THIS STONE AND WOOD CLAD HOUSE RESEMBLES A 19TH CENTURY STONE COTTAGE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO AND RENOVATED OVER TIME. PERCHED AT THE CENTER OF THE SITE, OVERLOOKING THE MATURE LANDSCAPE AND SWEEPING VIEWS TO THE VALLEY STREAM AND PONDS BELOW, THIS HOUSE FIT THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENTS WHO WISHED TO LIVE LESS FORMALLY AND DOWNSIZE YET HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE FOR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN TO COME AND VISIT. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS PAID TO A MORE INTIMAT ,LESS IMPOSING SCALE. THE HOUSE HAS A PRIMARY AND TWO SECONDARY PERPENDICULAR WINGS. THE HOUSE IS LIGHT AND AIRY OPENING FROM THE PRIMARY LIVING SPACE WITH TWO OPPOSING FIREPLACES, DIRECTLY TO A BRICK TERRACE ENJOYING A VIEW OF THE PONDS BELOW. DORMERS AT THE FRONT AND REAR SLOPES OF THE ROOF ALLOW THE LIGHT TO PENETRATE DIRECTLY INTO THE CORE OF THE HOUSE AND FROM THE GALLERY SPACE ABOVE WHILE KEEPING THE SCALE INTIMATE AND INFORMAL. THE INTERIOR FEATURES A MIX OF SALVAGED ANTIQUE MATERIALS AND NEW MILLWORK REPLICATING PERIOD APPROPRIATE DETAIL.