artistic Tile.

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The Joy of Bread Making Transform simple ingredients into many different, delicious forms of comfort.

B

read has played a significant and powerful role in world history. Wars have been fought,

civilizations destroyed and peoples’ lives affected by whether there was bread to eat. It is the most sacred and basic of foods; a staff of life that has sustained humanity for thousands of years.

I need no excuses for making bread, and I find it an especially gratifying activity to get into the kitchen and work with dough. There is something magical about the simplest of

ingredients—water, yeast, flour and salt—coming together to make a dough of many guises, one that can transform itself into pizza, rolls, breadsticks, focaccia or an honest loaf.

So many people are reluctant to make bread, finding yeast a mystery and shying away from using it because of the fear of killing it. But today’s commercialphotography courtesy of Paul Lally

ly produced dry yeast has been perfected so the proofing step can be skipped altogether; yeast can be added directly to the flour and salt along with the liquid ingredients. Mystery solved.

No special tools are required for making bread, and it is best to do it by hand.

Relying on a bread machine takes away all the fun and leaves not a trace of a

how the dough feels, but how it looks.

lowing the intoxicating aroma to waft

personal touch that says, “I made this

The rhythmic motion of working dough

through the kitchen. Slather some butter

by hand.”

with your hands is very calming, with

on, with a sprinkling of salt while the

the anticipation building of what it will

bread is still warm, and I guarantee there

ence in my opinion; one that teaches us

become once it rises and is ready for

are few comfort foods that can compare.

how to be patient, and allows the baker

the oven.

Making bread is a meditative experi-

to get in tune with the process of mak-

One of the great joys of bread baking

ing and kneading dough. Bread making

is cracking into that hot-out-of-the-oven

requires paying attention to not only

loaf with a golden brown crust and al-

Make getting your hands in dough a family activity, one that can create a lasting lifetime skill.

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Piadina, Romagna’s Classic Flatbread

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Piadina is the classic flatbread of Romagna—it’s made without yeast and traditionally baked on a teglia, or flat clay pan, but a non-stick frying pan or electric skillet works well, too.

3 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons lard or extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup water or milk 1. In a bowl, combine the flour and salt. Add the lard or olive oil, plus enough of the water or milk to make a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead until smooth. Let the dough rest covered for 30 minutes.

2. Heat a dry non-stick 12-inch skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes.

3. Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into an 18-inch-long rope and cut nine 2-inch pieces. Roll each piece into a 9-inch diameter and poke holes on the surface with the tines of a fork.

Place the circles in the skillet one at a time, and cook until they begin to puff just a bit. Flip them over and cook the other side. Little brown spots will appear on them; this is part of the look.

4. Transfer the flatbreads to a cooling rack. They should be thin and soft.

When cool, they can be served with a variety of cured meats, such as prosciutto di Parma, culatello and other salumi. The flatbreads are also good with squacquarone cheese, a soft cow’s milk cheese from the region.

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Basic Bread Dough

M a k es 1 ¾ p o u n d s d o u g h

A basic yeast dough is all you need to make bread, focaccia, rolls, breadsticks or pizza. The beauty of this dough is that you can easily double and triple the recipe, and it freezes well, too.

1 tablespoon active dry yeast 13/4 cups warm water (110ºF), divided 2 teaspoons salt 4 –5 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour, divided Extra-virgin olive oil

1. I n a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in ¼ cup of the warm water. Allow the yeast to proof until it is foamy, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining water and the salt.

2. A dd the flour 1 cup at a time; you may not need to add all of it. Work the mixture until it comes together in a ball. Place the dough on a floured work surface, and knead it for 5–10 minutes, folding the dough over on itself several times, until it is shiny and elastic.* 3. G rease a bowl generously with olive oil. Put the dough in the bowl, and turn the dough a few times to coat with the oil. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap, place it in a warm place away from drafts, and let the dough rise for 3–4 hours or until doubled in size. The more slowly and the longer the dough rises, the tangier the flavor will be. Punch the dough down, turn it out onto a floured surface and knead a few times.

4. T he dough is ready to use now for whatever you choose to make—bread, breadsticks, pizza, rolls, etc.—or can be frozen for up to 3 months. *Note: Alternatively, add the yeast dry to the flour and salt, and skip the proofing. Add the water and pick up the directions above with kneading in Step 2.

Recipe from Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy

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Home cooking

with mary ann esposito

Recco’s Famous Cheese Filled Flatbread

Ser v es 6 – 8

In the town of Recco in the region of Liguria, this filled flatbread is a classic. ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for greasing pan and brushing on the focaccia 3 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup plus 2–4 tablespoons cold water 12 ounces crescenza or stracchino cheese, broken into small clumps Coarse salt, for sprinkling 1. Brush a 13-inch perforated pizza pan with olive oil and set aside.

2. Mix ¼ cup olive oil, flour, salt and water in a bowl until a ball is formed. Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead it until smooth and soft. Cover and allow it to rest for 30 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 450ºF. Divide the dough in half. Roll each half into a 14-inch round. Lift the dough with your hands and stretch it using your knuckles, rotating the dough clockwise as you stretch it. It should be thin enough to see through.

4. Line the pan with one sheet of dough and allow the excess to overhang the edges.

Place soup-spoon-size dabs of cheese randomly on the dough.

5. Repeat the rolling and stretching of the second half of dough. Place the second half of stretched dough over the cheese, allowing the excess to overhang the pan. Trim the edges of the dough so there is about a 1-inch overhang. Pinch the 2 dough edges together to seal them.

6. With scissors, make random small cuts in the top dough to allow steam to escape.

Brush the top with olive oil and sprinkle evenly with coarse salt.

7. Bake until golden brown and puffed.

Transfer the focaccia to a cooling rack.

Cool slightly before cutting into wedges.

Serve warm.

Notes: • Use the leftover dough to make an 8-inch torta di formaggio.

• Use the leftover dough to make wine crackers: Roll the dough out into a thin rectangle, brush it with olive oil and sprinkle coarse salt over the top. Cut into small squares, place on a lightly oiled baking pan, and bake at 375ºF for about 5–8 minutes or until golden brown. Cool the crackers on a wire rack.

• For the cheese, crescenza vaschetta (Mauri brand) was used for this recipe. The cheese is available in Italian specialty stores and online.

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Focaccia Molise Style Ser v es 8

Focaccia has been around since the days of ancient Rome when it was served as a street food. Still in vogue, focaccia has morphed into many different shapes and is called by many different dialect names. In the region of Molise, focaccia is a two-crusted pie with multi-layered, complex flavor.

3 cups or more of unbleached, all-purpose flour ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt ½ cup white wine 2 medium-size heads escarole, leaves, separated and cleaned 2 cloves garlic, minced 10 black olives, chopped 1 tablespoon capers in salt, well rinsed ¼ cup pine nuts 8 anchovies in oil (optional) ½ cup grated Pecorino or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese Egg wash for top of dough 1. In a food processor or bowl, combine 3 cups of flour, ¼ cup olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt and white wine. Mix to form a soft, smooth dough.

Set aside.

2. Sweat the escarole leaves in a little water in a large sauté pan until they are wilted; drain them and squeeze them until they are very dry. Finely chop the leaves and set aside.

3. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a sauté pan; add escarole, garlic, olives, capers, pine nuts and anchovies, mixing all well. Stir in the grated cheese. Cool the mixture to room temperature.

4. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Divide the dough in half, roll each half out to a 12-inch diameter, and place one in a greased and parchmentlined cake pan. Spread the cooled filling over the dough and top with second rolled-out sheet of dough. Brush the top with beaten egg; bake for about 30–35 minutes or until golden brown.

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Focaccia with Rosemary, Black Pepper and Garlic

M a k es 2 f o c acce

In Tuscany, focaccia is topped with simple ingredients, susch as good extra-virgin olive oil, herbs and cheese. Other options include olives and grilled vegetables.

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for greasing the baking pans 6 tablespoons fresh rosemary needles, divided 3 large cloves garlic, minced 1 recipe Basic Bread Dough (see page xx) Coarsely ground black pepper, to taste ½ cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese Cornmeal (if using a baking stone) 1. Heat the 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in a small sauté pan. When the oil begins to shimmer, turn the heat off.

Add 4 tablespoons of rosemary and the garlic, pressing on the mixture to infuse the oil. Set aside.

If using baking sheets: 2. Lightly brush 2 half sheet baking pans (18 inches by 13 inches) with olive oil and set aside.

3. Preheat the oven to 450ºF. Divide the Basic Bread Dough in half and roll out each piece on a lightly floured surface to a 18-inch-by13-inch rectangle. Place each piece on a sheet and brush the dough with half of the oil mixture. Sprinkle each half of the dough evenly with the reserved rosemary needles, black pepper and grated cheese.

4. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the bottoms are crisp and the tops golden brown.

5. Remove from oven, cut into squares and serve hot.

If using a baking stone: 2. Place the baking stone on the middle rack of the oven. Preheat the oven to 500ºF. (Note that you will bake 1 focaccia at a time.)

3. Divide the Basic Bread Dough in half, and set one half aside. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 15-inch-by13-inch diameter and place the dough on a baker’s peel dusted with cornmeal. Brush and sprinkle the dough as described above.

4. Transfer the dough from the peel to the stone using a jerking motion of the wrist.

5. Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the bottom is crisp and the top lightly browned.

Remove from the oven with the peel and place the focaccia on a rack to cool.

6. Prepare the second focaccia, place it on the baker’s peel and bake as described above. Cut each focaccia into squares, and serve warm or at room temperature.

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Susie Hunter’s apartment sits atop a restaurant and a movie theater in downtown Peterborough. The renovation was designed by Daniel Scully, of Scully Architects in Keene.

A Hidden Gem Architect Daniel Scully and

garden designer Michael Gordon helped create a wonderful apartment

in downtown

Peterborough.

Y

ou could walk around downtown

Downsizing decisions

Peterborough for a long time and

A few years ago, Susie was facing some dif-

never realize that a comfortable, airy,

ficult decisions. Her husband of fifty years—

one-floor apartment is on the top floor of

Bruce, a trained biologist, environmental

the building that houses the Peterborough

consultant and (after “retirement”) property

Community Theatre and Cooper’s Hill Public

developer—was in failing health and would

House bar and restaurant.

soon need to move to a facility for profes-

In fact, the apartment hasn’t been there

sional care. The couple had lived in their

for long. In 2017, Susie Hunter and her Lab-

rambling, Shingle-style “cottage” with its

rador retriever Darby moved into the space

extensive grounds since the early 1990s. It

designed by Keene architect Daniel Scully

was soon going to be time to sell the property

and his team. Since then, Susie and Darby

and organize a lifetime of shared belongings.

have been living happily above the (relative)

Susie was also concerned about her future

hustle and bustle of one of the Monadnock

income. She met with Scully and contractor

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march/april 2019

tion Company in Greenfield (both

her new home could be in the old

with a seating capacity of five hundred.

had worked on building projects with

building, right in the center of town.

Since then, it has undergone a number

Bruce), to discuss making the Peterbor-

Bruce passed away in December

of renovations. In 1984, its owners

ough movie theater building that she

2016, and Susie moved into the apart-

reconfigured the building, downsizing

and Bruce owned more financially vi-

ment in July 2017. This change from

the theater to ninety-five seats, and

able. “I’m kind of a planner,” says Susie,

“country mouse to city mouse” was

adding a restaurant called the Holly-

who combines an organic, go-with-the-

just the next incarnation for Susie. “I’ve

wood Café on the ground floor as well

flow approach to life’s changes with a

reinvented myself a bunch of times,”

as offices and an art studio upstairs.

talent for organization.

she says. She’s been a stay-at-home

Bruce bought the building in the

mom, a schoolteacher, a competitive

1990s—renovating the restaurant and

rentable apartments out of the top

runner, a sports marketing/public

the theater lobby with Scully’s

floor of the building, which at the time

relations executive, a landscaper and

assistance, and installing a piano

contained an event room and some

an eldercare worker. Currently, she

bar/function room in the art gallery

offices. But the building codes for mix-

volunteers with UpReach Therapeutic

space upstairs.

ing commercial space and residential

Equestrian Center in Goffstown and

space, particularly above a restaurant,

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were stringent. A short while after this

Center in Greenfield, where Darby

residential and commercial space—

discussion, Susie says, “Dan came back

works as a therapy dog.

incorporates the restaurant; the movie

One possibility was to make two

and said, ‘Maybe we’ve over-thought

The building’s latest incarnation— as a multi-purpose structure combining

theater; Susie’s one-floor, second-story

this.’” Scully suggested that one apart-

A multi-purpose building

ment might be easier to implement

Peterborough’s only movie theater, said

CoWork Peterborough, a shared office

than two. And then Susie got the idea

to be the oldest in New Hampshire,

space business that Susie started last

that this apartment could be hers—

opened in 1914 as the Gem Theatre,

spring.

apartment; and offices, including

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transformation

Teams and shared goals Susie enlisted Peterborough artist Sue Callihan to help with décor for the apartment Scully designed. “I love Sue’s art and her aesthetic,” Susie says.

