Dive summary:
- It's not a specialty likely to be found in the offices of even the largest U.S. architecture firms, since we were not given to building castles on the frontier, but Thierry Thenaers has made a career of designing and supervising renovations of castles and large homes in western Europe.
- Thenaers said he most likes working with Americans who acquire European properties because those clients know a lot about what they want and have keen eyes for details and design.
- An average job will run about $6.7 million and take several years for interior design and reconstruction, and that does not include any special furniture the owners want to acquire or have made or gardens, which he also does.
From the article:
His work tends to focus on ground-floor spaces, including the entrance hall, salon, dining room and library. But his reach extends to elevators, private chapels and the grounds themselves. ...
