Millbrook

Posted October 24th, 2009 by admin and filed in General, Insights
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A few weeks ago we were invited to participate in a Home Show hosted by the prestigious firm of Crisp Architects. The firm is located in the town of Millbrook – the Hudson Valley region of upstate NY.

We had never visited this part of the country and were eager to meet our colleagues and tour the region. We were immediately struck by the beauty of the landscape and the vast amount of craftsmen directly and indirectly involved with Crisp specializing in historic renovation, custom home design and “accessory buildings” as they call them which are stand alone guest houses and pool houses.

Many of these projects utilize the expertise of Tanglewood Conservatories. We are often commissioned outside of the firm to act as catalyst in achieving many of these special design requests at various stages of the project.

We develop partnerships and design collaboration with firms such as Crisp in order to execute design elements that Tanglewood is uniquely equipped to handle. This is something we are being asked to do more and more of.

Many clients that may want the feel of a conservatory or greenhouse but unable to financially support such a project – are opting for a scaled down version such as a glass shingled roof addition, copper domed roof or cupola, stained glass windows, detailed copper finials… Perhaps a historic structure in need of an attached or unattached green house designed to replicate the historic elements of the main home. These are projects well suited for Tanglewood Conservatories’ craftsmen.

At the show we met with a wealth of experts in landscape design, solar alternatives, geo-termal technology, millworkers, traditional artisans and were in awe of the multitude of talent in such a quaint historic village but also with the beauty of the scenery. Rolling farm land with horses abound, historic stone houses, polo fields, charming restaurants and shops.

We viewed the work of local artist Anthony Henneberg a bird painter from Zimbabwe who has chosen the area as his new home for it’s bucolic attributes and vast array of bird specimens, we wandered around Mashomack Polo Club and even did a little wine tasting and antiquing! Special thanks to our friends at Crisp Architects for introducing us to such a beautiful little village – Millbrook is a must see!