New Kid On The Block
Morehouse MacDonald and Associates, Inc., was prominently featured in the May-June, 2014 issue of New England Home Magazine for its project ‘Wellesley Country House.‘ The firm collaborated with noted Los Angeles-based interior designer James Radin, whose residential interiors work has also garnered the attention of Hollywood with set design for blockbuster films Something’s Gotta Give, The Holiday, and It’s Complicated.
The new home, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, took a novel approach in its inspired Arts and Craft aesthetic. “It’s more about the materials than the ornament, more of an artisan house,” states John MacDonald, in the eight-page feature article by Kristine Kennedy. All photography for the New England Home Magazine feature was done by Sam Gray Photography.
(courtesy New England Home Magazine, All rights reserved. Photography copyright Sam Gray Photography)
James Radin worked closely with John MacDonald, principal-in-charge. As noted in the article, the young family was very enthusiastic about the Arts and Crafts concept for their new home but “wanted a twenty-first-century interpretation in the interiors.”
MacDonald and Radin set the stage for an inventive perspective, with Radin counterintuitively turning to the Art Nouveau period and the work of master architect Charles Rennie MacKintosh for inspiration. The marriage between the work of both architecture and interior design firms led to an artfully synthesized and uniquely original home for a mutual client.
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Architecture: Morehouse MacDonald and Associates, Inc.
Interiors: James Radin Interior Design
Landscape Architecture: Gregory Lombardi Design, Inc.
General Contractor: The Lagasse Group, LLC
Elizabeth Cameron joined Morehouse MacDonald and Associates as an interior designer in 2017, to help us with interior design projects in the Lesser Antilles. The Oklahoma native moved to Boston in 2012 to pursue a degree in Architectural Studies with a minor in Visual Arts from Boston University which she received in January of 2016. She also studied European architectural history in Venice during her education at Boston University. Elizabeth earned her Masters of Arts degree in Interior Architecture at Suffolk University in 2018.
Anthony M. Frausto-Robledo, AIA, LEED AP, has been with MMA since 1999. In 2018 he was promoted to associate principal and in 2025 to principal and partner.
Kyle McCreight Carroll is a talented project designer who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Oberlin College and received her Master of Architecture from Miami University.
Duncan Morton joined the MMA team as a Project Architect. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Bates College and a Master’s in Education from Boston College.
James Christopherson joined MMA in 2000 and brings diverse experiences in design and building construction expertise spanning more than 25 years. Among those are several years in the design of large-scale medical facilities, assisted care communities, and nursing homes. James has also practiced for several years as an independent architectural designer and visual communications consultant. He has designed private residences, condominiums, banks, libraries, and office buildings; additionally, he has produced major illustrations for many of the Boston areas’ most respected architecture firms.
John S. MacDonald, AIA, is principal and owner of Morehouse MacDonald and Associates, Inc. and has served in that capacity since 1988, directing the firm’s growth and management. John serves as Principal-in-Charge of each project and is responsible for setting overall design direction within the firm. His designs have appeared in numerous design and professional magazines such as Architectural Digest, Metropolitan Home, Better Homes & Gardens, House Beautiful, Boston Common, Cape Cod & Islands Home Magazine, Boston Magazine and Trends Magazine. In addition, John has appeared on the cable television channel HGTV discussing the firm’s architectural work and showcasing several key projects.
