The Pink House

When the first inquiry came into my office about a possible renovation of a pink concrete block house from the 40’s I was curious. As it turned out the project was very interesting, challenging, and rewarding in the collaboration of owner, architect, and contractor. The final product was a great success.

Later, the owner wrote “I decided to hire preservation architect Alex Adkins from DiMella Shaffer Architects in Boston because he had stayed several times at the house and understood my thinking about preserving modern buildings. I also hired Colin Whyte of Martha’s Vineyard Construction Co. because he was known to be meticulous, had an appreciation for maintaining the historic nature of the house even though it was atypical of most Island construction and materials, and he seemed patient enough to cope with me.”