She also signed on Peter LaRoche, of C.P. LaRoche Construction in Peterborough, as a general contractor. “He’s the best,” Susie says. “He’s so willing to collaborate. All the people who worked on this project were collaborative.

They were committed, and listened to what I wanted and didn’t want.” For any project, Susie says, it’s important to assemble the best team you can. “I learned that from Bruce.”

Susie’s desires included a comfortable, well-lit space with plenty of room for cooking and socializing with friends. She also wanted a window seat, which was built into the living room.

“Susie really likes natural light,” says Scully, who consequently added some windows to the structure. Because she likes to cook, he made sure the kitchen was roomy and well proportioned. The resulting 1,075-square-foot apartment includes a bedroom, bathroom, office/ guest room, and a central space for the kitchen, living area and dining area.

Vaulted ceilings that slope slightly hint at the building’s movie-theater origins.

One of the primary challenges of the project, Scully says, was meeting the building codes for a mixed-use structure. “We all believe in mixed use, but the building codes don’t always make it easy,” he says.

Interior designs One of the charms of the apartment is the way that Scully created spatial definition between the different areas of the main open room. Even though the Top: The dining area, kitchen and living area all connect in the main room of the apartment. The raspberry-red couch in the living area was a new purchase.

kitchen connects to the living area, the kitchen feels like its own room in terms

Center: The spacious kitchen incorporates a center island for food preparation and entertaining. The counter with the sink was designed to be extra deep for more space.

of the layout; the dining area also feels

Above: The built-in window seat in the living room was one of Suzie Hunter’s wish-list items for the new space.

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vinyl that resembles wood, from Floor-

work for the restaurant downstairs goes

California, and another prevalent

ing Concepts in Marlborough. The rest

around most of the apartment’s exterior

decorative element are paintings by

of the main living area has a neutral

walls. This created a unique opportu-

well-known California painter Helen

carpet, over which Susie has placed

nity, as Scully describes it, for situating

Reynolds, who was a friend of Susie’s

several Oriental rugs—a good method

the window seat as well as the built-in

mother.

of dealing with a black-haired dog, she

desk in the bedroom and the extra-deep

says. The bedroom and office are also

counters in the kitchen.

carpeted, and the bathroom is floored

The furniture and woodwork are

The kitchen has a wood-topped center island with two seats on one side.

Plentiful natural lighting and task light-

predominantly cherry, including built-

ing make the room a bright and cheer-

in elements, such as the desk in the

ful workspace, as do the white wooden

much larger space, Susie didn’t need

bedroom as well as a shelf that wraps

cabinets. Both island and cabinets are

to buy many new pieces of furniture.

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Instead, she retained favorite items, in-

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ough. The kitchen walls are covered

cluding family heirlooms and furniture

bed. These pieces were built by La-

in tiles that resemble gray bricks, and

made by Bruce. She did buy a couch for

Roche; the bookcases in the bedroom

this separate wall treatment also helps

the living room and a sofa bed for the

and office were made by Windmill Hill

delineate the kitchen from the rest of

office/guest room.

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the larger room.

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Because she was downsizing from a

In the living room, both the couch

One standout piece of furniture is

and the window seat are upholstered in

the tapered cabinet made from quarter-

ally deep, as necessitated by the place-

a raspberry-red fabric that was chosen

sawn fumed white oak in the dining

ment of the heating ductwork. This

to pick up the colors of the raspberry-

room. This cabinet was designed and

feature turned out to be a boon—Susie

and-champagne quilt that covers Susie’s

constructed by Susie and Bruce’s son

likes the depth because items can be

bed. (Scully designed the bedroom with

Andrew Hunter, a fine-furniture maker

stored or displayed where the coun-

French doors so it could open to the

based in Accord, New York.

ter meets the wall, while still allow-

main room or be closed off, as desired.)

Throughout the apartment are hints

The granite countertops are unusu-

ing plenty of counter space for food

The window seat was important, but

of Southwestern décor—a throw pillow

preparation. Stainless-steel appliances,

the way it got incorporated was due to

on the couch, a rug in the bedroom.

including an induction stove, provide

a happy accident: The heating duct-

Susie originally hails from Southern

a sleek look.

Above: The bedroom can be opened up to the main living space or closed off with French doors.

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“I also wanted a table to eat on, some privacy and a little garden.”

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Susie Hunter’s garden is topped by an aluminum pergola that is traditional in shape but non-traditional in material.

Above: Apartment owner Susie Hunter (left), architect Daniel Scully (center) and gardening expert Michael Gordon (right) all worked together to create Hunter’s public/private garden space.

Right: The pergola’s aluminum rafters over the garden provide an airy feeling and are durable.

flower boxes. Tall plantings in the

shape as a traditional pergola frame,

such as shrub evergreens and Cala-

boxes provide an attractive, effective,

including the rafter tails—yet it’s bright

magrostis ‘Karl Foerster’ grass. “I like to

partially transparent border that makes

and airy,” Scully says. The pergola and

mix up the textures and make it fun,”

the space within surprisingly private,

aluminum flower boxes were made by

he says. Yew hedges were added to cre-

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“Once the plants came in, and the

you added tall flower boxes to the stone

garden was done by Paul Haupt-Renaud

hedges, it all came together,” Susie says.

wall, with massive plantings, it would

in Greenfield.

“When you are inside, it feels totally

work almost like a hedge,” Gordon says.

For the flower boxes, Gordon used a

private.”

For the pergola, Scully used long-

variety of plantings, including annuals

lasting aluminum rather than wood.

such as ‘Marmaduke’ begonias, salvias

“Susie said she wanted us both to ‘do

“The aluminum we used is the same

and Amicia zygomeris; and perennials,

our thing,’” Gordon says.

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“It was great working with Michael Gordon,” Scully says. “The patio took on a life of its own.” Part of that life is its public/private nature. It is a private garden, but it is quite visible in town and not locked. Workers at Susie’s coworking space sometimes eat lunch there, for example. “I’m very interested in the whole idea of public and private space,” Gordon says.

Susie’s apartment also has a kind of dual life. It’s not public, but it is situated in very public surroundings.

Scully calls it “a magically private space in the middle of town.” Susie can walk downstairs and engage in community life whenever she likes.

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We travel a lot, and when we’re home, Ed and I like to be together. When we entertain, it’s usually for just a few close friends.”

A large couch faces the east wall that is banked with windows and an entertainment center with a central set of doors. Those doors open to a reveal a large-screen television. “We had to hide that black screen,” says homeowner Ed Moyle.

Together, Kelley and Moyle designed and chose detail after detail to create a home they could live in for a long time. For example, the downstairs flooring is textured “wood” ceramic tile. The tile is just the right shade of gray, and its texture provides traction for their two dogs and two cats.

“This took some trial and error,” Kelley says, “because stores wouldn’t let us borrow tiles to lay out and assess at home.”

“We bought boxes of the stuff,” Moyle says, “and donated what didn’t work to Habitat for Humanity.”

“Let me show you how the windows work,” Kelley says. She turns a latch, and one of the large windows easily pulls out from its frame and tips

Left: Homeowners and husband and wife, Ed Moyle and Diana Kelley.

Below: The kitchen and living room, in white and gray with beige and black accents, creates a light but defined living space. The long kitchen island with its soapstone counter is used for everything from food prep and casual entertaining to crafts projects.

open at the top. These tilt-and-turnstyle windows can also swing open like a door. Since the windows are set into a deep wall, there was ample room to install automated shades. The shades work with silent efficiency.

Cindy Milne, of The Lighting Center at Rockingham Electric in Newington, designed the lighting. She achieved this bright, warm look using energyefficient LED lights.

The team “Our architect and builder were amazing,” Kelley says. “We wanted to build a net-zero house, and they were both experienced in that kind of construction.”

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for our electrical connection,” Moyle says. “In the warmer months, we pay into the grid; and then in the winter, we use our credits. It all balances out.

Truly.”

“At first, we thought we should have heated floors,” Kelley says. “But it’s not necessary. The house is always the same temperature.”

Kaplan Thompson Architects, in Portland, Maine, and Jesse Ware, formerly of Futuro Construction in Portsmouth and now with Placetailor, a passive-house Right: Western light and crisp building angles from the roof to the steps make this porch scene simple and classic.

Below: The energy modeling for these solar panels was done

by Kaplan Thompson Architects. Tucked in behind the house on a south-facing slanted roof, the panels are surprisingly inconspicuous.

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builder in Boston, teamed up to design and build the Kelley-Moyle home. Both companies are committed to net-zero building, and as like-minded building pioneers in New England, they had already worked together on other projects.

“With proper construction, a netzero house can be built for just about any style house,” says Phil Kaplan, a principal of Kaplan Thompson and the project architect on Kelley and Moyle’s house. “Our three main assembly

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Members of the design team include Phil Kaplan (left), a principal of Kaplan Thompson Architects in Portland, Maine; Cindy Milne, lighting designer at The Lighting Center at Rockingham Electric in Newington; and Jesse Ware, now project manager at Placetailor.

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q A relative was an accomplished ceramicist, and his work is displayed on shelves and in shadow-box frames throughout the home. w The overall effect of the Shaker cabinets, with their white woodwork and shades of blue accents, is calm and pleasing. e Both homeowners are bibliophiles; their books, clustered by subject, line the walls in well-planned bookcases. r This his-and-her bathroom accommodates two different styles, and the centrally located medicine cabinets are easy to access.

The building process

“In a net-zero home, we insulate the

Ware senses some confusion. He tries

Ware took Kaplan Thompson’s con-

concrete slab,” Ware says. “So, there are

struction drawings and executed the

six inches of insulation, then a four-

design, beginning with the concrete

inch slab. The slab is thermally broken,

ten,” he begins. “Your hand doesn’t get

slab—well, actually with the insulation

and from the edge of the slab to the

cold as quickly in a mitten. A slab that’s

for the concrete slab.

exterior wall, there are four inches of

insulated all around, including the edge

insulation.”

of the slab, doesn’t get cold that easily.

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fies the air. In cooler seasons, the ERV warms and humidifies air. But mainly the ERV keeps the temperature and humidity constant.

1920s cottage To fulfill the aesthetic wish of the owners, both Kaplan Thompson and Ware worked the details to create the look of a 1920s cottage. Often, a modern cottage is a bit oversized and has myriad touches. Here, Kaplan Thompson designed a look that is simple and proportionate. The house sports traditional roof brace details, and the Clean rooflines, big windows and decorative details make for a formal but welcoming front entrance to this retro-style, 1920s seaside cottage.

front porch has exposed rafters. There are built-in solar shades constructed with wooden slats. These work much

Directly underneath the slab is plastic,

tion. Ware notes that the house is

like Venetian blinds. Up on the gable,

and everywhere else we use building

essentially free of volatile organic

porthole windows lighten the interior

membranes.”

materials (VOCs). The plywood for the

and give the house its own long views of sea and marsh.

Additionally, Ware uses elegant,

flooring and cabinets was all made with

tough European tapes—instead of

low-volatile organic materials. “And, we

staples, nails or glue—to seal the plastic

used paints that have zero VOC, and

about their lives now as well as their

and building membranes to create a

some low- or zero-VOC sealants,” Ware

commitment to a sustainable future for

tight envelope. “Many of the materials

says. “It all makes a difference.”

others.

we use are from Europe,” Ware says.

One of the major components of the

“The U.S. is just now beginning to

house is a fresh air ventilation system.

catch up.”

The energy recovery ventilator (ERV)

Given the tight envelope of a net-

actively exchanges the air in the house

zero house, ventilation is critical.

three times an hour, Ware says. It cools,

First, it’s important not to add any off-

heats and manages moisture. In the

gassing elements during the construc-

warmer seasons, it cools and dehumidi-

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A converted

Church

Thanks to a creative team—lead by developer Jon Chorlian and architect John Jordan— a Concord house of worship gets rave reviews for its second act as home to ten families.

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When it comes to architectural design, the form of a building often follows its function. But as time marches on, things change; people come and go—and so do many buildings, sadly. Buildings that manage to stand the test of time are often repurposed, such as those in Manchester’s millyard.

That’s a good thing and is also the long story short for the former Sacred Heart Church in Concord, which was cited for Excellence in Historic Restoration at the New Hampshire Home Design Awards in January.

