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Ocean Home Jun Jul24 PSD Chasing Lo Tyde Cover
PSD’s “Chasing Lo Tyde” Featured On The Cover & Within Ocean Home

Explore the June-July 2024 issue of Ocean Home, showcasing a stunning PSD house on the cover and within its pages. The cover photograph captures the essence of the property—a beautiful view over the pool towards the side of the main house, with the water and coastline to the left and the guest house to the right.

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PSD Philanthropy
PSD Recognized at the Cape and Islands’ Philanthropy Day

It is an honor to receive the Distinguished Service to Philanthropy Award as the 2023 Outstanding Business/Organization, presented by Philanthropy Partners of the Cape and Islands. We are fortunate to live and work on Cape Cod and feel strongly about the importance of helping to support our special community.

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PSD's "Sandy Bluff" project is featured on the cover and within the Cape & Islands 2023 issue.
PSD’s “Sandy Bluff” Featured On The Cover & Within New England Home

Check out the Cape & Islands 2023 issue of New England Home where a PSD home is on the cover and featured in the pages. The cover shot is of the custom designed and built arbor that is a gateway to the infinity-edge pool and the backyard space. Look at that ocean view over the pool!

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Ribbon cutting for WE CAN's expanded location in Hyannis.
PSD Designs and Renovates a New Office Space for WE CAN’s Expansion

PSD has worked with WE CAN to design and build out a renovated space at 127 Airport Road in Hyannis! WE CAN is an exceptional organization that serves women in need of help transitioning difficult life situations. This second location will broaden access to their services for Cape women.

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Chatham Living By The Sea Spr Sum23 PSD Patience
PSD’s “Patience” Featured in Chatham Living by the Sea

In the Spring/Summer 2023 issue of Chatham Living by the Sea, this renovated and expanded historic property, plus a new guest house, form a unique compound that is featured within the magazine. The two structures have a similar character from the back.

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PSD is recognized with a Best of Houzz 2023 for Design. This is the tenth time PSD has been recognized.
PSD Recognized with a 2023 Best of Houzz for Design

For the tenth time, PSD has been recognized with a Best of Houzz Award in the Design category. Chosen by the homeowners that comprise the Houzz community, the annual awards recognize the platform’s top-rated home professionals and most popular designs across the country and around the world.

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General News
A PSD house under construction on the Outer Cape.
“Net Zero, High Drama” Under Construction Video
Here we showcasing a new PSD house currently under construction on a beautiful bluff-top, oceanfront site on the Outer Cape.
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PSD The Story of Riptide
The Story of Riptide
Watch this video of a special custom PSD renovation and addition project, where the homeowners and PSD's Owner & CEO, Aaron Polhemus, speak about the house and the process. Riptide is an iconic home in Chatham, Massachusetts that PSD renovated for its newest homeowners.
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PSD Recognized with a 2022 Best of Houzz for Design

For the ninth time, PSD has been recognized with a Best of Houzz Award in the Design category. The annual awards recognize the platform’s top-rated home professionals and most popular designs across the country and around the world.

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PSD Chatham Living Spr Sum22 Beachmist
Beachmist Featured in Chatham Living by the Sea

A perfectly situated custom-designed and built home from PSD showcases water views from virtually every window.

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PSD Named One of the Region’s Top 50 Tastemakers

For 2022, Modern Luxury Interiors Boston has named “The 50”—their list of the top 50 people and firms that are shaping the design scene in Boston and the surrounding area.

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PSD CC Home Annual22 Riptide
Riptide Featured in Cape Cod Home Annual Guide 2022

PSD transform their award-winning, iconic project “Riptide” for a new chapter with new homeowners. The project recently received a GOLD BRICC Award in the Renovation category.

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PSD Receives Two 2021 BRICC Awards

Riptide and Eagle’s Nest, recent PSD projects awarded GOLD BRICC Awards at the 2021 HBRACC gala. The BRICC Awards are held biennially by the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Cape Cod (HBRACC) to recognize outstanding architects, builders, remodelers, designers, and other housing-related professionals.

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PSD Top50 Coastal Architects 21
PSD Named One of the Top 50 Coastal Architects of 2021 by Ocean Home

For the fifth year in a row, PSD has been recognized on Ocean Home’s list of the top 50 coastal architects.

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PSD Recognized with Two 2021 PRISM Awards

Moon Shadow and Harbor View Guest House, both renovation projects by PSD awarded PRISM Awards at the 2021 BRAGB hybrid gala.

