The work of Gil Schafer, one of the world’s leading architects, is beloved for its elegance, charm, and strong sense of history and place. For the last three decades, Schafer has designed houses that not only meet the demands of the current moment, but are also designed to endure. His work embodies the very best in classical design and architectural longevity while remaining adaptive to the ebb and flow of life as it evolves across days, years, and even generations
Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House is the third book from Schafer, following his bestsellers The Great American House and A Place to Call Home, which together form a three-part series on the design of the American home.
Released this month by Rizzoli, Home at Last includes homes Schafer has designed in the mist-covered Hudson Valley, on a bluff above Lake Champlain, on the windswept shores of Block Island, and on the coast of Maine. He shares the stories of these houses and their owners, exploring the choices made for architecture and interiors, and reemphasizing his guiding principles: how to create classical buildings that “live modern”; how to adapt buildings to different regions and ways of life; the connection to landscape; why fancy can coexist with simple, and traditional with modern.
With original photography by Eric Piasecki, layered with practical takeaways, Home at Last is a tribute to the power of the American house. Let’s take a peek inside!
“Perhaps the most indispensable quality of an enduring home is that it is adaptive to the evolution of life. Sometimes you’re formal, other times relaxed. Sometimes the place over- brims with family, then becomes an empty nest. Sometimes you want to cozy up in a corner, then throw open the doors and windows and invite the landscape in. A home that lasts ‘forever’ makes room for all of these opposing impulses, sometimes simultaneously.” – Gil Schafer
This is a gorgeous book that any lover of classic, timeless design will appreciate. You can order a copy of Home at Last via Amazon. The Glam Pad also highly recommends The Great American House and A Place to Call Home.
