Bonin Architects is pleased to work with the developers of Cardigan Woods, Ragged Mountain’s first ski-In, ski-out lots. Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty is the real estate broker for an exclusive ski-in ski-out neighborhood of only 19 wooded lots planned on approximately 55 acres just uphill and to the left of the base area. A copy of the current plan is below with prices starting at just $139,000 per lot. Be one of the first to benefit from the pleasures of direct to slope access at Ragged Mountain – it’s an extraordinarily enjoyable way to experience your favorite winter pastimes and the special environment of the White Mountains all year round.
WELCOME TO OUR FIRM, PAUL LAROCQUE
Welcome to our firm, Paul! Paul is lucky number 13, our 13th employee in 13 years! Please see below for more...
We are pleased to announce the newest member to our growing firm. Please welcome architect, Paul Larocque!
Paul Larocque is a National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certified Architect, a member of the American Institute of Architects and LEED Accredited Professional. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters Degree from the University of Oregon. While a Graduate Research Fellow at the Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory at the University of Oregon, he developed a strong interest in sustainable and energy efficient design.
Paul has a wide range of experience as a project manager that includes residential design, the design of wineries in the Pacific Northwest and educational design for public schools and universities. Whether it be the rolling hills of Oregon wine country or the mountains and lakes of New Hampshire, Paul has a passion for buildings that are rooted in nature and responsive to the environment.
Outside of work, Paul enjoys all types of skiing, hiking and kayaking with friends and family. He has been active as a coach and board member for local youth supports, AIA Committee on the Environment member and an Architects in Schools Volunteer.
AIA NEW HAMPSHIRE - 2020 DESIGN AWARDS
An interview with our Principal Architect, Jeremy Bonin and Project Manager, Christopher Timberlake, as they describe our firm's off-grid project which recently won a 2020 NH American Institute of Architects merit award for Excellence in Architecture.
A GRACIOUS LAKE HOUSE
Thank you to New Hampshire Home Magazine for featuring another one of our lakefront custom home projects in the current July/August issue!
It was a pleasure working with McGray & Nichols custom home builders on this fantastic, family-centric residence. A huge thank you to our wonderful clients for participating in the interview, and for your support of our architectural firm as we continue another project together. Here's the full featured story about the home below:
WE'RE HIRING!
A hopeful sign for the construction industry, based on the daily requests for our architectural firm’s services! Our staff is still mostly working remotely from their homes throughout NH & VT. No layoffs or furloughs, thankfully! We’re all still very busy with current projects & hiring additional new talented design professionals for our growing firm.
Architect/Project Managers Needed:
Bonin Architects, an award-winning firm located in Meredith & New London, NH is seeking a licensed architect with more than ten years’ experience. This is an immediate, full time position. We offer flexible
scheduling, with options of working remotely from your home and in our New London, NH office. Candidates should be seeking an opportunity for professional and career advancement/development, exhibit excellent communications skills, demonstrate strong leadership characteristics, and lead by example. Responsibilities include management of multiple residential and light commercial projects and respective project teams, client and contractor communications, project and staff scheduling, project budgeting, cost analysis, construction supervision, design, drafting, and specification writing. Benefits include health insurance coverage with the full annual premiums paid by the firm, 401K program with an employer’s contribution, Health Savings Account (HSA), dental insurance, personal/vacation time, holidays, company outings, merit bonuses, and reimbursement for licensure costs, continuing education credits, and professional memberships. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send
cover letter, resume (or CV), experience, and references to
kim@boninarchitects.com or call 603-526-6200. www.boninarchitects.com
WORKING REMOTELY DURING COVID-19
Our clients’ architectural and landscape design projects are continuing without interruption! Fortunately and thankfully, we use the latest technology and software, allowing us to work remotely during poor weather conditions, travel, and these unprecedented times. Our employees, who live throughout New Hampshire and Vermont, continue to work on design projects from the comfort of their homes instead of our Meredith and New London, NH offices. We invite clients wishing to design a new home to call or email anytime and learn more about our full architectural and landscape design services.
In the meantime, Kim and Jeremy are excited to introduce the newest member of the office, Zuzu, an adorable ten-week-old Bernedoodle puppy.
Take care & be well, everyone!
BEST OF HOUZZ 2020
Bonin Architects of London & Meredith, NH Awarded Best Of Houzz 2020
The Annual People’s Choice Award from the Houzz Community Highlights Home Remodeling and Design Professionals with Most Popular Designs and Top Ratings
Boston, MA- February 12, 2020 – Bonin Architects of New London & Meredith, NH, has won a “Best Of Houzz” award for Design on Houzz®, the leading platform for home renovation and design. The architectural firm with expertise in residential, commercial and landscape architecture was chosen by the millions of homeowners that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 2.5 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.
The Best Of Houzz badge is awarded annually, in three categories: Design, Customer Service and Photography. Design awards honor professionals whose work was the most popular among the Houzz community. Customer Service honors are based on several factors, including a pro's overall rating on Houzz and client reviews submitted in 2019. Architecture and interior design photographers whose images were most popular are recognized with the Photography award.
