Location
New York, NY
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Renovation of landmark Brownstone with inswing French Casement Windows and Entry Door on street facade and Double Hung Windows in rear.
Location
Conrad Hilton Library
The Culinary Institute, Hyde Park, NY
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Fixed Windows and Entry Doors with a finish painted Mahogany exterior and a White Oak interior in vestibule area.
Location
Bedminster Area, NJ
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Courtyard with Double Hung Windows and French Doors with fixed Transoms above and Eyebrow Dormer Windows.
Location
Sag Harbor, NY
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Bent Eyebrow Dormer Window and French Door, Sliding Doors and Tilt and Turn Windows with a Mahogany semi-transparent stain finish on the exterior and a clear Pine finish on the interior.
Location
Bernardsville Area, NJ
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Tilt-and-Turn Bay Window with Fixed Sidelites, fitted into existing Bay Window assembly and built to match the existing surround.
Location
Mahaney Center for the Arts Concert Auditorium
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Fixed Triangular Windows with Colored Glass and Acoustic Sound Panel (STC rating of 44).
Location
Stony Hill Inn Restaurant, Hackensack, NJ
Design Team
Designed and handcrafted by H. Hirschmann LTD
Custom Wood Windows and Doors, Vermont, USA.
Description
Fixed Mahogany Windows with 1-3/8″ applied muntins (simulated divided lites).
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.
