Morehouse MacDonald Wins Two PRISM Awards
Last Friday, we attended the PRISM (Prestigious Results in Sales and Marketing) Awards banquet presented by the Builders Association of Greater Boston. The room was packed with industry leaders as these awards recognize the finest projects and outstanding achievements of builders, developers, project owners, architects, land planners, and other professionals in the home building industry.
As Ed Harding, co-anchor for the NewsCenter 5 early evening and late newscasts and this year’s PRISM award master of ceremonies, introduced the “Best Detached Home over 8,000 Square Feet” we sat with excited anticipation. We were surprised and honored when we heard our name – twice – as we “swept the category”– winning both the silver and gold awards!
The Gold Award recognizes The Wellesley Country house project. This project started with our clients asking us to assess a lot with an existing home and provide sound advice if it could be renovated to fit the family’s needs. The existing home had no relationship within its existing context nor did it possess a massing we could work with. It was decided the home would be demolished. When it came time to design, the family told us that they already had a shingle-style vacation home and did not want another. In turn, we designed a stone and stucco home utilizing tools born of the Art and Crafts movement.
The Captain’s House was also an exciting project and received the silver award. Our Boston-based clients were frequent childhood visitors of the Cape and envisioned a very specific Captain’s House to own and keep in their family for future generations.
We partnered with C.H. Newton to execute this three-story, 12,500 square ft., shingle-style Captain’s House, located near Craigville Beach. The home was built to have graduated levels of decks to bring the house up and away from the water without compromising views or style. The interior was meant to feel whimsical while also reflecting the surrounding beauty of Cape Cod. We, therefore, incorporated custom woodwork throughout the first floor, from the one-of-a-kind mahogany front door to rich, hand-scraped, wide-plank walnut and teak flooring.
These projects were amazing to work on and we are so humbled to be recognized by this prestigious association. However, it is also important to recognize the design professionals we collaborated with on these projects, without whom our success would not be possible.
Wellesley Country House
Architect: John S. MacDonald
Project Manager: Gregory E. Graham
General Contractor: The Lagasse Group
Interior Designer: James Radin
Landscape Architect: Gregory Lombardi Design
Captain’s House
Architect: John S. MacDonald
Project Manager: Corey R. MacPherson
General Contractor: C.H. Newton Builders
Landscape Architect: Horiuchi/Solien Landscape Architects
Check out these homes on our website: Wellesley Country Home and Captain’s House.
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.
