New England Design... Redefined
New Hampshire’s first State House was built in 1758 in Portsmouth and served as the seat of New Hampshire’s colonial government. It was dismantled in 1836 and has had quite a journey since that time! One third of the building’s frame was moved to Portsmouth’s Court Street and survived by being turned into a…Read More
We are happy to share the first in a series of blog post chronicling the construction of our first evo Home. In this series of photographs you can see the prefabricated concrete insulated panels being installed by Superior Walls. These panels form the foundation of the home and they are critical to the home’s energy…Read More
As you know, TMS Architects has been following the AIA Architect Dream House competition and received word, via Shelterpop.com that a winner had been announced! The contest had been winnowed down to five finalists which were then put up to a public vote. The public spoke and the winners were Ting Li, Associate AIA LEED…Read More
Green Can Come in All Shapes, Forms and Styles. As architects, TMS Architects is always interested in activities in our field and this caught our interest. Architectural students from all over the world have been working to design, construct and operate zero-energy single-family homes as part of a unique competition held by the U.S. Department…Read More
TMS Architects can help with this! One of our most recent project was to transform an old and abandoned Wendy’s into a flourishing seacoast restaurant. The Beach Plum has long been a well-known local institution with their first location across from the beach in North Hampton, NH . In 2010, they decided to open a…Read More
We received this in an email yesterday and thought it was important enough to share. The quotation is from David McCullough who was recently at The Music Hall to discuss his book The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris as part of The Music Hall’s Writers on a New England Stage series. I can’t get over…Read More
Christopher Ring, founder of Greenovations, a store in Portsmouth offering “the most eco-friendly, home-healthy products available for your home today”, visited TMS Architects last week to demonstrate some new and interesting products: Squak Mountain Stone is actually designed to look imperfect. Made from recycled paper, recycled glass and low carbon cement. Similar to soapstone or…Read More
We just saw a really neat article on Curbed featuring “five architecturally impressive libraries,” and we had to share! Even with so much in print going online, we still enjoy holding an actual book or magazine once in a while, and libraries are fabulous places. Here’s a look at a couple of the libraries they…Read More
The mail brought a surprise yesterday when the August 2011 issue of BHG’s Kitchen and Bath Ideas arrived in our offices featuring a kitchen designed by TMS Architect‘s John Merkle. The home is located in Salisbury, Massachusetts and situated so close to the ocean’s edge that only 15 feet of sand lies between the home…Read More
