RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC RENOVATION
FIRST PLACE
The Bellevue Project, Janelle Photopoulos, Blakely Interior Design
Built in 1901 as workmen’ s quarters for The Elms in Newport, this home had fallen into disrepair when Janelle Photopoulos was brought in to revitalize it. Along with Cordtsen Design Architecture and J2Construct, she conducted a full-scale renovation on the main home and added a new carriage house and pool house, with a bluestone terrace connecting all three. The newly imagined estate has a more contemporary design that speaks to the homeowners’ sensibilities while maintaining its historical integrity.“ It may not be one of the Newport mansions, but it’ s truly luxurious,” says Johnson. Interior Design: Janelle Photopoulos, Blakely Interior Design. Architect: Spencer McCombe, principal, and Chris Pernice, senior architect, Cordtsen Design
Architecture. Builder: Jeff Lipshires, J2Construct. Landscape Architecture: Collin Hynes, Elemental Design. Photography: Greg Premru Photography.
• Second Place: Pawtuxet Village Colonial, Kate Gray, Hamilton Gray Studio
• Third Place: William Whitridge House, Laurie Keene, Keene Architecture, Inc.
BATHROOM
FIRST PLACE
Artist Loft Bathroom, Jack Ryan, Jack Ryan Architect
This homeowner wanted to turn an unwieldy bathroom area— separated into two rooms by a long hallway— into a serene, spa-like space with a soaking tub and curbless shower. Architect Jack Ryan enlarged the footprint by removing a hall and a portion of staircase and used the angled mansard roof lines to create a clever vanity counter, shower niches and a dressing bench. It’ s a“ clean, thoughtful and extremely functional reworking of a previously very awkward set of spaces,” says Hoepner. Celadon glass and charcoal porcelain tiles, along with clean white plaster lines, complete the soothing palette.
Team: Jack Ryan( project leader) and Michael Clouse. Cabinetry: Cabinet Gallery. General Contractor: Oblique Studio and George Terry. Photography: Jack Ryan Architect.
• Second Place: Cowesett Colonial Bathroom, Janelle Photopoulos, Blakely Interior Design
• Third Place: Doran Loft Bathroom, Jack Ryan, Jack Ryan Architect
44 RHODE ISLAND MONTHLY’ S NEST | 2025