Two core principles shape the architecture we design for our clients and inspire us to help them make their timeless dream homes a reality. We believe that good design has the power to improve lives, and that learning from the past is crucial to creating the future. For more than four decades, Patrick Ahearn Architect has specialized in creating classic American architecture designed for contemporary living. Whether restoring and renovating landmarked homes or crafting new residences that reimagine the classical architectural vernacular of New England, our firm balances the romance of traditional architecture with the ideals of modernism.
Designed in the 1930s by local architect Benjamin Proctor Jr, this stone-clad Wellesley home was renovated in the 1970s in unsympathetic ways. Its recent renewal reestablished its authentic feeling and nostalgic charms, while expanding it to be more in keeping with its neighborhood. Builder: @...
This Carlisle property feels stately but not showy, and keeps an intimate modest aesthetic thanks to a subtle, cottage-like look. Landscaping masks some of its substantial size and lets the home feel set into the landscape, while the gambrel roof allows for both a relatively modest roof height and...
In this grand Chatham, MA, new build, the rear of the property is situated to take full advantage spectacular coastal views. All of the home's features, including an innovative wind-protected covered balcony, are hurricane-proof up to the latest IBHS standards. Photographer: @hawk.visuals
Borrowing exterior inspiration from gambrel-roofed, shingle-style coastal cottages of the 1920s, this year-round Chatham residence features a more contemporary-fe eling, flowing interior whose primary spaces open off a central spine and overlook the water. A classic widow’s walk takes particular...
TBT | Today we are sharing Patrick's older sketches. Stay tuned for more. https://t.co/Hi04tjUzPC
#Repost @dunesandduchess (get_repost) ・・・ An upstairs reading room on Chappy designed by… https://t.co/vnw99S8LOa
WIP Wed | Swipe to see the construction of this post and beam timber framed Amish barn. Believe… https://t.co/UNs9I9rP4P
Theme Tues | This carriage house is connected to the main home by a breezeway implying that the… https://t.co/diwEni4Lf6
Theme Tues | This white painted clapboard carriage house features a cupola above denoting its… https://t.co/nyAPexb4AK
Theme Tues | Today we want to feature some of our favorite carriage houses in Wellesley. Swipe… https://t.co/bCZs3XRzFN