Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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65 based contractor Stefco Builders. Owner Stefanos Efstratoudakis's crews also rebuilt the wraparound front porch, which had fallen into disrepair, and built a deck out back. Marrying new and existing foundations and new and existing framing was challenging; the construction, which lasted 20 months, was technically complex. "It was not as easy as going from Point A to Point B; there were a lot of surprises to figure out in between," says Efstratoudakis. "But we had a great team in place with LDa and the clients and a lot of trust back and forth." Landscape designer Hilarie Holdsworth revived the grounds with strategic hardscaping and plantings. She created an outdoor dining terrace with a grill, a gathering space around an old outdoor fireplace, and a vegetable garden. She also updated the pool area, giving it more of a "Hamptons" feel, and added local granite and cobblestone to the pea stone drive, infusing the entry sequence with a sense of history and place. "It's hard to tell, but more than half of the renovated house is new construction," Sheffield observes. "We like that visitors have no idea what we took away and what was added. All they notice is a beautiful home." lda-architects.com; hilarieholdsworthdesign.com Landscape designer, Hilarie Holdsworth updated the pool area, giving it more of a Hamptons feel.