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PSD Announced as a 2021 Bulfinch Award Winner
The New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) announces the twelve winners of its eleventh Bulfinch Awards.
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News Luckys Bluff
PSD’s “Lucky’s Bluff” Featured in Cape Cod Home Summer 2021

Perched on the top of a high bluff, this house overlooks Cape Cod Bay and its dramatic expanse of tidal flats. The site’s close proximity to a steep coastal bank, and tight setback restrictions, presented challenges when designing and building a new home for the property.

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John DaSilva Interviewed by ArtsLight about Pandemic Art Opportunities

PSD’s Design Principal, John DaSilva has taken advantage of Zoom art classes and expanded his artistic abilities this past year.

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PSD Honored with Four 2020 PRISM Awards
PSD receives two Gold and two Silver PRISM Awards from the Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB) for four of its recent projects.
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PSD Named One of the Top 50 Coastal Architects of 2020

For the fourth year in a row, PSD has been recognized on Ocean Home’s list of the Top 50 Coastal Architects, which recognizes some of the world’s most innovative and influential architects.

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Riptide - Renovated and Featured

Riptide is an iconic Cape Cod home that was renovated by PSD years ago. Our firm renovates it once again, as its new owners hired us to adapt it to meet their needs and reflect their character, while also maintaining its Colonial Revival forms and details. It is featured in both Ocean Home and Chatham Living by the Sea.

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Houzz Best in Design 2020
PSD Receives Best of Houzz 2020

For the seventh year, PSD has been selected as a “Best of Houzz” recipient in the Design category.

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PSD Named Best of Boston Home 2020

Boston Home, the sister publication of the venerable Boston Magazine, publishes the home industry’s “Best of” annually, recognizing companies they see as exceptional in their respective field.

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PSD Participates in the Mitten Project
Held annually by the Harwich Community Center, the Mitten Drive gift drive is an effort to make the holiday season brighter for children in need on Cape Cod.
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News Ocean Home20
PSD Named One of the Top 50 Coastal Architects of 2019

The selected Top 50 Coastal Architects possess the unique skills, experience and sensibilities required to design and build magnificent custom homes close to the ocean, one of the most beautiful (and unforgiving) forces of nature.

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PSD Honored with Two 2019 PRISM Awards

PSD's Just Off Shore and Seapine Point projects both honored with Silver PRISM Awards from the Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB).

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News Family Pantry20
PSD Volunteers at The Family Pantry
Team members spent time before the Thanksgiving holiday volunteering at a local food pantry.
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News Barnstable Big Fix
PSD Team Volunteers for Barnstable Big Fix

The PSD team was proud to be a part of the Housing Assistance Corporation of Cape Cod’s 10th annual Big Fix, which occurred in Barnstable this year. The event provides assistance to veterans, seniors, and disabled homeowners with clean-up, landscaping and small home repairs.

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News HCC Community
PSD Receives Jimmy Marceline Community Service Award
The Harwich Chamber of Commerce honors a local business for their outstanding support of the community’s not-for-profit organizations by volunteering, donating in-kind goods and services, and instituting a corporate policy that stipulates and encourages community involvement.
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PSD Recently Completes a Contemporary Social Barn
Watch this sneak peek video of a unique custom PSD project. The social barn serves as a gathering hall for a large family, and also features a half basketball court and gym.
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News HES Birdhouses
PSD Volunteering at Harwich Elementary School
Working with 4th grade students, the PSD team helped build, paint and install birdhouses as part of their recertification as a National Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitat.
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News John R Da Silva FAIA
PSD Design Principal, John R. DaSilva Elevated to FAIA

The American Institute of Architects’ prestigious College of Fellows (FAIA) program was developed to elevate those architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and have made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level.

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Forbes
PSD Featured on Forbes.com

PSD showcased for embracing and leading the shift in the custom residential home building industry.

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AP 40 Under 40 news
Aaron Polhemus Named One Of Professional Builder Magazine’s ‘40 Under 40’

PSD’s President & CEO recognized as part of the up-and-coming generation of professional leaders and innovators throughout the country.

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PSD Honored with a 2018 PRISM Award and Three 2018 BRICC Awards

The Greater Boston and Cape Cod home building associations honor excellence in the design and construction industries. PSD’s Warm Welcome, Summer Mooring, and Summer School projects received recognition.

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PSD Participates in the Mitten Tree Project

Spreading some holiday cheer! PSD supported five children this holiday season from the Harwich Community Center’s Mitten Tree gift-drive.