Sacred Heart parish was founded in 1892 when a group of Quebecois families broke away from St. John parish. Two years later, a chapel was built on what’s now the parking lot for the church. By 1918, parishioners had outgrown their space and began raising money for a new, larger church, according to Paroisse du Sacre Coeur published in 1934. The parish purchased the site and hired architect Donald Barbinault of Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1933; the cornerstone was set by November that year. The following September, the new church was dedicated. Almost the entire cost of the project—$180,000—was raised before construction began.

The Gothic Revival-style building’s beautiful orange sandstone was quarried in Auburndale, Massachusetts. Concrete trim was used for the window surrounds, tracery and sculpture. “Wooden doors with oversized iron hinges contribute to the medieval characteristics of the style,” says Concordbased architectural historian Elizabeth Hengen. Stainedglass windows came from F.X. Zettler Company in Germany, a world-renowned maker of ecclesiastical windows.

Above: Dr. Stephen Del Giudice and Vicki Patric’s new home is dramatic architecturally, since it was formerly the church altar (seen from the back of the church, top right). The thirty-foot ceiling and enormous windows afford views of downtown Concord, including the gold State House dome a few blocks away.

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But in 2011, a declining number of priests and parishioners caused the Sacred Heart parish to be consolidated with those of St. Peter’s and St. John the Evangelist—both also in Concord—into Christ the King Parish, according to the Concord Monitor. In 2014, the Sacred Heart church was put on the market, and in 2015, a purchase-and-sales agreement was signed with Concord developer Jon Chorlian. In June 2016, Bishop Peter Libasci lead a final mass and deconsecrated the holy spaces so the building could be converted to secular use. Chorlian took ownership of the building in Right: Vicki Patric and Dr. Stephen Del Giudice like to have their morning coffee in their kitchen.

Below: The living room is on the second floor of Patric and Del Giudice’s home.

August 2016.

Transforming Sacred Heart Chorlian had taken an interesting path to becoming a developer. The son of artistic parents—his late father Jonathan was a well-known potter in the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen and his mother Marissa is a painter. “There was lots of creativity in my family,” Chorlian says. During summers in college, he worked with a contractor doing renovations and homebuilding in the Seacoast. “I loved this work,” he says. At Harvard College, he studied economics and worked in building maintenance with a cabinetmaker who taught him about furniture making. “From there, it was easy to install a door or window,” he says.

After graduating from law school, Chorlian worked his way to becoming partner at Orr & Reno in Concord, where he practiced law for ten years. He got to see how deals came together and how business was done. “I learned a lot from my clients, how to assess risks and how to take risks,” he says. “But I always had this building thing in the back of my mind.”

So in 2004, Chorlian left the practice of law and devoted himself full time to developing properties. “I became a developer so I could be a builder,” he says. “I love the transformation process of turning houses into homes that people will live in.”

For the next four years, he put what he had learned through his study of law—financing, contracts, real estate law—to work and began developing old houses in Concord into condos. He assembled a small crew and brought in help from John Jordan, of John S. Jordan Design PLLC in Canterbury. An architect since 2000, Jordan had worked for LaVallee Brensinger Architects in Manchester and Christopher P. Williams Architects in

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Meredith before striking out on his own. Among

do them, too.” Chorlian got back to his own resi-

his projects were the renovations of the Pandora

dential development in 2013; when Sacred Heart

Mill in Manchester, now home of UNH Manches-

came on the market two years later, the thought

ter, and Dean Kamen’s buildings in Manchester’s

of a multi-million-dollar project was no longer

millyard. “Old buildings are so interesting,” Jor-

daunting.

dan says. “They have so much craft and lots of design opportunities.”

Once Sacred Heart was under agreement, Chorlian and Jordan began to figure out how to

In 2008, Chorlian put his residential develop-

transform the interior space in to residences. “We

ment on hold and began working with developer

asked ourselves what to do with a building with

Steve Duprey, of the Duprey Companies in Con-

fifty-foot ceilings,” Chorlian says. “We’d never

cord, on large-scale commercial projects in Con-

had a project as complicated as this.” Their other

cord. “I really learned a lot from Steve,” Chorlian

projects were smaller and only involved moving

says. “As a result, I got to be more comfortable

walls, not adding floors. But with the church, the

with doing larger projects and saw that I could

space had to be sliced vertically and a floor added.

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Top: Once the building was decommissioned as a church, all the windows with religious images were removed and replaced, but the colorful and graphic tracery sections of the windows remain in place.

Above, left: Vicki Patric and Dr. Stephen Del Giudice’s kitchen features one of the original church windows.

Above, right: The Normandins awake each morning to sunlight illuminating the tracery of the original windows and the architectural details of the ceiling.

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Right: Kim Normandin prepares lunch in her spacious kitchen.

Below: The Normandins’ see-through fireplace, made by Fireplace X, serves as a divider between the living and dining rooms, and gives the space a modern touch. The fireplace also heats up to 2,000 square feet of space; the surround is from Galleria Stone and Tile in Pembroke.

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The renovation begins

Rosary, found a new home in Colorado. Fortunate-

There was one thing that made preserving the

ly, the colorful and graphic tracery sections of the

church’s architectural integrity easy: as a result of

windows remained in place.

the building’s sandstone exterior, no windows or

Jordan and Chorlian came up with a floorplan

additions could be added. “These were also prac-

that includes three units on the ground level (they

tical decisions,” Jordan says, “because the build-

each have nine-foot ceilings) and seven units

ing’s walls are a foot thick.”

above. Of those seven, three condos are on each

Once the building was decommissioned as

side of the building and the seventh includes the

a church, all the windows with religious images

former altar space. All ten units are between 1,800

were removed and replaced. “A company called

and 2,000 square feet.

King Richard’s in Atlanta did that work,” Chor-

By the time Gary Chicoine Construction Cor-

lian says. “They specialize in church salvage and

poration in Weare started work in August 2016,

will only sell it to other churches.” The Sacred

designs were finalized, permits had been lined up

Heart windows, which were called Mysteries of the

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Top: Vicki Patric and Dr. Stephen Del Giudice (left) enjoy a summer evening cocktail on the porch at the entry of Kim and Marc Normandin’s home.

Left: The former Sacred Heart Church hasn’t changed much from the outside as seen from Pleasant Street in Concord.

Below: Members of the design team included, from the left, Bob Chagnon, project superintendent of Gary Chicoine Construction in Weare; developer Jon Chorlian; interior designer Amy Somerville of Concord; architect John Jordan, of John S. Jordan Design PLLC in Canterbury; and Brian Baston of Baston Masonry in Bedford.

Missing from the photo is kitchen designer Monique St. Laurent, of W.S. Dennison Cabinets, Inc. in Pembroke.

did with his other residential redevelopments, “I allowed all these buyers to participate in the design process,” he says. “They all chose their own flooring, paint colors, kitchen styles and other finishes.”

One selection all ten owners made were cabinets by W.S. Dennison Cabinets, Inc. in Pembroke.

“George Dennison makes the best cabinets,” Chorlian says. “He can build whatever anyone needs, which worked well when homeowners were trying to work within some of the confines of the church’s interior architecture.”

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The spiral staircase in the Normandins’ home is original to the church and “was the only way to get to what used to be the choir loft,” Kim Normandin says.

with the owners early in the process to create lay-

says. “I wanted a place that was walking distance

outs and pricing for all the kitchens and many of

to downtown Concord and built by Jon.”

the baths. “This is the best time to invite a design-

Del Giudice and Patric’s new home is the most

er in to collaborate,” she says. The kitchens were

dramatic architecturally, since it was formerly the

done in a variety of styles, ranging from Country

church altar. Off the condo’s entry are bedrooms,

French to traditional to Scandinavian as well as in

baths and a stairway leading to the second floor.

a variety of woods, finishes and hardware. Some

On reaching the top stair, visitors are treated to

owners wanted a desk area, bookcases, media cabi-

a spectacular space that made this writer’s jaw

nets or a fireplace surround. “Each space evolved

drop—the thirty-foot ceiling and enormous win-

according to the owner’s lifestyle, aesthetic and

dows afford views of downtown Concord, includ-

wish list for their space,” St. Laurent says.

ing the gold State House dome a few blocks away.

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“Our condo offers something we never thought possible,” Patric says. “We have in-town living,

Dr. Stephen Del Giudice and Vicki Patric are two of

expansive and curtain-less windows, and privacy.

the new homeowners, and they’ve known Chor-

It’s as though we have a treehouse in the middle

lian for a long time—Del Giudice and Chorlian

of Concord!”

played Sunday night hockey together for years. “I

Kim and Marc Normandin own a condo down

told him when I was ready to move from Hopkin-

the hall; as empty-nesters who wanted to back

ton to Concord, I had two criteria,” Del Giudice

east after two years in St. Paul, Minnesota, they march/april 2019

Left: Ornate details of the original ceiling’s Gothic arches are now part of the Normandins’ bedroom.

Below: The Normandins’ cats, Blackstone (right) and Grayson, sit on a pew—now reduced in size—that was original to the church.

were looking at walkable cities, such as Ports-

plenty of opportunities to get together and have

mouth, Boston and Cambridge. “Once we talked

some fun.”

to Jon and visited this property, we were sold,”

“It’s very rewarding to see the community

Kim says. “We were drawn to the opportunity

formed with the ten households at Sacred Heart,”

of having a unique home in a great location,”

Chorlian says. “Everyone seems to get along so

Marc adds.

well.”

The floor plan of the Normandins’ condo has the living room, kitchen and dining room on the first floor with bedrooms upstairs. “The best part of living here is waking each morning to the tracery of the original windows and the architectural details in the ceiling,” Kim says. “It’s so beautiful, and we feel blessed to be part of the preservation of this unique property.”

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A Mountaintop

Retreat A Georgia couple builds an off-the-grid vacation home with exquisite views of Mount Chocorua.

By Barbara Coles | Interior Photography by Rinne Allen Exterior Photography by John W. Hession

Perched on the highest point in Carroll County, the home offers a panoramic view of the mountain range that homeowner Jeff Cole fondly remembers from visits to New Hampshire as a child.

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“We wanted to be up on that mountain,” says Mary Bess Jarrard. “We just loved the land.” It was the perfect spot for their vacation home.

Both she and her husband, Jeff Cole, knew it would be

daunting to build on the top of a mountain, but they were determined to do it.

Cole wanted the view they would have once the moun-

taintop—the highest point in Carroll County—was cleared.

“The view of Mount Chocorua and the Sandwich Range was the view of my childhood,” he says. Growing up, he had spent summers in the area and had many fond memories.

Jarrard’s ties to the state were more recent. “A born

and bred Georgia peach,” as her husband calls her, Jarrard learned to love New Hampshire during visits here after they had married and settled in Georgia. She came to love the Granite State enough that one day in 2000, she said, in a pleasant surprise for Cole, that they should buy land in New Hampshire.

And so they did—118 acres of heavily forested mountain. With all the challenges such rugged terrain presents, they’d need an expert team for the project, which started as a barn and evolved into a barn home. They enlisted Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC of New London and Meredith, with Jeremy Bonin as architect and Chris Timberlake as project manager, as well as Michael Broome, of Broome Building Co. in Alexandria, as the builder.

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Photography by john w. hession

Above: Members of the team that led the design and construction of the mountaintop home (left) are, from the left, Vintage Kitchens’ Christi Benney and owner/designer Susan Booth, of Concord; Michael Broome, of Broome Building Co. in Alexandria; and Jeremy Bonin, of Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC in New London and Meredith.

Below: Because the home is so remote, with a driveway almost a half-mile long, the decision was made to supply electricity with a solar array and design the home to be net-zero. The airtight construction and high R-value insulation allow the homeowners to heat with only a wood stove and radiant-floor heating.

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The evolution of the building

England look” but “with some Southern charm.”

A driveway—almost a half-mile long—was carved

Cole knew, whatever the look was to be, he

out of the forest. Cole says the remoteness of the

wanted it to be timber frame construction. Wood-

construction site encouraged self-sufficiency: “It’s

working is one of his passions, and, for him, the

so far away, bringing in electricity would have

massive timbers and joinery offer an appealing

been very expensive.” For the same cost, the cou-

aesthetic.

ple found they could install a solar array to gener-

Broome shares this opinion: “Exposed timbers

ate electricity and build the house to be net-zero.

remind us of their purpose, nothing is hidden.

