Martin Stefanchik Studios

04/08/2014

Drawing process
http://www.watershedpost.com/sponsored/2014/home-jeffersonville-ny-part-3-it-begins-drawings

Drawings are an important part of any proposed construction. The process often starts with a discussion of the client's needs, functionality, aesthetics and material choices. They help the client visualize the project and make changes/revisions before the actual work begins. Drawings are also essent...

04/07/2014

New Watershed Post story
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After completing the interior of a client’s penthouse loft, we then began drawings and samples for the penthouse roof garden. Some of the challenges with the roof included: pitched flat roof, exposed utility panels and air conditioning compressors.

03/25/2014

Part 2!
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The porch: A full demo was needed on the home’s side porch due to years of water damage and decay. Saving as many architectural elements as possible; timber framing was rebuilt, support columns footed, stonework laid and floorboards set. Several basement windows were also added to increase air venti...

03/25/2014

New post on the Watershed Post Part 1 & 2
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Built in the late 1800s, the new homeowner contacted us with several important issues that needed to be addressed. Challenge: During heavy rains water run off from the mountainside would flood the property. Solution: Installing irrigation ditches, perforated tubing, gravel, landscape fabric, 2000 ya...

03/16/2014

Let me know what you think!

Are you bored with your bathroom? A renovation or just a few modest changes can make a comfortable room by adding space, light, color and texture. All of the bathrooms featured in this article have been full renovations with architectural millwork and fixtures. Our design goal is to hold true to the...

03/09/2014

The architectural built-in can work anywhere in the home: kitchen, pantry library, living room, office and bedroom. It can take a stark, awkward, unused area and turn it into a functioning space adding storage and beauty to the room. The best built-ins connect with the existing architecture and beco...

03/05/2014

Think Spring!

03/01/2014

Setting up shop at 170 Ave. B East Village, NYC
circa 1990.