New England Design... Redefined
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
If you browse through TMS Architect’s portfolio, you will probably notice that we often use architectural terms to label our residential projects. While several of these terms (e.g., Farmhouse style, Cottage style, etc.) are frequently used by everyday design enthusiasts, it can be difficult for the untrained eye to pin down exactly which features distinguish…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
The best part of having a large lawn space for your home is having space to share. If you have young children or pets (or both), building them an outdoor space to call their own is fun and can add a whimsical charm to your curb appeal. Whether it’s a dog house, play house, or…Read More
Portsmouth historian, J. Dennis Robinson’s, seventh piece for TMS Architects’ blog, adds more fascinating information about the creation of Strawbery Banke. This post is particularly topical as President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Second Lady Jill Biden will pay a visit to Portsmouth and speak at the historic site on…Read More
Hard to believe but many college students are packing their bags and heading to school. Architectural Digest recently published their picks for the ten colleges with the best architecture.The magazine noted that the colleges and universities ranged from the die hard traditionalist such as The University of Virginia to schools that embraced adding modern architecture…Read More
There are some famous homes—both in real life and on TV or the big screen—that you recognize right off the bat—you know, like the White House or the colorful home from the movie “Up.” But did you know many of these recognizable homes have inspired what CNBC is referring to as imitation homes, homes that…Read More
After sharing about a floating building aiming for Gold LEED certification just last week, we’ve come across another noteworthy architecture project situated on water—this time in the form of a “botel,” a clever combination of a boat and a hotel. Arch Daily covered Ivan Filipovic’s idea for a navigable hotel on the Adriatic Sea, and…Read More
Architecture sites and other news sources have been buzzing since yesterday, when news broke that Michael Kimmelman will be taking on the role of chief architecture critic at The New York Times in the fall of this year. Striving to write a book, architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussof will be moving on from the position, according…Read More