Once the decision to be off the grid was made,

Sunlight and shadows play along the timber work,

“efficiency in construction, thermal envelope and

exposing the beauty of the wood grain.” The tim-

a multitude of other choices was guided by that

bers are fir with cherry splines, finished in a spe-

decision, giving the project an overarching guide-

cial walnut and Danish oil.

line and goal,” Bonin says. Bonin and Broome’s efforts were recognized at the New Hampshire

Living with timber frame construction

Home Design Awards in January, when this proj-

As beautiful as timber frame construction is, it

ect won for Excellence in Green Design.

makes interior design challenging. “This type of

The design itself, Bonin says, reflects “the New

construction presents challenges that range from

England barn aesthetic,” starting with an exterior

the utilization of the space under the descending

comprised of a traditional shiplap vertical board

rafters to lighting design and wiring to finding

that can be found on many New England barns.

storage areas,” says Lisa Ellis, the Georgia-based

Also like many barns, he adds, “the project changed

interior designer Jarrard and Cole worked with.

and was added onto during the design process.”

Since the ground floor of the home is used for

At first, Jarrard and Cole had planned to build

a workshop and vehicle storage, with the living

the barn-like structure to store recreational gear

space tucked between trusses on the upper floor,

and Cole’s woodworking tools. “Then we added

Ellis says she had to claim “every single inch”

a bedroom to the plan,” Jarrard says. “Then a

between the posts, beams, struts and purlins for

kitchen. Then the whole project became one great

storage and living, “keeping in mind the need to

house.” The overall goal would be “a simple New

avoid head bumps on the descending roofline.”

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Top and facing page: Timber frame construction can present challenges for kitchen design. To create balance, and avoid head bumps, kitchen designer Sue Booth, of Vintage Kitchens in Concord, located the sink between two ceiling rafters. To match the heft of the timber, the granite countertops were made two inches thick.

Above: Booth designed an unusual circular chopping block cabinet at the end of the island made of reclaimed wood.

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Above left: A corridor that connects both ends of the main floor creates a linear flow.

Above right: A ship’s ladder in the corridor goes to the cupola (left), which is structured with a reciprocal frame that relies on selfsupporting beams. It is a complex design found in both tepees and great European cathedrals.

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Case in point—the kitchen. Designed in collaboration with Sue Booth, of Vintage Kitchens in Concord, avoiding head bumps was a key consideration in the placement of the sink. “The sink,” Booth says, “was installed between two ceiling rafters, so it’s comfortable while standing there, but also it makes sense to have it balanced.”

Although there isn’t any cabinetry above the sink, there’s plenty of storage in the cabinets elsewhere, all finished in milk paint with a brush technique that creates striation. There’s also the handcrafted walnut plate rack and an adjacent pantry set behind doors made of reclaimed barn wood.

Reclaimed wood is also used for the unusual circular chopping block cabinet at the end of the island. This piece replicates a cabinet in the kitchen of Cole and Jarrard’s Georgia home that was designed by British designer Johnny Grey, as does the dishwasher that’s elevated to eye level; as one of the most renowned kitchen designers in

Top: At one end of the main floor is a loft area that’s open to the floor below.

Steel and glass doors provide separation from the rest of the main floor.

Above: Storage space in the master bedroom is provided by built-ins tucked under the descending roofline and a closet on the opposite wall.

the world, Grey’s “unfitted kitchens” depart from traditional configurations.

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niture with the functional needs for storage in a kitchen. “Cabinetry under his creative insight was no longer all matching, but more handcrafted, mixed woods and interesting painted finishes,” Booth explains. “In essence, Grey’s style brought back very early and longstanding tenets of kitchen furniture—a cooking spot, a work table, and a scullery space or wash-up area.” His vision was the beginning of cabinets-like-furniture idea that is now so ubiquitous.

Photography by john w. hession

Grey’s vision has inspired Booth since early in her career, and she loved that the homeowners incorporated elements of his non-standard design.

“The rough wood in the kitchen complements the location, and the clean, simple lines and muted colors complement the architecture,” Booth says.

Top: The open-concept living room offers a cozy spot to gather; it also provides stunning views through a bank of windows in the adjacent dining room.

Above: Enjoying the kitchen are, from the left, lead designer Lisa Ellis of Lisa Ellis Design, in Athens, Georgia; homeowners Mary Bess Jarrard and Jeff Cole; and landscape designer Rebecca Cole of Rebecca Cole GROW in New York City.

“It’s not too country, not too modern. It’s sort of this wonderful intersection between the two.”

Because of the substantial massing of timber in the house, Booth says the countertop “needed some heft.” It’s two-inch-thick Stanstead Grey granite that’s harvested in Québec. “In this space,” Booth says, “it feels perfect.” Perfect, but heavy.

Cole says getting the granite to the site was a formidable task: “One piece weighed more than

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1,100 pounds. It took a lot of men, and they don’t

turally engineering the home. Ideas like this are a

ever want to do that again.”

complex and challenging solution.”

Nearby the kitchen—stretching alongside a

The light fixture in the cupola was designed by

bank of windows that opens the room to the vis-

Ellis and created by her lighting company, Haw-

ta beyond—is a trestle table hand-built by Cole.

thorne House, specifically for the space. “I had

Offering seating at the table are Tappan chairs,

the fixture welded in iron for the more artisanal

handcrafted in neighboring Center Sandwich by

aesthetic, but the form and shape are very mod-

Adam Nudd-Homeyer, a seventh-generation chair

ern. I mimicked the geometry of the cupola.” The

maker. The pattern for the chairs, black-painted

fixture is one of three she designed for the home.

maple wood with checkerboard mesh, is two hundred years old. The trestle table is one of two that

Living with the elements

Cole built; the other is in the loft area at the other

Outside are a screened porch and a patio that are

end of the main floor.

separated by a double-sided fireplace with a mas-

To create a linear flow in the corridor that con-

sive chimney. Built by stonemason Chris Spring-

nects the two ends of the main floor, both with

er, of Iron Hammer Stoneworks in Danbury, with

expansive views, Ellis encased all the interior walls

stones found on the property, the chimney offers

in shiplap painted a light-green-tinted white.

warmth in the chill mountain air.

“I wanted one’s attention completely on these

At the 1,204-foot elevation, that chill air can

large windows and the view,” Ellis says. To further

turn into strong winds that whip across the vast

ensure there was no distraction, she made some

open expanse of land. Jarrard and Cole recount

of the corridor’s doors frameless with hidden

the time their daughter and some friends were

hinges and ran the shiplap across them. In addi-

at the home during a nor’easter. Despite 75 mph

tion, the wall that separates the loft from the rest

winds, the structure held tight. The home is built

of the main floor is a window wall made of steel

to withstand a hurricane.

and glass with doors.

Off the corridor is the master bedroom, an es-

Enjoying their retreat

pecially challenging room to design. There, too,

Thanks to a team that liked to tackle challenges,

Ellis didn’t want details to distract from the view

Jarrard and Cole now have the mountaintop

through the room’s large window. Yet a closet,

home they wanted. They’ve even enjoyed some

vanity area, television and chest of drawer stor-

family Christmases there, kept warm in their off-

age had to be accommodated, “all to be contained

grid home by just a woodstove and radiant-floor

under the descending roofline,” Ellis says.

heating. “It’s warmer than our house in Georgia,

The solution: built-ins under the roofline on one side with a closet and a television on an arm in the low corner on the other.

The cupola Perhaps the most dazzling aspect of the timber

“Timber frame construction presents challenges that range from the utilization of the space under the descending rafters to lighting design and wiring to finding storage areas,” says Lisa Ellis, the Georgia-based interior designer homeowners Mary Bess Jarrard and Jeff Cole worked with.

no doubt,” Jarrard says.

Whatever the time of year, the “happiest spot” at their new home is sitting on the patio surrounded by the stunning views of Mount Chocorua and the Sandwich Range. “I kind of have to pinch myself,” Cole says. “I can’t believe it’s real.”

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frame structure is the cupola, a long-held woodworking dream of Cole’s. Reached by a handcrafted ship’s ladder set in the corridor, the cupola is

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Winners Are... at t h e s i x t h a n n u a l N e w H a m p s h i r e h o m e d e s i g n awa r d s i n j a n u a ry , t h e m a g a z i n e r e c o g n i z e d o u t sta n d i n g r e s i d e n t i a l p r o j e c t s f r o m a c r o s s t h e stat e .

When it comes to design, there’s no “one

Architect George Fellner, of Fellner Associates Architects in East Haddam, Connecticut

George Fellner is the principal of Fellner Architects with a body of residential, commercial, institutional and municipal projects spanning thirty years. His residential work has been featured in a series of books by E. Ashley Rooney, and he writes a monthly column on architecture for the East Haddam News. Fellner has also lectured extensively on sustainable design, the environment, architectural history and photography. He taught a course on sustainable design at the University of Hartford and served as American Institute of Architects (AIA )Connecticut president in 2017.

size fits all”— that would take the fun out of the work that talented architects and designers do. Noteworthy design comes in all shapes, sizes and styles, as this year’s winners can attest to.

I’m delighted to note that support and momentum for this competition has been building through the years. Testimony is in the record eighty-six submissions we received for this year’s awards! For that, we thank our

Interior designer Sharon McCormick, of Sharon McCormick Design in Hartford, Connecticut

Sharon McCormick founded Sharon McCormick Design in 2002.

The firm specializes in designing primary and secondary homes for East Coast executives, a natural extension of McCormick’s prior careers as a CPA and CFO. She is a founding board member of Design Trust Ltd., a national organization of interior design CEOs and industry leaders.

capable and creative design community. Your work is the lifeblood that keeps this magazine fresh and inspiring for our readers, and the raison d’etre of this event.

I also want to extend a deep thanks to the jurors of this year’s competition, who all work in Connecticut: architect George Fellner, of Fellner Associates Architects in East Haddam;

Landscape architect Phil Barlow, of To Design, LLC in New Britain, Connecticut

Phil Barlow is a licensed landscape architect and certified planner who has spent the last thirty-one years as principal of To Design. His firm focuses on public landscapes, including schools, parks, streets and affordable housing sites. To Design has been recognized with numerous awards from organizations including the Connecticut chapters of the American Society of Landscape Architects, AIA and the American Planning Association, as well as the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation.

landscape architect Phil Barlow, of To Design, LLC in New Britain; and interior designer Sharon McCormick, of Sharon McCormick Design in Hartford. They were enthusiastic, generous with their time and an absolute pleasure to work with. For that, we are deeply grateful.

Winners were announced January 23 at a gala at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford. Cookbook author, New Hampshire Home contributor and Ciao Italia host Mary Ann

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Esposito was emcee, and nearly one hundred sixty joined the festivities. For those of you who couldn’t make it, here’s a look at this year’s winners circle.

—Andi Axman

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Located on eighteen acres, the Lake Point House was oriented to optimize views to the water, and positioned to preserve trees and site features. The natural wood used both on the exterior and throughout the interior; the granite chimneys; the layering of steel columns with the window system; and the wood beams soaring out toward the water reflect a sensitivity to context, scale and composition.

A key function of the house is its ability to accommodate two people or twenty people with equal comfort and grace. The house is organized into three distinct units. The first contains the kitchen paired with the master suite directly above. The second unit, the great room, accommodates guests and extended family, and incorporates large-scale dining and seating areas. Separated by a sliding door on the far side of the great room is the third unit—a guest wing that remains out of sight when not in use. nhhomemagazine.com

winner: Lake Point House

Marcus Gleysteen and Maggie Mink of Marcus Gleysteen Architects in Lincoln, Massachusetts • (781) 259-0876 • mgaarchitects.com

Inside the great room, the lake view unfolds along a wall of glass panels, and doors open to a wide terrace flanked by two covered outdoor porches with direct access to the lawn and lakefront. Mature trees screen the house from the lake, providing both privacy and strategic view corridors.

Judges said: This house is responsive at many levels. The well-

composed forms with an array of steel and glass facades, along with soaring roof overhangs, establish an interactive dialogue with the lakefront site context. The three-part spatial organization addresses program and functions in a clear manner, along with a well-expressed progression of flow and views. The jury unanimously selected this project as the winner of the 2019 Home of the Year. It is truly a fine, unique design that seems to celebrate the flavor of the juxtaposed natural and built environment in New Hampshire.

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Photography courtesy of Marcus Gleysteen and Joshua McHugh

Home of the Year Awa r d s po n s o r e d by l i b e rt y H i l l co n str u c ti o n

Winner: Lake Point House Marcus Gleysteen and Maggie Mink of Marcus Gleysteen Architects in Lincoln, Massachusetts • (781) 259-0876 • mgaarchitects.com

Photography courtesy of John W. Hession

See this project’s description and judges’ comments on the previous page.

Honorable Mention: Sand Castle

Honorable Mention: Modern Cabin

Christopher Williams of Christopher P. Williams Architects, PLLC in Meredith (603) 279-6513 • cpwarchitects.com

Tom Murdough of Murdough Design in Concord, Massachusetts (978) 341-4100 • murdoughdesign.com

The original home on Lake Winnipesaukee was a modest contemporary ranch with limited lake views even though the home was only fifty feet from the lake. The initial concept resembled a sandcastle, with graduating tiered levels reaching up to allow sunlight in from all directions. The new home was built farther away from the shoreline, providing greater lakefront yard space for entertaining and games.

