Location
New York
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Fixed Rectangular Carriage House Door with segmented top glass to fit arched masonry opening
Location
Harvard University, MA
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Extensive renovations throughout the building, utilizing historically accurate arched designs and divided light windows, where appropriate.
Location
Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, MA — 2004
Hirschmann Windows and Doors
Architect
Design Associates, Inc.
Chris Dallmus, AIA, 1994 restoration
Darin Mardock, AIA, 2004 reconstruction
Contractor
Doyle Construction, Inc., Contractor
Project Case Study
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Description
It’s a home with a storied history. 1891. Philip Corbin, turn-of-the-century hardware entrepreneur, builds the centerpiece of a Victorian seashore park on Martha’s Vineyard — both summer retreat and a showcase for his firm’s most richly decorated and innovative hardware. 1991. Purchased by Peter Norton, founder and CEO of Norton Utilities software company. In the 100 years between, the house was gradually stripped of her original Queen Anne beauty — all ornament, detail, materials, line and rich color lost.
In 2001, just years after an historic restoration by the architectural firm, Design Associates, Inc., and contractor Doyle Construction, the home was destroyed by fire. The owner was not deterred. Wishing to reconstruct the home in every detail of its original Queen Anne predecessor, Design Associates was tasked with assembling a new team and taking on a complete reconstruction for a second time.
Working intensively from photographs, Design Associates looked for examples of everything from roof pitches to brick patterns to newel post design. All Hirschmann windows and doors were scrutinized for historical accurateness, yet also needed to integrate modern conveniences and approaches such as self-cleaning glass, and stainless steel cable reinforced cotton sash cord wherever possible
“Hirschmann was invaluable on this project,” states Mardock. “Their shop drawings are very precise. Their craftmanship is top-drawer. They were a great assest in finding unusual hardware. And, they engineered and fabricated some of the more complex parts of the house.” Disappearing sashes provide balcony access from an upstairs bedroom. A combination pocket-swing double door brings Philip Corbin’s ingenuity back to life.
Location
Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Dining Room Entry Doors & Windows. French doors with fixed sidelites and segmented top transoms along with fixed true arch top windows to help transform a dilapidated industrial space to an Italian farmhouse atmosphere on the banks of the Hudson river.
Location
New York, NY
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Multi-year Historic Landmark Restoration. H. Hirschmann Ltd supplied historically correct sash replacements for Double Hung and French Casement windows, as well as full unit replacements to complement a targeted floor by floor window restoration performed at site by Fifty-Three Restorations Inc.
Location
Boston, MA
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Mahogany Window Wall w/Entry Vestibule. Window wall consist of true round-top Fixed window elements and double Entry doors. Casement windows with push-bars below fixed transoms, all with SDL muntins as required to meet historic commission approval.
Location
Harvard University, MA
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Round Top Single Hung Sash replacement with Gothic muntin pattern as well as historic sash restoration
As part of the Housing Renewal at Harvard University H. Hirschmann LTD custom built single sash replacements matching the previously existing Gothic muntin pattern. A historic Oval sash at McKinlock Hall also required restoration. Some of the Single Hung and Round Top Single Hung units had security grids installed.
Location
Bethesda, MD
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Arched bent fixed windows