A “Best Of Houzz 2020” badge will appear on winners’ profiles as a sign of their commitment to excellence. These badges help homeowners identify popular and top-rated home professionals in every metro area on Houzz.
“We are honored to once again receive this Best of Houzz award. Our commitment to excellence in design for our clients will continue for many years. My business partner/husband, Jeremy Bonin and I would like to thank Houzz for the recognition, along with our talented design team for their outstanding talent and dedication to our firm and our client’s vision.”
Statement from: Kim Bonin, Principal Partner, Bonin Architects
”This year’s Best Of Houzz awards go to an incredibly talented and service-oriented group of home remodeling and design professionals, and we’re proud to highlight the winners on the Houzz website and app,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of Industry Marketing for Houzz. “This award is particularly meaningful as it reflects the sentiment of the millions of homeowners in the Houzz community who are hiring home professionals for their projects across the U.S. and around the world.”
Follow Bonin Architects & Associates on Houzz https://www.houzz.com/pro/boninarchitects/bonin-architects-and-associates
About Bonin Architects & Associates:
Award Winning architects with offices in both Meredith and New London, New Hampshire, Bonin Architects & Associates serves the Lake Sunapee, Lake Winnipesaukee, NH Seacoast, New England and beyond.
Our Expertise is residential, commercial and landscape architecture. Our commitment is to artfully transform your vision into distinctive, beautiful and timeless architecture.
Our Belief is in a collaborative approach, offering an array of personal strengths and professional experience, to ensure exceptional quality throughout the design and construction process.
About Houzz:
Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish – online or from a mobile device. From decorating a small room to building a custom home and everything in between, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community empowered by technology, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality. Headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., Houzz also has international offices in London, Berlin, Sydney, Moscow, Tel Aviv and Tokyo. Houzz is a registered trademark of Houzz Inc. worldwide. For more information, visit houzz.com.
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF AIA MEMBERSHIP
Jeremy was recently celebrated in Forum Magazine’s Winter 2019 issue. See his 20 year milestone on page 9!
https://www.flipsnack.com/aianhforum/forum-winter-2019.html
NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME DECEMBER ARTICLE
https://www.nhhomemagazine.com/a-dream-home-for-retirement/
2019 - AIA NEW ENGLAND EMERGING PROFESSIONAL FRIENDLY FIRM
Exciting things are happening in the offices of Bonin Architects!
Our firm was presented an award in Amherst, MA, by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New England as one of the 2019 New England Emerging Professional Friendly Firms in the medium-sized firm category with 10-49 employees.
To be recognized as a firm promoting the advancement of Emerging Professionals through professional development and personal growth opportunities, a score of 39 points was required to meet this status. Bonin Architects & Associates received a total of 51.25 points! Only two medium-sized firms in NH received this award. A testament to Kim & Jeremy Bonin’s continued commitment to encouraging and supporting their emerging architects as they complete the process for licensure.
BOSTON GLOBE ARTICLE
Follow the link below to see our featured article in The Boston Globe!
https://realestate.boston.com/luxury/2019/10/16/going-green-in-the-white-mountains/
COMPANY OUTING DAY!
Each year, our design team votes on a place to visit as an entire group. Yesterday, we participated in a private guided tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Zimmerman House and the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH, followed by lunch at The Puritan. We had a great day!
#WLAM2019
April is World Landscape Architecture Month!
WLAM is a celebration of landscape architecture and the designed outdoor spaces where we live, work, and recreate. The goal of WLAM is raise awareness for our profession and to help show the public how our work shapes the world we live in. The vital role landscape architects play in stewarding our environment will only increase as modern challenges like autonomous vehicles, climate change, and overcrowding stress our resources and available open spaces.
The American Society of Landscape Architects is running a campaign on Instagram featuring works from 49 local chapters from all across the country. Check out @nationasla and be sure to keep a look out for work May 14th. If you’re not already following us, we can be found @bonin_arch_landscape.
CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRISTOPHER TIMBERLAKE
Congratulations to Christopher Timberlake for reaching his 10th anniversary with Bonin Architects & Associates!
Kim & Jeremy worked closely with Chris for many years before he joined the firm; he’s become more than an employee, he’s also a great friend. Clients, builders, and our entire design team all enjoy working with Chris each day. We all appreciate Chris’ hard work, organization, loyalty, and dedication, plus he’s a great guy!
Not only is Chris celebrating his 10th year with Bonin, but he’s also looking forward to his upcoming wedding this May to his fiancee, Sara.
Here's a link to Chris' bio from our website:
https://www.boninarchitects.com/chris-timberlake
2019 - IMAGE MAGAZINE'S TREND WATCH
Bonin Architects & Associates was featured in the current issue of Trend Watch. A story about how our firm assisted in turning a dream of lakeside living into a reality for our clients. If you'd like to read the story, here it is!
BREWERY PROJECT IN FRANKLIN, NH
We are excited to be a part of Vulgar Brewing's project, a commercial renovation soon to be open in Franklin, NH! Here is a photo of the "before" stage, as well as our firm's design rendering of what it will look like inside.
With the intent to keep as much as this historic brick structure as possible, designing the brew house within the cornerstone historic 1970’s Buell’s Block Building is exciting and rewarding.