The central living space features a custom tiered-timber frame, with a cupola atop a clerestory.

Rather than building a “smart” home connected to the technological world, the family wanted a home connected to the natural world that would embrace its lakeside setting with an emphasis on seamless indoor-outdoor living. The design is a modern interpretation of a traditional cabin: a simple, wood-clad box with a large sheltering roof and ample connections to the outdoors. The spaces are everchanging based on season, time, weather and use, creating a delightful respite from plugged-in city life.

Judges said: The multi-tiered form with cupola, gables and arched overhangs offers a whimsical expression, nestled within its wooded site context. This theme is further revealed within the inner central core living space with the well-defined timber structure and cascading natural light from above.

Judges said: There is an exploratory experience of living within this well-sited simple box with carefully positioned cantilevered decks that appear as a floating treehouse, communicating with the bucolic lakefront setting. The contrast between open communal areas with private intimate spaces is refreshing.

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Photography courtesy of Chuck Choi

Photography courtesy of Marcus Gleysteen and Joshua McHugh

Excellence in Architectural Design

Awa r d S po n s o r e d by F ra n k W e b b H om e

Winner: Mountain Bathroom In desperate need of updating was a long, skinny bathroom with builder-grade fixtures. The challenges included: 1) How to fit both a separate shower for adults and a tub for the homeowner’s toddler into the already cramped space, plus a double vanity and toilet. 2) How to de-emphasize the long/narrow nature of the room.

The solution was removing a laundry area from an adjacent bathroom and “borrowing” space. A generous double vanity was created at the entry end of the bathroom, and the toilet was moved from the left wall to under the window at the end of the room. A “wet area” was created, utilizing the “borrowed” space and some existing space to house both the shower and the tub.

Judges said: This project exemplifies the careful analysis and problem-solving aspects of a confined space, showing a sense of creative program response. The uniqueness of the tub placement offers the innovative notion of a transparent room within a room.

Excellence in Green Design

Winner: Look to the Mountains II Jeremy Bonin of Bonin Architects & Associates in New London • (603) 526-6200 • boninarchitects.com Broome Building in Alexandria • (603) 726-0507 broomebuilding.com

The homeowners’ priorities were comfort and that the home be entirely off the grid. The 3,700-square-foot home has roots in the New England barn aesthetic.

Rooms have multiple functions for large gatherings and the kitchen is large, open, versatile and straightforward. The timber frame employs traditional mortise and tenon joinery in addition to several less-used framing techniques. The cupola’s framing is a selfsupporting system that requires no center posts or connections. Reclaimed barn boards and flooring add to the warmth and comfort of the space. Additionally, stones for the veneer and outdoor fireplace were all gathered from the building site.

The 14-KW array supplies the home with all the electricity it requires. The outbuilding houses the battery banks to provide power in the evenings and during long winter storms. The home includes structural insulated panels for a high R-value and wellsealed building envelope.

Judges said: This house communicates as a sensitive design evoking a New England barn vernacular. The integration of form, structure and materials is wellsynchronized, and this extends to the detailing. The sustainable strategies complement the design at many levels.

Learn more about this project on page 58. nhhomemagazine.com

Photography courtesy of John W. Hession

Randy Trainor of C. Randolph Trainor Interiors in Franconia • (603) 823-8133 • crtinteriors.com

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Photography courtesy of Rinne Allen

Excellence in Bath Design

Excellence in Interior Design

Winner: Coastal Dream Cristina Johnson of TMS Architects in Portsmouth (603) 436-4274 • tms-architects.com

A six-thousand-square-foot Victorian-style home was renovated to respect its historic layout. A sixtyfive-foot open hallway now spans the length of the ocean-facing wall. Wide elliptical arches and columns replaced walls that had blocked views of the ocean. A dramatic compilation of finish materials and tones was paired with intricately detailed furnishings and fixtures.

A careful selection of crystal chandeliers reminiscent of Victorian English lighting and nineteenthcentury lanterns tie to the home’s nineteenth-century roots. Tufted upholstery with ornate carvings, paired with hand-selected bed linens, drapery and upholstery bring glimpses of French-country style to this coastal home. The use of black-and-white tiles is an ode to classic European styles.

Photography courtesy of Rob Karosis

Judges said: The juxtaposition of classical architecture, European style elements, coastal hues and modern conveniences with an integrated blend of finishes and furnishings works quite well.

Honorable Mention: Lone Pine Cottage Adam Pierce and Luke Dupuis of Retreat Custom Builders in Center Harbor • (603) 253-6660 retreatcustombuilders.com Photography courtesy of Kelsie Stearns and Eric Turchon

A sixteen-foot 1946 Old Town canoe helped shape the style for the rest of this great room.

A bold tangerine wall covering connects the dining room with the walls flanking the canoe. A large reclaimed wood table-turned island anchors the space.

Judges said: This invigorating interior space incorporates an imaginative use of a vintage canoe as a focal point, along with a clever use of railing elements as upper bands to define spaces. The 3D quality of the interior with accented lighting enhances this inviting, open, yet intimate cottage.

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Excellence in Kitchen Design

Winner: Old World Charm Janice Page and Rebecca Dillman of PKsurroundings in Exeter • (603) 502-4665 • pksurroundings.com

ers for produce as well as a sink, blender and lots of storage behind pocket doors.

Photography courtesy of Rob Karosis

The owners wished to give their kitchen “Old World charm,” which was achieved by using rich materials. Four custom finishes were created for the cabinetry, including a rustic cherry with a warm mushroom stain, quarter-sawn oak with a deep walnut stain, and a light gray paint on the wall cabinetry. The antique chestnut island countertop and an assortment of bronze hardware pieces complete the look.

The highlight of this kitchen is the custom smoothie station that includes Sub-Zero draw-

Judges said: The innovative and sensitive placement of cabinet elements evoke furniture with a careful balance of multiple materials and finishes/colors as well as wonderful hardware details. Numerous hidden elements also offer a clean look. Overall, this kitchen successfully expresses Old World charm.

Honorable Mention: Unique Proud Bead Kitchen Albon Powell of Crown Point Cabinetry in Claremont • (603) 504-6898 • crown-point.com

Photography courtesy of Crown Point Cabinetry

The cabinetry displays maple wood, white and gray/slate paint colors, classic doors and a unique proud bead detail on inset cabinetry. Design details include roman ogee toe kicks, painted grill doors (radiator covers), appliance panels, finished ends, finished interiors and wainscoting.

Judges said: This kitchen displays numerous attributes. The furniture-like cabinets offer a familiar warmth, particularly with the wood counter island. Using artwork on the walls instead of the conventional open shelving is refreshing. The ample blend of natural and artificial lighting clearly celebrates the fine detailing throughout. nhhomemagazine.com

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Excellence in Outdoor Design

Winner: Peterborough Garden Shepard Butler and Brian Bare of Shepard Butler Landscape Associates in Thetford Center, Vermont (802) 785-2895 • sblainc.com

Photography courtesy of John W. Hession

A series of interconnected garden rooms was composed within the Peterborough Garden.

The tree and path alignment of the south garden takes on a formal, playful approach reflecting the agrarian history of the site. The space is bordered by a new barn to the west, the residence to the north, existing hayfields and stone walls to the east, and a new stone wall to the south. The result is an open and expansive “square” within.

At the ends of the allée of American Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) trees are two massive granite boulder benches. A single row of Yellowwood off the west end of the allée and a new stone wall dramatically frame the view toward North Pack Monadnock Mountain.

Judges said: There are many layers of conceptual depth to this well-conceived design. The creative outdoor spaces are welcoming and easily usable. There is a natural, organic feel with a fine juxtaposition of formal/informal elements in the landscape.

Honorable Mention: Boulder Shore Photography courtesy of Kelsie Stearns and Eric Turchon

Gregory Rusnica of Bonin Architects & Associates in New London (603) 526-6200 • boninarchitects.com

This sloping lakefront site presented a challenge for the design, because the landscape would need to rise up and meet the home’s first floor. New Hampshire fieldstone walls retain grade, and climbing hydrangeas help to soften the tallest retaining wall in the landscape. Dappled shade covers the lush lower lawn and makes for an ideal play area.

Judges said: There is a well-defined, layered composition of outdoor spaces, blending the timeless essence of stone with organic landscaping. The climbing vines certainly enhance this concept. The integrative siting of the house and outdoor spaces with the views harmonizes quite well.

Honorable Mention: Lake Sunapee I Greg Grigsby of Pellettieri Associates, Inc. in Warner (603) 456-3678 • pellettieriassoc.com

Photography courtesy of Jeff Sinon

A new driveway was meticulously located around wetland areas. A mature birch tree was preserved to frame the entry and provide a sense of scale to space.

A lakeside rock outcropping was retained and is now a rock garden, and a sprawling ipe and granite terrace provides a gracious exterior entertainment space.

Judges said: The sculptural terracing seamlessly blends with the site. There is a clear definition of a well-composed integration of the natural site with the built architecture.

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Excellence in Remodeling/Renovation Design

Winner: Lakefront Transformation Lafe Covill of TMS Architects in Portsmouth • (603) 436-4274 • tms-architects.com

The existing four bedroom, 31/2 bath weekend home (2,500 square feet) became a generous five bedroom, 51/2 bath home with ample space for an overflow of guests.

Photography courtesy of Rob Karosis

This home is located on steep terrain on a property with a dramatic outcrop. Additions were made with the intention of minimizing disruption to the site, especially the natural boulders.

Another priority was to keep the 4,500square-foot home balanced in its modest neighborhood. Bay windows and gable roofs helped to break up the massing. Exposed rafter tails; a shingled lower level, coupled with a board and batten upper level are reminiscent of earlier New Hampshire Lakes Region architecture.

Judges said: The carefully composed series of added bay windows, gable roof elements, integrated materials and details successfully transform this modern interpretation of New Hampshire Lakes Region architecture.

Honorable Mention: Owl’s Head Camp Expansion Sheldon Pennoyer and Jasmine Pinto of Sheldon Pennoyer Architects in Concord • (603) 856-8994 spennoyerarchitects.com

Photography courtesy of John W. Hession

Modest in scale, this 1960 house combines the traditional elements of New England architecture (wood and fieldstone) with an innovative mid-century modern design. Almost sixty years later, an addition has enabled the older generation to live on the first floor. This goal for the addition was to not compromise the initial design of the original structure and also have little impact on the lake’s unique shoreline. This project allows for multiple generations of one family to live and vacation together in comfort.

Judges said: The addition and renovations pay homage to the mid-twentieth-century modern/New England style hybrid in a sensitive, responsive manner, while enhancing the relationship with the country/lake site. nhhomemagazine.com

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Excellence in Small Home Design

Winner: Country Comfort Photography courtesy of John W. Hession

Jay Tucker of Old Hampshire Designs, Inc. in New London • (603) 526-6945 • oldhampshiredesigns.com

This quintessential lakeside cabin replaces a one-room structure built in 1901. Its cozy design features a welcoming open floor plan and loft, and a spacious covered porch overlooking the lake. Fourteen thousand board feet of lumber were harvested from the property, and include white pine for the exterior siding and trim, interior walls and ceilings, as well as oak for flooring, interior decorative trim, baseboards, porch posts and stair railings.

Judges said: This intimate lakeside cabin expresses the essence of New Hampshire’s Lake Region. Although the exterior simple gable form is quite quaint, the interior spaces express an open feel. The harvested timber from the site transformed into multiple building materials is commendable.

Honorable Mention: Mid-Century Modern Residence Jeff Stacy and Chris Redmond of Mighty Roots in Greenland • (603) 319-8095 • mightyroots.com

Photography courtesy of Raya Al-Hashmi

This new mid-century modern, one-story home with 1,600 square feet of living space is Energy-Star certified. The house is positioned to take advantage of passive solar heating in the winter, but has deep overhangs to keep it cool in the summer. Many techniques were used to make the home accessible for the homeowners, who are approaching retirement.

Judges said: A simple, multi-shed form with passive solar features and integrated sustainable strategies serves as a quaint, responsive retirement home.

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Excellence in Specialty Building or Room Design

Winner: Boathouse Photography courtesy of Marcus Gleysteen and Joshua McHugh

Marcus Gleysteen and Maggie Mink of Marcus Gleysteen Architects in Lincoln, Massachusetts (781) 259-0876 • mgaarchitects.com

Designed to be beautiful as well as functional, the boathouse stores boats and recreation equipment, and also functions as an event space. Ipe-decked platform boat lifts are raised to make a solid floor and convert the boathouse into an open gathering space. A Douglas fir timber frame clear-spans the interior space. Other useful features include a storage loft above the service space, and barn doors to batten-down for the off-season.

