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Architecture
NINA CUCCIO PECK ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS
Currently celebrating its twenty-fifth year in business, the firm of Nina Cuccio Peck Architects has completed residential projects that span the coastline from Nova Scotia to New York City. Here are a few thoughts on her approach and firm. What style would you say best exemplifies your architecture? Our designs do not adhere to a specific architectural style per se. Each design addresses the needs of each owner and each site. In all of our projects the end result is style with substance—intelligent, elegant, sustainable solutions to complex problems that endure the test of time beyond fleeting trends. What most differentiates your firm from other firms? In addition to producing fine architecture, my firm prides itself on its ability to integrate architecture with interior design. The one informs the other. A well-scaled and finely
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detailed house is more successfully achieved when during the design process one has an eye to the interiors and the furnishings that will ultimately transform a house into a home. If you had a word of advice to a homeowner what would it be? Proportion and quality of a space is more important than quantity. The size of a house has no correlation to either the happiness of the owner or the skill of the architect. If you had a credo what would it be? Residential architecture is not simply about designing impressive structures. It is also about shaping beautifully the spaces that shape our lives. Our homes are where we raise our families, create memories and find refuge. I want to surround people with joyfulness that lifts the spirit, coziness that comforts and functionality that calms the frenetic pace of daily life.