Serge Castella’s Essex Home Featured

Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) - Article: "Sueño Americano" ("American Dream") - Page 1 — Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) – Article: “Sueño Americano” (“American Dream”) – Page 1

Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) - Article: "Sueño Americano" ("American Dream") - Page 2 — Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) – Article: “Sueño Americano” (“American Dream”) – Page 2

Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) - Article: "Sueño Americano" ("American Dream") - Page 3 — Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) – Article: “Sueño Americano” (“American Dream”) – Page 3

Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) - Article: "Sueño Americano" ("American Dream") - Page 4 — Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) – Article: “Sueño Americano” (“American Dream”) – Page 4

Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) - Article: "Sueño Americano" ("American Dream") - Page 5 — Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) – Article: “Sueño Americano” (“American Dream”) – Page 5

Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) - Article: "Sueño Americano" ("American Dream") - Page 6 — Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) – Article: “Sueño Americano” (“American Dream”) – Page 6

Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) - Article: "Sueño Americano" ("American Dream") - Page 7 — Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) – Article: “Sueño Americano” (“American Dream”) – Page 7

Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) - Article: "Sueño Americano" ("American Dream") - Page 8 — Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) – Article: “Sueño Americano” (“American Dream”) – Page 8

Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) - Article: "Sueño Americano" ("American Dream") - Page 9 — Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish Edition) – Article: “Sueño Americano” (“American Dream”) – Page 9

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Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish edition) - Cover — Architectural Digest, July/August 2013 (Spanish edition) – Cover

I recently discovered that the Essex home renovated by Spanish designer Serge Castella was featured in the July/August 2013 Spanish edition of Architectural Digest. The article, “Sueño Americano” (“American Dream” in English) showcases the handsome, minimalist renovation that Serge Castella and Jason Flinn undertook on Elm Street.

The interior of the gambrel roofed cottage opposite the Noble Clemons House and the Charles G. Fancher House was gutted and rehabilitated, painstakingly balancing the building’s historic legacy with a mid-century modern aesthetic. The result is a calm, soothing space that invites one’s eyes to wander to the leafy canopies and sloping lawns outside.

In addition to the images above, you can find the article featured on Serge Castella’s website if you would like to explore further (and to discover other Serge Castella projects). Click here to visit the website.

Milieu Cover Features Serge Castella

In addition to the Spanish edition of Architectural Digest mentioned above, Jason Flinn and Serge Castella’s Essex cottage was also showcased in the summer 2015 edition of Milieu magazine. In fact, it made the cover! Enjoy the gallery below if you missed the original article.

Milieu 2015: Serge Castella's Essex Cottage — Milieu 2015: Serge Castella’s Essex Cottage

Vintage Postcard: Corner of Main and Church Street (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
Merchant Row Mansions in Essex, NY (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
Vintage Photo: American Legion Hall (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)

About Geo Davis

Geo Davis (aka virtualDavis) is a writer, storyteller and unabashed flâneur. He taught and coached at Santa Fe Preparatory School and The American School of Paris, co-founded Maison Margaux: "Paris à la parisienne" in Faubourg Saint-Germain, and owns Adobe Oasis in Santa Fe, NM with his bride.

Geo chronicles adventures (and misadventures) of rehabilitating an historic Essex home at Rosslyn Redux: Reawakening a home, a dream and ourselves; blogs about doodling and other esoterica at virtualDavis.com; posts sometimes unnerving, occasionally euphoric, and always pollyanna "midlife mashups" at 40x41.com; waxes nautical at Sailing Errant; and delves into matters of parenting, babylandia, and childfreedom at Why No Kids? He meanders on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, YouTube and Flickr.