Fairfax and Sammons

10/07/2026

Situated along the James River near Scottsville, VA, Hatton Grange (originally named Mountain View) anchors a traditional 19th-century river estate built on Georgian ordering principles.

Drawing by Richard Sammons
Architecture by Fairfax and Sammons, 2023
Hatton Grange Farms
Scottsville, VA

10/07/2026

Hand-drawn concept sketch by Richard Sammons exploring classical proportion and central-hall geometry rooted in the Virginia Georgian tradition.

09/10/2026

09/09/2026

A creative reconstruction on Long Island’s South Bay. Fairfax & Sammons revived this late-19th-century Shingle Style house by drawing on the architectural character of the Isle of Wight and the tradition of Bruce Price and Stanford White—recapturing the spirit of the original rather than simply reproducing it.

08/20/2026

1988

A decade of maturity has allowed plants to climb the walls while the shingles have weathered to a dark silvery gray, giving the exterior a timeless quality that belies its recent construction.”

American Houses

08/08/2026

Floorplan and working drawings for Gin Lane, Southampton, 2025.

This classic five-part Palladian plan with a center block, hyphens and end pavilions, overlooks 5 acres on the North Atlantic Ocean.

The portico sports a full pedimented entablature trimmed in crisp white quoins against weathered cedar shingles. This contrast allows a formal Georgian house feel completely at ease in a Shingle Style town.

Architecture: Fairfax & Sammons Architecture
Interiors: Alex Papachristidis
Photography: Durston Saylor

07/29/2026

Project for a new academic building in the Uk

07/27/2026

Gin Lane, Southampton

A shingled Georgian on one of Southampton’s oldest streets. The house is organized around a two-story Ionic portico, with quoined corners and weathered cedar shingle setting the classical detail in relief. Inside, a paneled stair hall rises to an octagonal gallery beneath a Dutch brass chandelier. The pool pavilion borrows the main house’s vocabulary at garden scale, its twin pyramidal roofs capped with ball finials.

Every capital was drawn by Richard Sammons The Ionic order here follows the Scamozzi model, carved and cast for the portico.

Architecture: Fairfax & Sammons Architecture

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07/24/2026

Gin Lane, Southamptons

A new estate with Georgian massing, a double-height portico, and cedar shingle cladding fit for Southampton. Inside, that same classical discipline is carried and beautifully collaborated with Alex Papachristidis from the dining room’s gilt overmantel to the kitchen’s tile and brass fixtures.

Architecture by Fairfax & Sammons Architecture
Interiors by Alex Papachristidis
Photography by Durston Saylor

07/22/2026

Built on Peconic Bay in Southampton for a client and his three daughters, this summer house pairs classical proportion with the relaxed character of coastal living.

Its resolved entry, trim, and interior millwork give the house architectural clarity with a coastal warmth and ease.

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- Architecture Fairfax & Sammons Architecture
- Built by Coastline Building Contractors North Inc. - Landscape Architecture by Peter Cu**in

Awards Institute of Classical Architecture & Art ICAA Florida
Stanford White 2020
Addison Milner 2023