visit written by judith carter • photographed by eric roth
PAUL GAUCHER & PETER NIEMITZ • A designer and architect add a bright,
airy multipurpose space that connects kitchen with house and garden
ADECADE AGO,
Paul Gaucher and Peter Niemitz
bought a ramshackle Victorian house
on Eastern Point in Gloucester,
Massachusetts. They immediately
renovated the structure in a major
way, turning the run-down Queen
Anne with undersized and redundant
rooms into a rambling Shingle Style
home with generous proportions and
a gracious floor plan. Since then, the
homeowners have launched a series
of projects to modernize the century-old former summer house, the latest
being a bright, airy family room addition that connects the kitchen to the
living room. In the new space, walls
of glass overlook a sweeping vista of
peter niemitz and Paul Gaucher
(seated) warm by the fire with Rudder,
one of their three golden retrievers.
Faux bois wallpaper wraps the new
family room (right).
