Design Works Architecture

Commercial

Timber Frame Designs

Dream Homes

Additions

In Progress

About Us

Testimonials

Contact

Links

Home

click any image to enlarge

Chuck and Jan at a site

In Progress

Additional view

Interior view1

Interior view 2

A Hillside Canandaigua Lake House

A three-story "upside down" house with the top floor featuring cathedral ceilings for the living room, kitchen, dining room and master bedroom all at grade level at the rear. The middle floor will hold the guest quarters and a familty room. All three levels will be connected by an elevator and elegant stairs.

Some New Kueka Cottages

Additional view

Site Plan

Some New Keuka Cottages

Keuka Lake, New York

The small house is located on a lot that offers a nice view to the southeast down the length of the lake. The lot was bisected by a stream which was merely an eroded ditch. The best site for the house was in the path of the stream so we decided to move and improve it such that it became an attractive feature of the landscape. The house will be entered by crossing a bridge over the new stream bed.

Additional view

Before photo

Keuka Lake, New York

Story coming soon

Additional view

Interior view

The Keuka Farmhouse

Keuka Lake, New York

Kris and Tom are retiring to the Finger Lakes after having careers near the nation’s capitol.  They desired a house with porches on which to sit and enjoy views of the lake.  The lakes have been ringed by farmhouses built years ago.  We created a white clapboard farmhouse with a green roof and plenty of porches.  The master bedroom is part of a space that looks like a porch that was enclosed.

Additional view

Pond View Ranch

Mendon, New York

After trying for many years to make a house in a suburban development feel like home, Barb and Charlie have purchased a park-like parcel of land with a pond with the intent of building a house that is comfortable, casual and different. The house will feature an open floor plan for good entertainment flow and lots of windows to view the property. Wood will be featured inside and out to give the house warmth and character.

Additional view

Aerial view

The Hilltop Hunting Lodge

The house is organized by a contemporary plan that responds to the expansive views to the south and east.  The front of the house is a re-creation of a remnant of a 140 year old cobblestone hunting lodge long forgotten on the 30 acre wooded hill top.  Upon passing through the heavy wood door one is greeted by reclaimed chestnut timbers framing a grand living space and large windows.

Additional view

Mendon, NY

Story Coming Soon

The Book End Addition

Seneca Lake, New York

To meet the needs of the client for a vacation and future retirement house, we matched the existing house with an addition of a similar size. Centered between the old and the new is a new vaulted street and lake entry. The existing wing will house the away spaces and kid's realm and the new wing contains the entertainment spaces, kitchen and parent's office and bedroom.

Water on Three Sides

Mantoloking, New Jersey

Our client, Don, couldn't pass up purchasing the building lot on a peninsula in the inter-coastal waterway. He envisioned sitting in a five sided timber great room at the point of the peninsula and watching the boats drive by. We helped Don attach a four bedroom home to his room and helped him meet the challenges of coastal building code requirements.

Story Coming Soon

^ top of page | © 2006 Design Works Architecture P. C. | phone (585) 383-4030 | info@newdesignworks.com