Smile
What does Beauty mean to you? Beauty endures, fashions fade. Ask what a “pretty face” is and the answer changes with each month’s magazine cover. Now recall the smile on anyone's face — a child, a friend, an elder — how it touches your heart and humanity.
That’s deeper beauty, subtle not flashy, profound not slick. It’s the feeling you get spending time in a well-designed building or landscape, realizing you’re genuinely happy. It’s like being with a dear friend or loved one.
We design with that smile in mind. Harmony, proportion, good fit — those are mere words. You experience good design in your daily life. It supports and enhances how you live. When it’s there, you feel it. More than a pretty face. Timeless.
Wedded to the site
Tucked under the eaves
A welcoming entry
"We love, love, love the design you both created for us. It's just perfect. The proportions from every side of the house work so well, and when we climbed the ladder to the second floor, we were so impressed with the space created with the stairs and above the stairs (and of course the space where the wood stove will eventually go!). The view of the lake is just wonderful...”
“From the beginning we found Sarah and David were interested in and skillful at translating our ideas and desires into architectural reality. The design they came up with has worked beautifully…We continually get compliments about how smoothly they joined a new addition to an old style Maine residence, creating a building that from the outside looks very much of one piece.”
“Holland and Foley have a fine aesthetic sense, and are attuned to the architectural landscape of Maine. Our aim was to contribute rather than detract from the local landscape, and David and Sarah met this request admirably.”