Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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62 unlikely place: the roof of a one-story home in Man- chester-by-the-Sea on a mellow afternoon. Architect Art Dioli, AIA, contractor Chris Ragusa, and the home- owners, a couple with teenage children, had met at the 1990s-era house to talk over a simple expansion. Ragusa, the principal of CM Ragusa Builders, climbed onto the flat roof and was captured by the expansive view: a blue and green collage of Manches- ter Harbor and, just beyond, Bakers Island and Misery Island. Ragusa called out to the homeowners, who clambered up the ladder, saw the beauty, and found the inspiration to create more rooms with a view. Dioli, a partner at OLSON LEWIS + Architects in Manchester-by-the-Sea and a longtime collaborator with Ragusa, laughs lightly, recalling that day: "Every- thing in the plan changed." Suddenly the work order went from a small expan- sion to a whole new second floor and a major renova- tion. The home's new identity took off that day like a rocket, with architect, builder, crews, and the home- owners in shared camaraderie and mutual respect. The house is a modern transitional Shingle style. The detail and craftsmanship are impeccable. A pool is built into the ledge. Gregory Lombardi Design provided the landscape design.