Judges said: This project displays a playful approach to expressing the notion of a dynamic boathouse, while complementing the site. The simple form, structure, materials and use of natural light are carefully integrated. There is also a refreshing multi-functional duality, allowing the space to be enjoyed as a gathering space for events. It clearly communicates multiple layers of meaning with regard to the site, exterior architectural form, interior space, structure and details.

Honorable Mention: Guest Barn

The Guest Barn near Lake Sunapee has a first floor used primarily for off-season boat storage while its upper level serves as guest accommodations. The slatted barn doors add protection as well as create a lantern-like effect in the evening when the Guest Barn is occupied. The second floor is arranged to capture views of the lake and forest as well as connect visitors to the site. The curved plaster ceiling ridge—inspired by the designs of Finnish-architect Alvar Aalto—brightens the space and provides continuity and softness as it runs, uninterrupted, into the third-floor sleeping loft.

Judges said: The vision of a New England rural vernacular is offered by the fine implementation of form, materials, textures, colors and details.

This guesthouse clearly displays a multi-layered dialogue with the wooded site and is reflected in the interior organic spaces. nhhomemagazine.com

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Photography courtesy of Marcus Gleysteen

Marcus Gleysteen and Maggie Mink of Marcus Gleysteen Architects in Lincoln, Massachusetts (781) 259-0876 • mgaarchitects.com

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Excellence in Historic Renovation

Winner: Bienvenue Condominiums John Jordan of John S. Jordan Design PLLC in Canterbury • (603) 753-6920 jordandesign.biz

Photography courtesy of John W. Hession

This project is an adaptive reuse of the historic Sacred Heart Church in Concord into ten residential units.

Three garden-style units are in the lower-level spaces and seven townhome-style units are in the upper-level spaces. These seven units each have two floors, which required a new second-floor level in the former main church hall. The existing spaces provided a number of opportunities to work with existing church elements, such as the former altar and the windows, in creative ways to provide varied floor plans and spatial experiences.

Judges said: This project illustrates how the transformation of interior church architecture into new dwelling units offers a unique living experience with captivating spatial attributes.

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Hall of Fame Meet some of this year’s and past years’ winners of the New Hampshire Home Design Awards— architects, interior designers, kitchen and bath designers, landscape architects and designers, builders and others whose projects make homes in New Hampshire both functional and beautiful.

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2019 Winner of Excellence in Green Design/ Honorable Mention for Excellence in Outdoor Design

Bonin Architects & Associates NEW LONDON | meredith, New hampshire (603) 526-6200 • info@boninarchitects.com boninarchitects.com

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oth these award-winning homes share similar traits.

Families coming to New Hampshire to enjoy the astonishing lakes and mountains; homes that accommodate large gatherings and housing family for extended stays; and landscapes that provide entertaining spaces, intimate areas, and unobstructed lake and mountain views.

Bonin Architects & Associates, located in New London and Meredith, New Hampshire, serves homeowners in New England with homes in the lakes, mountain and coastal regions. As a design firm, we bring architecture and landscape architecture together in a collaborative approach to every project. Our values of honesty, integrity, commitment, respect and service are reflected in all we do. Those values and hard work are the difference between building a home and building a dream.

Past Awards 2014 Winner for Excellence in Green Design ∙ 2014 Honorable mention for Excellence in Architectural Design ∙ 2015 Winner for Home of the Year ∙ 2016 Honorable mentions for Architectural Design and Remodeling/Renovation 2016 Winner for Excellence in Outdoor Design ∙ 2017 Excellence in Architectural Design ∙ 2018 Winner for Excellence in Specialty Room Design and Honorable Mentions for Architectural Design 80 | New Hampshire Home

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Hall of Fame

2019 honorable mention for Excellence in Architectural Design

Christopher P. Williams Architects, PLLC meredith, New hampshire (603) 279-6513 • cpwarchitects.com

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ur award winning team of LEED-certified architects has provided innovative and environmentally friendly design solutions to clients throughout New England since 1984.

No matter what your goals may be, our staff is dedicated to building homes that meet your needs, budget and lifestyle. We will make your dream home a reality.

Our firm specializes in sustainable building practices and we offer expertise in incorporating solar, geothermal and other green systems into client projects that enhance and protect ecosystems and conserve natural resources.

With sensitivity to landscape and building site requirements, we strive to bring together the beauty of the exterior surroundings with the warmth and comfort of your home.

Visit us at cpwarchitects.com to view our portfolio.

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2019 winner for architectural design, winner and honorable mention for specialty room design, and winner for home of the year

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t Marcus Gleysteen Architects, we focus on purpose, craft, and beauty. We actively reinvent familiar residential building details and rethink the use of materials in exciting new ways. We bring the natural splendor of lakes and mountains directly into our homes through the use of innovative products, high-performance materials and building systems. From our design studios in Lincoln and Boston Massachusetts, we create houses, barns, and outbuildings throughout New England.

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experience, the house is carefully concealed from the shore.

The lake side of the house is a continuous wall of glass, capped by timbered eaves and anchored by monumental stone chimneys.

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ld Hampshire Designs, Inc. has been designing and building homes since 1984. This quintessential lakeside cabin was designed to use timber harvested directly from the property on Blaisdell Lake. It features a welcoming open floor plan and loft, spacious covered porch overlooking the lake and a fully equipped wet bar complete with retro-designed appliances. 14,000 board feet of lumber was harvested and milled from the property and includes white pine for the exterior siding and trim, interior walls and ceilings as well as red oak flooring and interior decorative trim and baseboards. Oak trees

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from the property were also used for porch posts, interior support and decoration and stair railings. The keystone from the original 1901 fireplace was saved and replaced in the new artfully crafted design. This efficient cabin is a classic testament to preserving New Hampshire’s unique Lakes Region history, conservation and living comfortably in a small footprint.

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his classic lake house welcomes you through a timeless columned porch into a stunning vaulted living and dining room. Antique railings serve to compartmentalize the kitchen and living area while all along maintaining the open concept feeling. Two guest rooms with a Jack-and-Jill bathroom perfectly complement the in-law and master suites. A powder room designed around a vintage workbench-turned-vanity includes a lava vessel sink and wall mounted black faucet, which helps to keep the room feeling fresh and modern. A panoramic view invites you outside onto a large screened 84 | New Hampshire Home

porch with an outdoor dining table and a casual seating area. Bright colors add a pop of modern fun to our unique vintage finds such as porch balusters, antique window frames, a copper sink and a giant canoe centerpiece. This home was fully furnished and decorated by our sister company, Home Comfort in Center Harbor. A private beach and breathtaking views make this sweet cove on Lake Winnipesaukee the perfect place to retreat to. march/april 2019

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2019 honorable mention for Remodeling/Renovation Design

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heldon Pennoyer Architects is an award-winning architectural practice located in Concord, New Hampshire.

Since 1987, we have specialized in the design of regionally appropriate houses and other buildings that are well integrated with their surrounding landscapes. We approach each project as an opportunity to use our professional skills to create buildings that exemplify the right balance between aesthetic integrity and environmental concerns; sustainable design encourages us to use our resources efficiently while creating healthier buildings. Our designs have been recognized with multiple honors from the New England chapters of the American Institute of Architects, PLAN NH, U.S Green Building Council and most recently from New Hampshire Home magazine. We are committed to being directly involved with each project from start to finish, thereby creating for our clients buildings that will last for generations.

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There is always something in bloom in a pollinator-friendly garden. Planting large patches of each plant, like these daylilies and purple coneflowers, makes foraging easier for the pollinators at work in your yard.

Creating Pollinator-Friendly Gardens Make sure to feed certain

insects and birds through the

seasons to ensure the success of

your fruits and vegetables.

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here is quite a lot of buzz about the

Bee friendly

decline of honeybees, but other pollina-

According to the Xerces Society for Inver-

tors—including native bees, flies, moths,

tebrate Conservation, which is based in

butterflies and even hummingbirds—are strug-

Portland, Oregon, there are three important

gling as well. Not only necessary for the success

things you can do to make your garden more

of most of our fruit and vegetable crops, native

welcoming to pollinating insects:

pollinators are also essential for the survival of

1. Grow nectar- and pollen-rich plants that

many types of plants. “We need to think beyond food to native plants and the entire ecosystem,” says Dr. Cathy Neal of the University of New Hampshire (UNH). “Eight-five percent

provide food for pollinators’ larvae.

2. Provide water, shelter and nest sites.

3. Avoid exposing pollinators to pesticides.

If the idea of attracting more bees to your

of land plants need pollination to complete

yard seems crazy, especially if you are allergic

their lifecycle.” Unfortunately, factors—such

to bee stings, do not fear. These industrious

as habitat loss, pesticide use, and diseases—

pollinators rarely sting, and when they do,

are taking a toll on native pollinators.

it’s in self-defense. Bees are too busy gather-

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ing the pollen and nectar they need to

bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) are

can provide pollen and nectar; some

survive to pick a fight with you.

recommended to feed the bees until

also act as host plants for butterfly lar-

frost, as they try to provision their

vae. Some annuals—including alyssum,

winter nests.

cleome, zinnias, sunflowers, salvia and

Natives: Beautiful and beneficial Creating a habitat that draws native

verbena—attract pollinators as well but

pollinators to your garden is easy.

Plant a diversity

Because native insects have co-evolved

Although it seems logical that native

pollinator garden. “Perennials have

with our native plants, local wildflow-

pollinators prefer native plants, there

more high-quality nectar and pollen,”

ers will draw pollinators to your yard.

are plenty of non-natives that pol-

Neal says, “so think carefully about

Neal has been evaluating native plants

linators can make good use of. “Bees

annuals.”

and cultivars for more than ten years

can’t tell if a plant is native or not.

to determine the best plants to support

For example, red and white clover are

nal herbs that people find useful can

native pollinators. “It is important to

not native, but they attract a large

do double-duty by attracting native

have flowers available from early spring

number of bees,” Neal says. “The most

pollinators and providing them with

through fall,” Neal says.

effective pollinators are generalists.

nourishment too. Once common

They will forage on a lot of different

herbs—such as rosemary, lavender, dill,

plants.”

mint, oregano, basil, chives, calendula

She has developed wildflower mixes specific to the Northeast for farmers and other landowners to use in

Spring-flowering bulbs may be the

should not make up the bulk of your

Many of the culinary and medici-

and borage—flower, they are excellent

establishing wildflower meadows that

first pollen and nectar source. Many

for drawing in pollinators. “Intersperse

will draw native pollinators to nearby

shrubs and trees, both native and non-

these herbs in your vegetable garden to

crops as well as sustain the pollinators

native, provide significant sources of

attract pollinators to it,” Neal says.

throughout the season. Some of the

pollen and nectar—even though they

When shopping for plants, Neal

flowers include golden alexanders

aren’t often thought of as bee plants.

advises looking for those close to the

(Zizia aurea), wild columbine, wild

Azaleas, pussy willows, winterberry,

original species; many cultivars have

lupine and foxglove for early bloom.

viburnum, blueberries, buttonbush

lost the fragrance, shape, or pollen and

Among the many good midseason flow-

and witch hazel are a few of the shrubs

nectar content the pollinators need.

ers are anise hyssop, black-eyed Susan,

you may already have growing in your

“Be cautious with cultivars,” Neal says.

coneflower, milkweed, bergamot, core-

yard that bees and butterflies enjoy.

“Try to think about what a bee may be

opsis and cardinal flower. New England

Wild cherries, crabapple, red and sugar

looking for. Some cultivars have lost

asters, brown-eyed Susan, ironweed,

maples, hawthorn, mountain ash, and

the qualities bees make use of, so the

goldenrod, Joe-Pye weed, and closed or

serviceberry are blossoming trees that

safest thing to do is to stick close to the original flower form.”

Home sweet home Most native bees nest underground, so it is important to have some open areas and bare ground showing. Bumblebees often make their homes in abandoned mouse and vole tunnels while others prefer piles of rocks. Small bees may fly only a few hundred yards from their nest when foraging; while large bees, such as bumblebees, will travel a mile or more in search of food. “Small bees nest near a food source,” Neal says. The squash bee will nest right underneath your squash plants if there is a gap in An American painted lady butterfly and common Eastern bumblebee share the wealth of pollen on a coneflower.

To keep your pollinators safe, don’t resort to chemicals to handle destructive insects, such as this party-crashing Japanese beetle. nhhomemagazine.com

the mulch. Other bees nest in small tunnels or holes in trees and in pithy or hollow plant stems.