With the goal of designing a modern English-style pub with park-side outdoor seating, this Texas brewer is joining the strong revitalization efforts in Franklin, aiming to bolster the community and celebrate its industrial history. The team is also working with Marty Parichand, the Executive Director of Mill City Park, an enthusiastic leader in the revitalization efforts.
Vulgar Brewing’s name is based on the Latin word vulgus, which means crowd or people. As co-owner and brewer Damon Lewis states, “We want to use the word to help bring a sense of community… something that belongs to the common people...”
Views of the brewing tanks from Main Street, as well as the park-side entrance and patio, will draw attention and increase community public life and engagement. The brewpub and brewery will feature a bar, indoor and outdoor seating, and a small restaurant kitchen to prepare simple foods to share over the brewery’s offering of craft beers.
2019 NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME MAGAZINE HONORABLE MENTION - OUTDOOR DESIGN
Did you know that our firm also offers Landscape Architecture? Congratulations to landscape architect, Greg Rusnica, for receiving an award for this landscape design during the 2019 New Hampshire Home Magazine Design Awards ceremony. Our firm also designed this amazing home for our great clients. Look for photos of the interior and exterior of this home in the spring.
Below is a description and photos encompassing the vision, planning and goals of the landscape architecture:
The design program for this home is in many ways similar to many others we see when we are approached to design a lakefront home: Provide large entertaining spaces for family gatherings, more intimate spaces for daily life, unobstructed lake views, enhance and respect the natural environment. This sloping lakefront site, however, presented a unique design challenge. The design program called for outdoor space adjacent to the most important first floor interior spaces including the kitchen, living room, and great room, allowing their functions to extend beyond the walls of the home. The landscape would need to rise up and meet the home’s first floor.
On-grade exterior space was designed to gently terrace away from the residence. Artfully crafted NH fieldstone walls retain grade and form a series of planters. A mix of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and perennials offer contrast to the rigidity of the walls offer blooms May-frost as well as interesting forms and textures in the winter months. Climbing hydrangeas have become an unintended feature of the landscape. They grow more elegant every year as they help to soften the tallest retaining wall in the landscape. Patios of bluestone flagging complement the natural earthy tones of the home and the solid bluestone steps help instill feelings of strength, stability, and longevity. Dappled shade covers the lush lower lawn and makes for an ideal play area for the clients’ grandchildren on warm summer days.
2019 NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME MAGAZINE WINNER - GREEN DESIGN
This home was chosen as the 2019 New Hampshire Home Magazine Winner-Green Design.
Coming back to New Hampshire to be near family and build a home in a rural oasis of flora, fauna and astonishing views was the impetus for this home in the mountains. The couple embarked on the design process with several priorities; comfort for family and guests, flexibility in the utility of the spaces, and entirely off the grid.
The 3,700 square foot home has roots in the New England barn aesthetic. Simple lines; utility in access to the building for equipment, workshop, tools, and cars; a timber frame structure; and reclaimed materials, all contribute to the comfort and functionality. Rooms have multiple functions for large gatherings or housing family for extended stays, and the kitchen is large, open, versatile and straightforward, affording everyone a hand in preparing meals!
The timber frame employs traditional mortise and tenon joinery in addition to several less used framing techniques; keyed beams utilize sheer blocks and steel straps to form a composite beam capable of large spans while using smaller, new growth timbers; the cupola is framed utilizing reciprocal framing, a self-supporting system which requires no center posts or connections. Reclaimed barn boards, reclaimed flooring, and ship lap walls add to the warmth and comfort of the space. Additionally, the veneer and outdoor fireplace were stone gathered entirely from the building site.
Through careful equipment, appliance and lighting selections the 14 KW array supplies the home with all the electricity it requires. The outbuilding houses the battery banks to provide power in the evenings and during long winter storms. The home also utilizes Structural Insulated Panels for a high R-value and well-sealed building envelope.
Collaboration between the homeowners, Broome Builders, Lisa Ellis Interior Design, our firm, and the multitude of talented tradespeople and artisans made this not just a beautiful home but a thoughtful and enjoyable process!
NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME AWARDS
Our firm won two design awards last night!
We would like to thank judges from New Hampshire Home Magazine for selecting our projects during the 2019 Design Awards Ceremony in Bedford, NH.
Congratulations to Christopher Timberlake for winning the Green Design Award for our "Look to the Mountains Project", and to Landscape Architect, Greg Rusnica for an award in Outdoor Design for our "Boulder Shore" Project.
Thanks to every member of our staff for attending the ceremony last night too!
"THE POINT" - LAKESIDE ARCHITECTURE
A few images of one of our firm's recently completed projects, named “The Point.” The first image is one of our photo-realistic renderings used to convey the design to our clients.
The following three photos show our clients' completed lakefront home taken just a few days ago by photographer John W. Hession. Isn't it amazing how much the rendering looks like the completed home?
Designing and building such a remarkable home requires a team, the most important members being the homeowners and the builders. We want to thank the owners and McGray & Nichols for the opportunity and pleasure of being part of such a fantastic team.
