The List for the Connecticut Design Guide 2021

Over the past 17 years, CTC&G has been the go-to source for design inspiration for homeowners and designers alike. In each issue, we present the work of talented practitioners in the fields of design, architecture, building and landscape. Here is…

A Decade of Design with Dujardin

Trudy Dujardin, ASID, is known for sophisticated style, award-winning interiors and graceful, eco-elegant design. A LEED Accredited Professional and a passionate educator on environmental issues, Ms. Dujardin serves as an adjunct professor at Fairfield University, is an author and promotes beautiful design and holistic living through her blog holistichouse.com. Dujardin Design Associates creates interiors worldwide from offices in Westport and Nantucket.

Gary Brewer, Partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Designs a Shingle-Style Stunner on Long Island Sound

Ordinarily, when architects discuss contextualism, the conversation focuses on design—that is, how a new building will relate, aesthetically, to its surroundings. Here we concerned ourselves with contextualism of a different sort. As is often the case in highly desirable communities with much sought-after building sites, the project came with challenges.