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PSD Named One of the Top 50 Coastal Architects by Ocean Home Magazine

Ocean Home released their annual list that distinguishes and celebrates the art, science, and spectacle created by the best coastal architects worldwide. PSD was included on this Top 50 list.

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PSD Volunteers at Monomoy Community Services Halloween Event
Monomoy Community Services held their Halloween event for Chatham Elementary School.
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PSD Team Volunteers for Harwich Big Fix
On Saturday, September 22, PSD joined the Housing Assistance Corporation and over 200 volunteers to help our neighbors in need with projects at their homes. Thirty volunteers made up the PSD Team.
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PSD Named “Best Architect” and “Best Builder” on Cape Cod
In the annual survey, Cape Cod Magazine readers vote on the 2018 Best of Cape Cod awards. PSD is given awards in two different categories, recognizing both their design and construction work.
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PSD Announces South Shore Satellite Office Location

Working on a range of projects throughout Cape Cod, as well as on Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, the Shore Shore, the North Shore and the Metro West regions, PSD opens a satellite office in Hingham.

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News Design Showdown18
PSD Co-Sponsoring Design Showdown
Design students create designs for a live/work space that combines innovation, functionality and social responsibility.
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News Royal Dragonfly Book Award
PSD’s Newest Book Recognized with a 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award

Living Where Land Meets Sea: The Houses of Polhemus Savery DaSilva receives first place in the Home and Garden category.

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News PRISM Awards2017
PSD Honored with Three 2017 PRISM Awards

The PRISM Awards is a regional competition for design and construction, and recognizes the accomplishments of professionals who influence the present and shape the future of their art, craft, and business.

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PSD Named One of the Top 50 Coastal Architects by Ocean Home Magazine

The annual list released by Ocean Home Magazine is out, and PSD is highlighted as one of the residential architects that the magazine considers among the most innovative, influential and prolific.

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News West Tisbury
West Tisbury Library Presentation with John R. DaSilva and GennaRose Nethercott

On Saturday, September 30th from 3:30-4:30pm at the West Tisbury Library, architect and author, John R. DaSilva and poet, GennaRose Nethercott discussed both PSD’s new book, Living Where Land Meets Sea: The Houses of Polhemus Savery DaSilva, and the links between architecture and poetry. They talked about their collaboration, showed images of the architecture, and read poems that have resulted from it.

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News MA Family Business2017
Winner of the 2017 Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Award, Medium Firms Category
The winners were announced at the 11th annual Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Awards program on June 14, 2017, at the East Village on Northeastern University’s Boston Campus. PSD won for the Medium Firms category.
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News Bestof CC2017
PSD Recognized with Two 2017 Best of Cape Cod Awards

Chosen by Cape Cod Magazine readers, PSD is given the “Best Architect” and the “Best Builder” distinctions in this year's survey.

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News Harvard Club
Peter Polhemus Speaking at Harvard Club of Boston

The Harvard Club of Boston presents a discussion with and presentation by Peter Polhemus on the Rewards and Challenges of Designing and Building “Where Land Meets Sea.”

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News Surfs Up Presentation
Surf’s Up: A Panel Presentation at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams

PSD’s John DaSilva, Design Principal, and Rob Calderaro, Senior Landscape Architect, participated in a panel presentation on June 3rd. The discussion focused on designing your coastal home.

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PSD Honored with Two 2017 Chatham Preservation Awards

The firm has have been awarded with two 2017 Chatham Preservation Awards for their work on Historic Hamblin House and The Bluffs. The two recognitions were given out on Sunday, May 21st during the annual awards reception at the Chatham Wayside Inn.

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John DaSilva Judges Design Showdown at Boston Design Center
The third annual Design Showdown live student presentations were held during Boston Design Week.
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Polhemus Savery DaSilva’s Newest Book
PSD celebrates over 20 years of award-winning design and craftsmanship with a third book featuring their coastal-inspired work.
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WECAN Board
Polhemus Appointed to WE CAN Board of Directors
PSD President & CEO, Aaron Polhemus was recently appointed to the Board of the Directors of WE CAN, an organization dedicated to empowering Cape Cod women to achieve lasting positive change for themselves and their families.
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2016 New England Hall of Fame Inductee
PSD is pleased to announce their Design Principal John DaSilva was selected as one of the New England Design Hall of Fame inductees for 2016. This designation recognizes him as one of the most notable New England-based residential architects practicing today.
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Boston Magazine Design Home 2016

As the architect, builder, and interior designer for the 2016 Design Home, PSD is honored to be part of the team and project, which raised over $80,000 for Boston Children’s Hospital.

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