“THEY STUDIED EVERYTHING, including how the sun plays across the site,” says architect Gregory Palmer, whose team included architectural designer Robbie Pich. “They wanted everything to be perfect. For example, they wanted a multicolored slate roof, but they didn’t want it to fade. Some Vermont slate will lighten over time, so, for the deep-purple hue, we chose Welsh slate, which is a little slower to fade.”
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