Tag: Norman Askins
Atlanta design legends Norman Askins and Susan Bozeman bring a bit of Paris to a historic Buckhead home
The classic architecture and curb appeal of this 1930s Mediterranean house in Buckhead caught the eye of a young couple who later updated the interior.
This lively breakfast room plays with plenty of patterns
This lively breakfast room addition by Atlanta architect Norman Askins and interior designer/author James Farmer fits nicely in a 19th-century house.
Up for sale, Buckhead’s Spotswood Hall is a neoclassical beauty
Buckhead’s grand Spotswood Hall, with its pedimented portico and soaring Ionic columns, wasn’t an obvious choice for architect Frances Flautt Zook’s favorite house in the city. “I’m not a mansion kind of person,” says Zook, who is better known for transitional design. “But this is a house I really respect.”
House Envy: This classic Neel Reid estate comes with a guest house, pool, and plenty of history
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this gem was respectfully updated by noted architect Norman Askins.
House Envy: High-end antique dealers add European authenticity to this Buckhead home
This European-style estate, designed by noted architect Norman Askins, was a labor of love by homeowners and veteran antique dealers Jim and Jacqueline Adams.
House Envy: Tudor beauty enjoys best of past and present
This Morningside Tudor was carefully renovated by Norman Askins to include modern luxuries.
House Envy: This Antebellum home might be the oldest house in Buckhead
An elegant but unassuming Greek Revival home on West Wesley Road is perhaps the oldest house in Buckhead. Actually, it was built in Resaca, located near Calhoun in Northwest Georgia. In the 1950s, Atlanta contractor Joseph Walker and his wife drove by and fell instantly in love with the abandoned, antebellum home.
Norman Askins on Salubria, Buckhead’s most secluded estate
Architect Norman Askins often makes up a story when he builds a house. To inform the design for this 1997 Italian-style villa, he created a fable that revolved around a European countess whose American husband built her a retreat inspired by the famed Colombe d’Or hotel in Provence.
Summer reading: 4 decor books from Georgia designers
Get inspired to revamp your home with books from Norman Askins, Nancy Braithwaite, Barbara Westbrook, and Susan Hable.
From generation to generation: The visionaries who inspire Atlanta designers
When we asked a few local designers and architects to discuss the roles mentors played in shaping their careers, we noted an abundance of gratitude in their responses. Yet these feelings of admiration do not seem to be one-sided. When we turned to the mentors themselves, seeking a few sage words about design, we were struck by the great sense of pride they feel in their students’ success.