A letter to All,
We hope this message finds you safe and healthy in this challenging time. It is astounding to think that the community, the state, the nation and the globe can get turned on their respective heads in a matter of weeks. Everyone is working tirelessly to define their new normal, trying to make sense of where we are and what lies ahead.
Under the roof of our integrated firm, home of Stevens & Associates (S&A) and M&S Development (M&S), we find ourselves quickly pivoting to meet the needs of both our existing and new (or potential) clients and those who are contemplating working with us on the horizon. We, like so many, are carefully monitoring the rapidly developing facts and response to COVID-19. We take the recommendations of federal, state and local authorities to protect the public’s health, safety and well-being very seriously. All members of our teams – engineering, landscape architecture, architecture, development and marketing – are currently working remotely through secure networks. For those of us who must enter the office, we strictly adhere to the CDC’s guidance on social distancing and have adopted staggered work schedules. We have shifted our meetings to videoconferencing, understanding the power of personal connection in our business. Although our office door is locked to the general public, we are very much open for business.
We are here for you. We have the systems, the teams, the technology and the ability to fulfill our commitments to you, even during this unprecedented time. We remain available to you by phone, videoconference and email, without interruption of service. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need us. Together we will work through this difficult situation.
Stay healthy,
Bob Stevens, Cory Frehsee, Brud Sanderson, Skye Morse, Katie Stuart-Buckley & the entire S&A and M&S Team
S&A was delighted to have Dan Braden and the students from the Brattleboro Union High School STEM program visit our studios to learn more about careers in Architecture & Engineering and the recently completed Snow Block project.
For everyone who loves images of historic New England, please read on. . . . .
The property which currently consists of a farm house constructed in 1728 that now serves as an American folk art museum, as well as a series of barn structures built throughout the 1800’s; the oldest of which has been converted to a Visitor center.
Left to Right: (Left) Main Barn built by prominent Essex shipbuilder Adam Boyd sometime before 1863. (Center) Connector Barn originally built as single-story sometime in the 1870’s, later converted to two-story by 1894. (Right) Milking Barn; the oldest structure of the three-barn complex, built in the late 1700’s.
This is an early example of wood ductwork to provide better ventilation to the cattle below. Ducts and cupolas were added to barns as advancements in milling offered more weather tight wood clapboards to replace the early wood board siding.
The prominent faces of structures which were often more colorfully painted with higher end finishes, while less significant exteriors were often completed with more economical colors and finishes.
Finally, this image is of the detailing of the timber frames of the Main Barn revealing influences from shipbuilding.
Looking forward to another Architecture + Design Film Series event titled: 
Stevens & Associates and M&S Development are proud to sponsor Radically Rural – Keene NH. Visit our table and meet the staff at the Main Street Track on Sept. 19 & 20.
Congratulations to Ben Harwood, P.E. for earning his license to practice as a Professional Engineer in the State of Vermont. Ben is a dedicated member of S&A’s Structural Team and enjoys supporting local school STEM programs and various organizations.
