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AWARDS


Historic Dale Cemetery Superintendent's Cottage, Ossining, NY

• Westchester Municipal Planning Federation 2021 Planning Achievement Award

STA's major restoration of the cemetery’s 1851 cottage focused on restoring the exterior building envelope and character-defining elements of the entry porch, chimney and distinctive paired windows.


Onderdonck-Tallman-Budke House, Clarkstown, NY

• American Institute of Architects Westchester + Hudson Valley Chapter 2021 High Honor Award for Excellence in Historic Restoration

• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation 2020 Historic Preservation Award

• Rockland County Executive's Historic Preservation Merit Award 2020 Merit Award for Historic Preservation / Restoration

STA's restoration of this late 18th century Jersey Dutch Stone House, listed on the National and NY State Registers of Historic Places, is now a valuable community resource, accessible to all in a well-used public park.


Historic Cherry Hill, Albany, NY

• Historic Albany Foundation 2021 Preservation Merit Award

Built in 1787, this house museum reflects the daily life of five generations of Albany’s Van Rensselaer family. STA worked on multiple phases of restoration, ranging from exterior repairs and window restoration to installation of new mechanical equipment and a fire detection system.


Lincoln Depot Plaza and Visitor Center, Peekskill, NY

• Westchester Municipal Planning Federation 2019 Planning Achievement Award

Lincoln Depot Museum is housed in the historic Peekskill depot where Abraham Lincoln stopped to thank the citizenry on his way to his inauguration. The Lincoln Visitor Center, whose contemporary, energy-conserving design gives a sympathetic nod to the earlier depot, fronts on a newly landscaped plaza across from the Museum. The complex provides a new site for tourism, reenactments and educational events that honor the City’s history and celebrate its bright future.


Six Ponds Residence and Landscape, Southern Westchester, NY

• American Institute of Architects Westchester + Hudson Valley Chapter 2017 Honor Award for Recognition of Architectural Excellence

STA transformed and perfected both site and structure on a portion of a progressive mid-20th-century 21-acre development designed by a Frank Lloyd Wright disciple in southern Westchester County. The result includes subtle additions, a new meditation pavilion, a new studio/garage and a renewed design for the six cascading ponds which comprise the major views through the glass walls of the house. Informing the project was the challenge of deciphering the original 60s modernist design of the ponds from traces of rotting railroad ties and masonry relics, culminating in the revival of a verdant retreat that is both vibrant and tranquil.


Irvington Historic District Design Guide & Recommendations, Irvington, NY

• Westchester Municipal Planning Federation 2018 Planning Achievement Award

• American Institute of Architects Westchester + Hudson Valley Chapter 2017 Citation Award for Recognition of Architectural Excellence

• Greater Hudson Heritage Network 2017 Award for Excellence

A dynamic collaboration between the Irvington Historic District Committee and STA, this illustrated manual celebrates Irvington’s well-preserved past and guides residents of the Village’s National Register Historic District on appropriate architectural interventions in their properties.


Restoration of the Old Croton Aqueduct Keeper’s House, Dobbs Ferry, NY

• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation 2016 Preservation Award

• Greater Hudson Heritage Network 2016 Award for Excellence

Built in 1857, the Dobbs Ferry Keeper’s House was one of six that were situated along the Old Croton Aqueduct which supplied clean water to a growing New York City. It is the only house that survives in its original location. In collaboration with NYS Parks and the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct, STA returned the structure to a useful life while retaining original historic fabric wherever possible. The completed project serves as an educational center offering information about the Aqueduct’s heritage, as well as a visitors’ center providing amenities to the thousands of people who walk, jog or bike along the Old Croton Aqueduct trail.


Historic Preservation and Restoration of Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock, NY

• Preservation League of New York State 2016 Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation

STA worked with the Board of Maverick Concerts to restore their National Register-listed rustic hall and woodland grounds in time for their 100th birthday. Maverick is the oldest continuous summer chamber-music series in America. Despite significant interventions, the Board and design team added amenities but still preserved the essential aesthetic and acoustical experience of this unique music chapel.


Warburton Lofts in the Philipse Manor Historic District, Yonkers, NY

• Preservation League of New York State 2014 Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation

• Greater Hudson Heritage Network 2014 Award for Excellence

Restoration and adaptation of five contiguous 19th and early 20th century buildings to 10 work-live energy efficient apartments and 6 storefronts.


Tiffany Reading Room, Village Hall, Irvington, NY

• Greater Hudson Heritage Network 2014 Award for Excellence

This restoration of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s 1902 reading room brings his luminous ensemble of tile, wood-graining, turtleback lamps and original furniture back in service for tranquil reading and intimate community gatherings.


Sharp Sustainability Center, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ

• AIA Westchester-Mid-Hudson Chapter 2010 Honor Award for Recognition of Architectural Excellence

This 21st century "net-zero" one-room schoolhouse is a teaching instrument, a demonstration of green techniques, and a symbol of the college's commitment to a sustainable future.




MAGAZINE ARTICLES


Publication:  Westchester Home Magazine
Date:   Spring 2012
Title:   "Great Architects: The County's 13 Top Master Builders "
Subject:   Among the 13 AIA award winning architects changing the way the county looks -- and lives: Stephen Tilly


Publication:  Preservation Magazine
Date:   March/April, 2009
Title:   "Going Green at Home"
Subject:   Stephen Tilly & Elizabeth Martin's eco-friendly restoration of their own house




NEWSPAPER ARTICLES


Publication:  The New York Times, Westchester Section
Date:   April 20, 2008
Title:   "The House that Green Built"
Subject:   Eco-Friendly Construction - Pegg-Baker House, Dobbs Ferry, NY


Publication:  The New York Times, Westchester Section
Date:   August 10, 2008
Title:   "Single-Family, Meet Mixed-Use"
Subject:   Eco-Friendly Condos & Rentals - Riverton Lofts & Warburton Avenue Affordable Housing, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

 
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