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Popular Plants for Pollinators

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Golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) Red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Wild lupine (Lupinus perennis) Closed gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Black-eyed or brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia) New England aster (Aster novae angliae) Stiff, flat-topped or early goldenrod (Solidago)

q A female ruby-throated hummingbird is drawn

to tithonia, also known as Mexican sunflower.

w An Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly

enjoys a lemon daylily’s nectar.

e Bumblebees love the powdery

pollen grains on annual zinnias.

r The hummingbird clearwing

moth is often mistaken for a hummingbird while sipping nectar with its long proboscis. These milkweed florets provide sustenance for a wide range of pollinating insects.

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The demonstration gardens at the New Hampshire Audubon McLane Center in Concord—designed by landscape architect Beth Dermody, of Allen & Major Associates, Inc. in Manchester—are a great place to research plant combinations to add to your pollinator-friendly landscape. Plants are well marked, and the gardens are open from dawn to dusk.

Don’t hurry to rake leaves and clean

Look for pesticide-free, locally grown,

Beth Dermody, landscape archi-

up the garden in fall. Let some plants

native plants when shopping at nurser-

tect with Allen & Major Associates of

stand until spring to provide nesting

ies this spring, and choose cultural or

Manchester, was called on to design a

spots. “Start small,” Neal says. “Cut

mechanical methods for controlling

new butterfly garden, mixed pollina-

back on mulch for bees that nest in

pests that might infest your garden

tor garden and a hummingbird garden.

bare ground and leave hollow stems

plants.

“They had a lot of pollinator plants in

for bees that nest in them.”

Safe haven

If you plant it, they will come

their gardens already—such as blackeyed Susan and cardinal flower—that

Even a tiny backyard plot can support

we were able to keep,” Dermody says.

The most important pollinator-friendly

local pollinators. “Your yard, no matter

With the help of Olkonen Earthscapes

thing you can do is to stop using toxic

how small, can make a difference,” says

of Hopkinton, some existing trees were

pesticides in your garden. “While some

Hilary Chapman, education specialist at

relocated and a stone path was built

insecticides are directly toxic to bees,

the New Hampshire Audubon Society.

to encourage visitors to walk into the

others—such as those in a class called

At the McLane Center in Concord, the

garden. New seating was also added.

neonicotinoids—may cause chronic

New Hampshire Audubon has planted

“It made for better circulation. Now

behavioral or reproductive problems in

three demonstration gardens for pol-

people can get into the garden and sit

bees,” Neal says. “Some plants in the

linators. “Our hope is that the gardens

there and observe what’s happening,”

garden center may have been treated

will not only be a place for visitors

Dermody says.

with these systemic insecticides, which

to enjoy the beauty and peace of the

can last for many months and make the

outdoors when visiting our center, but

honeysuckle was installed as a focal

entire plant toxic to insects that feed

also a place to see examples of native

point in the mixed pollinator garden.

on it. Pesticide residue from neonic-

plants and landscaping for pollinators

Many more nectar and pollen plants—

otinoids has been found in pollen and

that can be replicated in their own back

including coneflower (Echinacea

nectar of bedding plants.”

yards,” Chapman says.

purpurea), button bush (Cephalanthus

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A metal arbor planted with native

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Institute (WPI) as a way to gather information about bumblebees and the plants they are visiting. It gives the backyard gardener the ability to identify the species of bumblebee and species of plant it was visiting, and records the location, date and time of the bee-plant interaction. This crowdsourced data will be used in ongoing research at WPI concerning the rapid decline of many native bumblebees in our area. At the McLane Center, citizen scientists will be working to keep track of the bumblebees in the garden and teaching others how to use the app in their yards.

“The interest in helping pollinators has been astounding,” Neal says. “There are literally hundreds of pollinator gardens and habitats that have been After emerging from its chrysalis, a monarch butterfly needs nectar-rich plants, such as this buddleia, to feed on as the butterfly gets ready for its long flight south.

installed in New Hampshire in the last few years.”

You can turn your yard into a produc-

occidentalis), wild bergamot (Monarda

a cooperative agreement with the U.S.

fistulosa), anise hyssop (Agastache

Fish and Wildlife Service New England

tive pollinator habitat by supplement-

foeniculum), summersweet (Clethra

Field Office. “Because of the decline of

ing your existing garden with pollen-

alnifolia) and swamp milkweed (Asclepi-

pollinators and their importance in

and nectar-rich flowers and larval host

as incarnata)—were added to the garden

our world, pollinator conservation is

plants. Each plant you include in your

for pollinators to feed on. Little blue

a high priority for the service,” Chap-

garden enriches the local food web.

stem (Schizachyrium)—a native grass

man says. Lots of volunteers helped

Show your support for the protection of

with hollow stems that provide nesting

with planting the garden last fall, and

pollinators by joining the Million Pol-

spots and over-wintering sites—was

this spring, it will start to bloom. “One

linator Garden Challenge. You can reg-

incorporated into the plan.

pollinator, the rusty patched bumble-

ister your pollinator garden with them

bee, is on the endangered species list,”

through the Pollinator Partnership at

plenty of host plants providing larval

Dermody says. “This bumblebee is one

pollinator.org/mpgcmap/register.

food for newly hatched caterpillars.

of many that can be tracked on a new

“The monarch butterfly caterpillar likes

app called Beecology, and hopefully,

the milkweed, and the spicebush swal-

there will be some sightings in the

lowtail caterpillar likes the spicebush

new gardens.”

Dermody made sure there were

(Lindera benzoin) that the Audubon already had in the garden,” she says.

Although you can visit the garden any time—the center is open from

A full-color pamphlet provides the

dawn to dusk—a grand opening cel-

exact layout of the plants in the three

ebration is planned for June 15 from

gardens so homeowners can use it as a

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “It will be a family

guide in planning their own gardens.

event with a variety of activities, music

“Visitors can use our garden brochure

and food at the beginning of Pollinator

to identify and record the plants they’d

Week, June 15-23,” Chapman says.

like to look for at their local nursery,” Chapman says.

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Backyard stewards The Beecology app was created by researchers at Worcester Polytechnic

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Resources

Allen & Major Associates, Inc. (603) 627-6500 • allenmajor.com

New Hampshire Audubon McLane Center (603) 224-9909 • nhaudubon.org Olkonen Earthscapes (603) 224-4328 • olkonenearthscape.com U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (603) 223-2541 • fws.gov

A d d i t i o n a l L e ar n i n g

Bees in NH beesofnewengland.com Pollinator Week pollinator.org

Million Pollinator Garden Challenge millionpollinatorgardens.org New England Wildflower Society newenglandwild.org

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Dan Hedges’s LEED-Silver-certified Hanover home is located on a peninsula in the Connecticut River. Once a ranch-style home, the structure was completely redesigned by architect Sloane Mayor and rebuilt.

A Sterling Renovation Thanks to

architect Sloane Mayor, a 1994

Hanover ranch is now a sleek,

energy-efficient home.

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ith its clean lines and modern

and the couple’s homebuilding team—

design, it’s difficult to imagine

including site supervisor Adrian Lakin and

that Dan Hedges’s home—now a

builder Kevin O’Hara from general contractor

LEED-Silver-certified home in Hanover—was

O’Hara and Gercke of White River Junction,

once a tired, ranch-style house. Hedges and his

Vermont, and LEED consultant Paul Leveille

late wife, Adele, discovered the property while

of Resilient Buildings Group in Concord—

scouting possibilities for a second home near

transformed the dated home, creating an

Dan’s alma mater, Dartmouth College. Sited on energy-efficient space that’s sleekly functiona picturesque, wooded peninsula surrounded

al and a bit unexpected in the rural

on three sides by the Connecticut River, “the

Connecticut River Valley.

house wasn’t much to look at,” he says. “But the site is amazing.”

The cost to tear down the original house

Striving for energy efficiency There’s a lot to love about LEED-certified

and rebuild was prohibitive, so the couple

buildings (the acronym stands for Leadership

and their architect, Sloane Mayor, now with

in Energy and Environmental Design): they

UK Architects in Hanover, came up with an

are cost-effective, use less energy and water,

alternative: strip the building’s exterior walls

reduce carbon emissions, and use resources

to their studs, re-insulate and rebuild. Mayor

wisely. Dan and Adele built the first LEED

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Platinum home in Houston, Texas— “We were over-the-top into energyefficient technology,” Dan says—and wanted LEED certification for their Hanover house as well.

“It’s a little more difficult to get a top LEED certification in a home renovation because some things are easier to accomplish in a new building,” Leveille says. A blower test before construction helped identify air leakage. In addition to re-insulating the home’s exterior, spray foam insulation was added to basement walls, and cellulose insulation was added inside the wall and roof-fram-

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ing cavities. “We focused on making the home as airtight as possible and looked for areas we could repair or enhance,” O’Hara says.

The house is a simple rectangular shape with just a few projections.

“We stripped it to its plywood walls, took off the eaves and wrapped the

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house in an air-tight membrane,” Mayor says. “It’s covered with rigid insulation, so it’s insulated from the outside, giving it a really tight, continuous shell.”

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inspiration Left: The living room, one of Dan Hedges’s favorite places to relax, has floor-to-ceiling windows that offer unimpeded views of the river and wildlife in the back yard. The chairs and loveseat are

by Joybird in Brooklyn, New York.

Below, left: The large dining room table is hand-made from curly maple and comes from Wilson Woodworking in Windsor, Vermont. The dining room was built to accommodate the table.

Below, right: Customized shelving by Rakks (rakks.com) in the library highlights Adele Hedges’s collection of duck decoys. The gas fireplace is from Regency (regency-fire.com).

Bottom: Windows and doors throughout the home capitalize on the views.

The result is an improved energy footprint. Thanks to the new insulation, the airtight home is no longer heated with its old baseboard-heating system. Heat pumps provide warmth during cooler months and air conditioning during the summer; a heat-recovery ventilation system brings fresh air into the home. Additional comfort is provided by radiant-heat floors in the home’s bathrooms and mudroom.

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seam metal roof is made of Galvalume.

A small rainwater garden collects water runoff from the roof, filtering it before it makes its way to the river.

Opening up the interior To accommodate the couple’s desire for single-floor living, Mayor redesigned the existing living space, opening up the kitchen and taking eight feet from the garage to create a new dining room, mudroom and laundry area. Several walls were removed, creating a living room overlooking the river as well as a library and media room. White oak flooring unites the home’s sunny open layout, enhanced by banks of windows and double glass doors. The sleek kitchen features cabinetry by Cabico and South American granite countertops. The dark blue cabinets Top: The sunny kitchen features streamlined cabinetry by Cabico (cabico.com), a rivercolored tile backsplash from Trikeenan Tilework (trikeenan.com) and granite countertops.

panels to fit on site. “It’s a very honest

on the island hint at the couple’s Lone

look,” Mayor says. “The cement looks

Star roots: cabinet pulls are embossed

like natural stone and really lends itself

with Texas stars. The existing plumbing

to the rural setting.” A black rainscreen

layout stayed intact in the new spaces,

Above: The contemporary master bath is lined with recycled porcelain tile.

system increases air and water flow

and modern, ultra-low flow fixtures

underneath the cement cladding. Addi-

were installed.

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tional energy efficiency is provided by

The master bedroom suite is on the

triple-glazed windows, with un-plasti-

first floor, as is a smaller bedroom. The

cized PVC (UPVC) frames. The standing

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Photography by john w. hession

The design team included architect Sloane Mayor (left), of UK Architects in Hanover, and builder Kevin O’Hara (center), of O’Hara & Gercke in White River Junction, Vermont. Homeowner Dan Hedges is on the right.

with recycled porcelain tile that resembles marble, with hand-cut

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mosaic backsplashes. An unfinished attic stretches the entire length of the house, adding potential living space.

There’s also additional living space and a kitchenette in the basement.

Dan planted a wildflower meadow along the front of the property. Filled with flowers and natural grasses, the meadow attracts numerous birds, deer and other wildlife living along the Connecticut River. This summer, Dan hosted a party for Dartmouth alumnae at the house. Although he intended to keep the party outdoors, ultimately everyone ventured inside to look around. “People really enjoyed it,” he says. “It’s a beautiful spot.”

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Resources

Cabico cabico.com Galvalume galvalume.com O’Hara and Gercke (802) 291-9990 oharagercke.com Resilient Buildings Group (603) 226-1009 resilientbuildingsgroup.com UK Architects (603) 643-8868 • ukarch.com Wilson Woodworking (802) 674-5580 wilsonwoodworking.com nhhomemagazine.com

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resources

arch itects

Bonin Architects & Associates

Bonin Architects & Associates, located in New London and Meredith, New Hampshire, serves clients in New England with a focus on lake, mountain and coastal homes. We bring architecture and landscape together in a collaborative approach to every project; our values of honesty integrity, commitment and respect are the difference between building a home and building a dream.

