We approach the design of large estates with the assumption that our work will be judged by future generations as well as by today's clients. We take a long view to land planning and to the arrangement of buildings in a large scale setting.

 Every estate scale project begins with a thorough analysis of the site and of our client's long term goals. We help our clients refine and quantify their program, and we work hard to find a meaningful narrative that pulls the parts together into a coherent whole.

Jim Taylor matured as an architect against a background of stone horse barns and muddy fields. There's no better preparation for equestrian design than handling a seventeen-hand hunter in a stable yard too small for the farrier's van.

Our equestrian design work begins with the horse and rider as the central concern. This helps us focus on what matters to our clients - that their stable or horse farm provides a beautiful setting for an equestrian life, while keeping the horse and rider safe. With careful planning, the support functions are designed to be efficient but discreet, deliveries and vehicles kept safely apart from the rider.

north salem horse farm:

Photo: Anik Pearson