Update: Lake House in Alabama

May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
TMS-designed Alabama Lakehouse

Shannon Alther, a principal of TMS Architects, has been working for many months on a lake house in Alabama. The progress of this residence has been the subject of two posts describing visits that Shannon has made to the site: More Progress on the TMS-Designed Alabama Lakehouse A TMS House Grows in Alabama Here are…Read More

Introducing a New Addition to TMS Architects Team: Lafe Covill

May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Lafe

  We are happy to introduce a new addition to the TMS Architects Team, Lafe Covill, Associate AIA. Lafe attended the School of Architecture at Syracuse University and comes to us with over twenty years of professional experience, during which he has been involved with numerous commercial, public, and residential projects. Lafe has always had…Read More

Maine River Renovation

May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Stein exterior after

While TMS always photographs completed projects, sometimes it is fun to watch them take shape or compare before and after pictures.  TMS Architects’ Bill Soupcoff and Justin Knowlton have been working on a renovation of a home located in a beautiful setting on a river in Maine near the Bath Iron Works.  Justin reports that…Read More

Playtime for a Good Cause

April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
1st Place Winner - Thanh Ho Phuong - Piacenza, Italy
(Image Courtesy Life of an Architect)

At TMS Architects, we are always interested in colleagues’ work and very much enjoyed following the 2013 2nd Annual Life of An Architect Playhouse Design Competition .  Bob Borson, a licensed Texas architect, started a blog in 2010, aptly named Life of an Architect,  with the purpose being, in his words,   “to learn the…Read More

Let it Grow…

February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
traditional architect portsmouth nh

“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

Extraordinary Furniture and Thoughtful Design

January 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Secretary, "Lambovich 1" made by David Lamb with paintings by James Aponovich, holds a place of honor in the library. Photo courtesy NH Home Magazine; Photographer John Hession

TMS Architects was lucky enough to find Lave Covill, an associate AIA member who joined the firm last July as a project manager.  He had worked previously with a Nashua architectural  firm and one of his projects was just featured in the January/February 2013 issue of New Hampshire Home. The home owner had acquired an…Read More

More Progress on the TMS-Designed Alabama Lakehouse

October 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Construction continues in Alabama

Shannon Alther, AIA, one of TMS’s principal architects spent the past weekend checking in on the lake house he designed that is currently under construction in Alabama.  The purpose of this trip was mainly to review the shell and structure in preparation for insulation and  sheetrock – in other words, take a good look before…Read More

A New TMS Lakehouse Takes Shape

October 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Exterior with stone walls

A new TMS-designed lake house is in the final construction stages and will soon be ready to be occupied by the homeowners and their family. Built by Lovering Construction, Wolfeboro, NH in collaboration with Soderholm Custom Builders serving as the Owners’ Representative, the resulting residence is a remarkable testament to extraordinary design, craftsmanship and teamwork…Read More

A TMS House Grows in Alabama

September 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Alabama house front elevation

The second in a three-part series describing a recent road trip made by TMS Architect’s Shannon Alther when he and his family visited his project that was just beginning to take shape in Alabama. Alabama is really hot!  99 degrees in the shade makes a site visit a bit challenging but the project looks great…Read More