In the past year, Shapiro & Company Architects was featured in four more publications:
Memphis Magazine, AT HOME Tennessee,
Luxury Home, and once more in
Midsouth Magazine.
The following articles offer four distinct faces of Shapiro & Company Architects' work demonstrating one unifying theme: the custom Shapiro home offers a true reflection of the homeowner's personality and dreams.
Memphis Magazine - March 2011
Post-Modern: Bringing Out a Vision
"Breaking New Ground" - p. 26
"You must have noticed it."
This custom East Memphis residence for Dr. Paul Shea has been nicknamed by his friends as the "Taj MaPaul." Memphis Magazine has captured the inside story of how Shea chose Shapiro & Company Architects and the process of cultivating his vision into bricks-and-mortar reality.
Shapiro summed up "his two biggest thrills" in working with Shea as "having his ideas come to life while building something of value" and "seeing the client's pride in what has been achieved." Needless to say, the minimalist/post-modern aesthetic of this Memphis home left both client and company extremely pleased.
Read the full article
here.
AT HOME Tennessee - March 2011
Farmhouse: Constructing a Soul
"Low-Country Soul" - p.56
"Nestled among the expansive rolling hills of back-country Sladen, Mississippi, is a farmhouse like no other."
Shapiro & Company Architects collaborated with Nashville-based Page Duke Landscape Architects and Memphis-based interior designer Rhea Crenshaw to create this retreat. Despite being a new build, this lakeside farmhouse has the feel of a rich past and a soul through the usage of reclaimed building materials and a homey yet stylish interior design. The exterior is constructed with reclaimed brick from a demolished structure in downtown Memphis, a material that is echoed throughout the house, as well as reclaimed cypress beams and antique pine floors. This combined with the use of farm-style textiles and French antiques give the home a unique, un-canned look.
Read the full article here.
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Luxury Home - March 2011
French Colonial: Weaving Past with Present
"Shapiro & Company Architects, Inc." - p.124
"From an English manor-style home in Tennessee to an equestrian farmhouse in Mississippi, Shapiro & Company Architects; projects span a wide range of styles and states and highlight the firm's focus on design diversity."
The first line of this article says it all. The goal of Shapiro and Company Architects is not to rehash the company's own vision. Rather, our goal is to act as a translator for the client between their vision and personality out and a physical dwelling place.
This article provides a poignant example of the Shapiro ethos. The Creole-inspired home on Lake Wilson, Alabama was inspired by the client's fond family memories in Louisiana, her love of French Colonial Architecture, and her desire to capture the beauty and casual lifestyle of Lake Wilson.
Read the full article here.
MIDSOUTH - August 2010
Cottage: Classic yet Versatile "Creating a Neighborhood" - p30
"Welford Cottage simultaneously offers comfort and privacy."
Designed as a "family entertaining-style home", an open layout was employed to allow the homeowner to utilize any combination of interior designs. "Most folks like rooms that are defined, yet they don't want isolated space," Shapiro comments, "so we designed the home with clearly defined spaces but not defined uses." For instance, Shapiro & Company Architects has made a slightly larger dining room that can also double as a sitting room for more intimate entertaining or can be used as is for a larger scale dinner party.
Lending the comfort and flexibility of a cottage, this design does not have the confined and often limited spaces that traditionally accompanys the style. This home was originally designed for the Memphis 2010 Vesta Home Showcase and sold quickly.
Read the full article here.
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