We are so thrilled to be sharing the final photographs of Fermata, a stunning courtyard home located in Saugerties. We had the pleasure of working with one of the kindest, most generous and most trusting clients that we have ever had, designing a home that would allow her to age in place while relocating to be closer to her two sons.
Named after a painting and the musical symbol for “a pause of unspecified length,” Fermata is a Hudson Valley home where architecture becomes a meditation on stillness. The home’s design translates three pieces from our client’s art collection into built form: Fermata‘s white line becomes a glass corridor cutting through the plan, an encaustic work’s symmetry inspires a bold square roof, and a photograph of doorways manifests as deep white oak thresholds that demand a conscious breath before crossing. At the heart of it all lies a central courtyard—visible from nearly every room yet accessible through only two carefully placed doors—that embodies the home’s guiding principle: creating a space that begs all who enter to pause, breathe, and be truly present.
For more information about the project and to see all of the gorgeous photos, make sure to check out the full story of Fermata.