New London and Meredith • (603) 526-6200 boninarchitects.com • info@boninarchitects.com K i t c h e n a n d b at h a c c e s s o r i e s

Runtal Radiators

Home furnishings

Winchendon Furniture

We are passionate about quality. Since 1939, our family-owned company has helped homeowners create comfortable, memorable spaces. Visit our locations in Amherst and Keene, New Hampshire, or Winchendon, Massachusetts, to find fine handcrafted furniture (most of it American-made) from top manufacturers, including our own designs. Our design consultants are delighted to help you select the right pieces for your home. winchendonfurniture.com K i t c h e n a n d b at h d e s i g n

Linda Cloutier Kitchens & Baths, LLC

Linda Cloutier Kitchens & Baths has been designing custom kitchens and baths for more than three decades. We can provide you with a wide spectrum of services from the moment you are ready to engage in either a remodel or new construction project. Call for more information or visit our showroom to see a beautiful display of Wood-Mode Fine Custom Cabinetry.

For curtain-wall windows, Runtal offers pedestal mounted radiators in both hot water (hydronic) and electric versions, with a finished look from both the outside as well as the inside.

611 Breakfast Hill Road in Greenland (603) 964-2959 • lindacloutier.com

187 Neck Road in Ward Hill in MA (Haverhill) • (800) 526-2621 runtalnorthamerica.com

landscaping

lighting

db Landscaping LLC

The Lighting Center at Rockingham Electric

We are a full-service landscape architectural design/build company based in Sunapee, New Hampshire, and serving New England. Our team of landscape architects, engineers, horticulturists, stonemasons and other specialists are committed to realize your visions for your outdoor living spaces. We deliver unique, functional and environmentally sensitive design solutions.

437 Shattuck Way in Newington • (603) 436-2310 221 Washington Street in Claremont • (603) 542-8711 rockinghamlightingcenter.com

The Lighting Center at Rockingham Electric is LIGHTING THE WAY YOU LIVE. Visit our Newington or Claremont, New Hampshire, locations and choose from the largest selection of lighting products in northern New England.

Our in-showroom specialists and designers will help you create any atmosphere by bringing your personal style home.

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However, metal lasts at least two to three times longer. To view roof styles and receive your free estimate, please call 528-6767.

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Beginner StainedGlass Class

This high-paced class will have you cutting, copper foiling, soldering and framing a stained-glass panel in one day. The basic skills of stained-glass construction are taught and students take home a finished piece that is ready to hang. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. Tuition is $40 with a $40 materials fee.

League of NH Craftsmen, Meredith Fine Craft Gallery • 279 Daniel Webster Highway in Meredith (603) 279-7920 • meredith.nhcrafts.org/classes M a rch 6

Epimediums, Jewels of the Shade

The Nashua Garden Club hosts Karen Perkins— currently the proprietor of Massachusetts-based Garden Vision Epimediums and previously engaged by several renowned gardens, including the Tower Hill Botanic Gardens, Longwood Gardens and the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland. Perkins shares her expertise of epimediums and related, companion shade perennials. Light refreshments provided. 7 p.m.

Admission is $5; Nashua Garden Club members admitted free of charge.

First Baptist Church • 121 Manchester Street in Nashua • nashuagardenclub.com M a rch 8

International Mail Art Exhibition

Lucinda Bliss and Chuck Welch invite the community to send their mail art to be included alongside international artists in this group exhibition.

All submissions will be documented online, and participants will have the opportunity to create new contacts and trade artwork with artists abroad. Opening reception, 5–7 p.m. On view March 8–April 14.

Sharon Arts Center Exhibition Gallery 30 Grove Street in Peterborough • (603) 836-2585 nhia.edu/about/news-and-events/events/ international-mail-art-exhibition M a rch 16

St. Patrick’s Day Flavors of the Hearth Cooking Classes

This three-hour workshop is a hands-on opportunity to learn hearth-cooking techniques using traditional methods and recipes that would have been familiar in the 1800s households of Puddle Dock in Portsmouth. The menu is potted cheese with crackers, onion soup, pickled beef brisket, ham with applesauce, mashed potatoes, dressed carrots, stewed red cabbage, bread rolls with fresh butter, apple pie, raspberry charlotte, and apple cider, 100 | New Hampshire Home

Earth Day Festival 2019: Be Water Wise

This twelfth annual festival, “Be Water Wise,” includes food from Roots Catering, live music, games, and activities and fun. Meet the frogs, turtles, snakes and other animals that are ambassadors for nature education.

See a rehabilitated raptor be released back into the wild. A dozen or more organizations and businesses provide unique earth-friendly items and tips to be water wise. Learn how you can keep our waters healthy for people, plants and everything in between. Advanced registration required. 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

New Hampshire Audubon Center • Massabesic Audubon Center • 26 Audubon Way in Auburn (603) 668-2045 • nhaudubon.org A pri l 19

Earth Day Celebration

Wells Reserve at Laudholm is offering a full day of Earth Day activities, including a bird walk; the Laudholm beach clean-up; the Earth Jams Concert featuring Matt Loosigian with a musical tribute to Mother Earth for young children and their caregivers; earthy crafts, games and learning; and activities about wildlife, plants, marine debris, and renewable energy with ReVision Energy, NOAA’s Marine Debris Program, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, York County Audubon and University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

Wells Reserve at Laudholm • 342 Laudholm Farm Road in Wells, Maine • (207) 646-1555 wellsreserve.org A pri l 22

Earth Day Celebration

With the help of some special guests from around our community, visitors get their hands dirty while learning about our Earth, the environment, our local ecosystem and more through a variety of demonstrations, activities and information. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. All Earth Day activities are included in regular paid admission and free for members.

Children’s Museum of New Hampshire • 6 Washington Street in Dover • (603) 742-2002 childrens-museum.org coffee and tea. Limited to eight adult participants.

11 a.m.–2 p.m. Admission is $65; Strawbery Banke members, $55.

Strawbery Banke • 14 Hancock Street in Portsmouth • (603) 433-1100 • strawberybanke.org

essential oils and hand-poured soaps. Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Belknap Mall • 96 Daniel Webster Highway in Belmont • lakesregion.org/event/lakes-regionspring-craft-fair-joyce-endee-craft-show

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Public Displays of Motion by Peter DiMuro

Peter DiMuro, executive director of The Dance Complex, returned to Boston in 2013 after touring, teaching and making dances internationally for twenty years. He continues to create, advocate and educate; his work has received support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Boston Center for the Arts, a 2015 Boston Dance Alliance Retreat and Rehearsal Fellowship, and commissioned nationally and abroad. DiMuro currently serves as Artist-in-Residence at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Performance times vary; see website for details. Tickets are $27.

Pontine Theatre • 1 Plains Avenue in Portsmouth (603) 436-6660 • pontine.org M a rch 30 – 31

Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair

The Swing into Spring–Lakes Region Craft Fair includes Moose Man photography, spring floral decor, feather art, American Girl doll clothing, jewelry, metal art, quilts, shawls/totes, fabric creations, art, baby accessories, scarves/hats, pet products,

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Flowering Houseplants

Joan Bonnette—master gardener, tree steward and author—taps into her twenty-fiveplus years of gardening experience and training to discuss multiple types of flowering houseplants, growing tips, and the ease or difficulty of growing particular plants. She will also bring many “baby plants” to share with the audience. Light refreshments provided. Sponsored by the Nashua Garden Club. 7 p.m. Admission is $5; Nashua Garden Club members admitted free of charge.

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Making the Rules: ConVal Student Exhibition

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Three Centuries of Mirrors: Reflections Through the Ages

This curated collection of decorative mirrors of all kinds — from gilded Federal convex wall mirrors, Italianate dressing mirrors and vintage starbursts to eglomise, brass and polychrome framed mirrors in round, oval and irregular forms—was chosen based on their decorative and historical significance. Daily, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. On view through March 31.

Tower Gallery • New Hampshire Antique Co-op 323 Elm Street in Milford • (603) 673-8499 nhantiquecoop.com

Pop-Up Red Carpet

The “Red Carpet Show” is a collection of fine studio furniture made by members of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters. This is a special opportunity to view and purchase work by ten fine furniture masters in one location. Each item in this show is for sale. Participating Masters are Tim Coleman, Jon Brooks, Garrett Hack, Jeffrey Cooper, Owain Harris, Jeff Roberts, Evan Court, Roger Myers, Duncan Gowdy and Ted Blachly. Free. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Through March 11.

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Exquisite Czech glass beads are applied to black cloth by Ubuhle women in South Africa.

Photography courtesy of Currier Museum of Art in Manchester

Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence

This exhibit showcases a new form of bead art, the ndwango (“cloth”), developed by a community of women living and working together in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Using skills passed down through generations and working “directly from the soul” (in the words of artist Ntombephi Ntobela), the Ubuhle women have created a multidimensional, contemporary art form by applying exquisite Czech glass beads onto plain black cloth, reminiscent of the Xhosa headscarves and skirts that many of the Ubuhle women wore growing up.

March 23 through June 16.

Currier Museum of Art in Manchester (603) 669-6144 • currier.org

ConVal High School juniors and seniors, under the direction of Karrie Mischmeyer and Mary Goldthwaite-Gagne, collaborate with the Sharon Arts Center Gallery on their final exhibition. The students have spent the school year learning professional artist practices and creating studio rules for themselves, like only using found materials, or making a drawing a day. This exhibition showcases their new skills. On view April 26 through June 16.

Reception, 5–7 p.m. on May 3.

Sharon Arts Center Exhibition Gallery 30 Grove Street in Peterborough • (603) 836-2585 nhia.edu/about/news-and-events/events/makingthe-rules-conval-student-exhibition

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ast August as I was driving home, I got caught in a fero-

portable radios for the selectmen and -women to stay in touch

cious thunderstorm. The rain was falling so heavily, I

with the police and fire departments. And once we get through

could scarcely find a road I’ve taken for decades. The thunder

this, we need to plan for the next emergency.

was right overhead—it felt like you were inside each boom—

This wasn’t our first collision with the new weather. In last

the sky cracking open with blue-white light and bolts of light-

fifteen years or so, there have been serious floods in the region;

ning shooting into the forest. A tornado warning sent people

the worst, in 2005, killed five people. And in the ice storm of

scrambling to their basements

December 2008, more than half

with only a childhood memory of

of New Hampshire lost power for

The Wizard of Oz to guide them.

as long as two weeks.

As I neared town, water was flood-

The climate is changing. Now

ing downhill across the road. It

we have to change. What can we

was like fording a stream. I arrived

do when we’re facing a world-

at this new crossing just as the fire

sized problem? There’s a way

department had been dispatched.

forward.

More than 4 inches of rain fell

On the Seacoast, a group of

in about an hour and a half. Two

citizens met to face the rising seas

big thunderstorms had met, and

caused by the warming planet.

they were then joined by a third

The Coastal Risk and Hazards

storm, said the National Weather

Commission worked for nearly

Service. We were spared the tor-

two years—holding hearings; lis-

nadoes. It was the most frighten-

tening to scientists, lawmakers

ing thunderstorm I’ve ever seen.

and planners. They produced a

The storm left broken roads all over town. One of the

report in 2016, Preparing New Hampshire for Projected Storm

main roads south was cut into two when a stone culvert

Surge, Sea-Level Rise and Extreme Precipitation (nhcrhc.org).

washed out, leaving a surprising canyon. The road would be

It is a roadmap that’s clearly written, showing how we can

closed for two and a half months as the town tried to figure

exercise traditional Yankee prudence, listing what should be

out how to repair it with something that can handle the “new

done starting this week and for years afterward. Among the

weather.” The old culvert had served since the 1930s.

advice: act early, respond incrementally, revisit and revise.

The news was even worse in neighboring towns; the main route across the region was blocked in two places with heaps

We’ll benefit even if the future hazards are less than expected, they say.

Although it was promptly ignored by many politicians,

of dirt and rocks.

Our road crew worked through the night to clean up, and

this report is now guiding state agencies and towns as they

then they faced months of repairs. The minutes of the select-

plan for a higher sea level. Go read it. Give it fifteen min-

board meetings are a roster of damage: this road is “sketchy,”

utes, and you’ll find the template for your community. Even

that one is “passable,” and this other road needs to be com-

though it is specific to the coast, this is a model for how to

pletely rebuilt. The list of repairs and expenses would soon

tackle the coming changes.

fill a twenty-three-page report. Each meeting produced a new

The future was supposed to arrive as a bright, shiny thing,

to-do list. We need more barricades and cones, said the select-

an irresistible newness, not with thunder, lightning and

board. We’re running out of “Closed Road” signs. We need

flooding, but here we are.

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