New England Design... Redefined
TMS Architects has been working with the Discover Portsmouth Center for several years as part of a team that has been renovating the old Portsmouth Library into a vibrant visitors’ center operated by the Portsmouth Historical Society. Part of their mission, as stated on their website, is “to provide a central city location where, in…Read More
A home in Manchester, New Hampshire, owned by TMS clients Megan and Stephen Cairns, was honored on April 17th by the Manchester Historic Association with a Design Award given “for the historically-sensitive addition to the 2451 Elm Street house.” As described in the press release announcing the awards… “This brick Colonial-Revival house was built in…Read More
TMS Architects is delighted to share this post with you that was provided to us courtesy of Molly Janicki, the estate garden manager for Bayberry Nurseries in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. We first collaborated with Bayberry on a TMS -designed home on the ocean in Hampton, NH called Waterfront Home With Atlantic Ocean Views. …Read More
It may be hard to imagine right now, but it will soon be warm enough to enjoy the outdoors again. One of the things we most look forward to during the spring is outdoor dining in Portsmouth. There’s something therapeutic about enjoying good food in view of New England spring. Some of our best memories…Read More
We recently had the pleasure of working on a new oceanfront project. While the project was new to us, the house is anything but. Built in the 1840’s, this 150-year-old New England gambrel had already seen one remodel in the late 1980’s that had unfortunately taken away some of the original charm. We worked with…Read More
Golf was still somewhat of a mystery to many Americans at the time, but that didn’t stop 12 of Salem’s most distinguished citizens from initiating the first plans to establish the Salem Country Club in 1895. Today, the course, which is located in the beautiful countryside of Peabody, Massachusetts, is recognized as one of finest creations of…Read More
“It’s the subtlety of the architecture that makes the difference between a building and art.” This is what TMS Architects‘ Bill Soupcoff said when discussing the award-winning design of the Wolfeboro Lakeside Manor in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Nestled among the pine trees on the shoreline of Lake Winnipesaukee, the residence was designed to blend in seamlessly with the region’s rugged terrain, pristine…Read More
It’s been said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. If that’s the case, then it might also be said that windows offer us a glimpse into the soul of a home. While there are several ways to add architectural interest to a home or structure, nothing else quite matches the ability of…Read More
Shannon Alther, TMS Architects Principal and AIANH ‘s President-Elect, was on hand January 11th at the Bedford Village Inn to accept an AIA Award of Excellence for his work on Regeneration Park in Portsmouth, NH. A former abandoned auto dealership, the building was re-used and re-purposed into a a state-of-the art, near net-zero office, retail…Read More
