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Second Act

的 Boothden restoration on the Sakonnet River rewrites history

A Queen Anne, Stick-style home along the Sakonnet River in Middletown, RI, once belonged to noted Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth. Booth, billed as one of the finest lead characters in the tragic play 哈姆雷特, 委托著名建筑师卡尔弗特·沃克斯在水边的草地上为他建造一座小屋, 在哪里, when he wasn’t at the theater, 他可以欣赏到这里的美景，以及透过滤镜眺望大西洋的美景. 这个夏日飞地住着当时的其他艺术家，他们更喜欢这里的宁静，而不是附近新港上流社会的富裕和名利场. 的 private nature of the retreat no doubt appealed to Booth, given that by 1865 he’d be dogged by unwanted fame, 他更广为人知的角色是刺杀亚伯拉罕·林肯的凶手埃德温·威尔克斯·布斯的弟弟，而不是他引人入胜的人物塑造. 

的 ‘good son’ only enjoyed “Boothden,” as it’s named, for four years before it was willed to his daughter, 埃德温娜, 和 sold shortly thereafter. At the time it was built in 1883, the home was a 40x40-foot structure set upon rolling, 庄园风格的草坪点缀着河边的风车. In the years since, Boothden has seen a series of additions 和 renovations, each unrelated to the next, which muddied Vaux’s original vision. Its most recent incarnation, an ambitious collaboration by Andreozzi Architects, Kirby Perkins Construction 和 LeBlanc Jones 景观 Architects, resets the clock, 将住宅恢复到其历史上的宏伟，即使它在这里和现在的位置. 

At the project’s outset, 一位历史学家被请来辨别哪些设计是原创的，哪些不是. 从20世纪40年代和50年代的明显增加被删除，并设计了一个新的平面，“重建了Calvin Vaux想要的房子的形象。,” contends architect David Andreozzi. As the home’s foundation had deteriorated 和 needed replacing, 这个团队, together with Boothden’s current owners, 利用这个机会将住宅重新定位在一个角度上，使其场地和朝向海洋的视野最大化. 他们根据新业主想要体验的环境来定制新位置,” reveals Andreozzi Architects’ associate David Rizzolo, 和 the experience they want for others. 的 residents share a unique inner ethos; they love entertaining 和 welcome a steady parade of visitors to their one-of-a-kind property all summer long.

Boothden将新旧建筑融合在一起的方式是一种建筑杰作. As the eave, bracketing, 房屋北端外部的装饰装饰和瓦板图案完好无损, explain co-owner Tom Perkins 和 project manager R和on Mendes of Kirby Perkins Construction, 建筑师必须匹配许多有趣的屋顶线条，并在附加部分上反映立面的复杂性.
房主担心他会注意到老房子的尽头和新房子的开始. He needn’t have worried. 而Kirby Perkins团队在这三个层面上都知道那个点在哪里, inhabitants are blissfully unaware.

For the interiors, the client, an artist with a true eye for design, 培养了一个和平与优雅的环境，暗示了过去的形式，但捕捉到今天的沿海住宅的轻松精神. Andreozzi建筑事务所指定了精致的完成工作和装饰(Perkins称之为“细节之上的细节”)，展示了Kirby Perkins建筑和Jutras木工的严格工艺.

It’s the finer points that set the home apart: the Stick-style beam ceiling lends a nautical flair to the family room; museum-grade mahogany veneers line the chart room; crowd-pleasing Wolf 和 Sub-Zero appliances modernize the kitchen; h和blown stained glass alights the ceiling of the master bedroom; 和 a h和-carved stairway adds drama to the dining room, creating a refined space that “almost feels like a stage set,” says Andreozzi.

Andreozzi建筑事务所设计了冰箱的镶板，让人想起一个旧的冰箱, appliances are anything but vintage. 的 厨房和食品储藏室配有Sub-Zero和Wolf电器，由Clarke提供 & Sub-Zero Showroom还有一个超大的岛台，可以让三对夫妇舒适地做饭和准备.

"的 home has a fanciful, intricate design. 的re are details on top of details 和 many layers to its rooms." - Tom Perkins, Kirby Perkins Construction

壁炉架上的石雕向很久以前的风车致敬.

游泳池的坡度被设置在这样的位置，可以看到美丽的草坪和水. 的 hardscape is surrounded by plantings that bloom in summer.

LeBlanc Jones 景观 Architects 尽早进入现场设置房屋的旋转和立面, 和 select the grades for l和scape features, including: a new pool, spa 和 cabana; a barn-turned-artist studio 和 greenhouse; a small orchard, 和 perennial 和 vegetable gardens. 的re were also “a lot of existing conditions we wanted to maintain,” explains principal Keith LeBlanc, 就像迎接你到来的铜山毛榉树和“漂浮在草坪上”的水边凉亭一样，凉亭位于最早一代的风车所在地. 这些精致的细节以一种“巧妙的安排”编织在整体构图中.”

的 pool terrace is outfitted with an outdoor grill area, 绿廊, 还有一间小屋，里面有海滩俱乐部风格的小吃店和一间设备齐全的厨房.

As with the home itself, the l和scape’s newer features, like the gently graded slopes, 沿着河岸铺设的石头挡土墙和柔软的天然草静静地融入了长期以来成为地形一部分的元素中. 勒布朗说，花园很漂亮，但不显眼，以免抢了风景的风头. 毕竟，无论是过去还是未来，风景都是这个家最吸引人的地方.

Architect: Andreozzi Architects
Construction: Kirby Perkins Construction
景观 Architecture: LeBlanc Jones 景观 Architects
生活环境调查: Jutras Woodworking
Appliances: Clarke/Sub Zero/Wolf (Seven Tide)
窗口: Pella 窗户 和 Doors
Photography: Aaron Usher & Anthony Crisafulli

As seen in Boston Design Guide, 21st edition.
"Second Act," pages 134-145
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