Eric A Chase AIA
As a youth, Eric built, designed, repaired, painted, and sailed wooden boats. Later, his first jobs involved residential construction. During his junior year at college, he decided to put his hands-on experience to use and applied to architectural school.
Yale School of Architecture had a very practical approach, and as a student there he designed and built several projects, including two residences. His construction experience proved very useful in his professional work, and he started his own architectural office in 1980, designing both residential and commercial projects. In addition to designing modest and high-end residences, and a Mercedes dealership, he received a design/build contract to design and build a new downtown Branford, Connecticut Police Headquarters.
To recapture a rural, family life he and his wife Alison moved their family to Brooksville, Maine in 1997, and he started his current office, Eric A Chase Architecture. His practice has grown, and employs a very good team of practical and skillful designers. The success of the office is in part due to its care and attention to the tastes and needs of its clients, as well as its design skill and practical construction experience.

Staff
Eric Chase AIA (registered architect): A.B. Harvard University, M. Arch Yale University

Approach
Our clients are the key to our design process.
A successful design organizes spaces, materials, and design elements to enhance the client’s life. Therefore, the more closely we can work with the client, the better we can fit the final design to their visions.
We encourage our clients to bring us their ideas and expectations, to share their needs and preference, and to describe how they live. With these images and ideas in mind, together we develop a program and a target budget for the project. We continue to seek our clients’ feedback as we refine the initial schemes into a final plan.
We also feel that a successful design is handsome, practical, and complements the natural features of the site. We encourage energy efficiency, and stay abreast of new building technology and practices.
All of us in the office are experienced and have broad design backgrounds. We share a solid understanding of construction and have been working in Maine for many years. We have established long term relationships with many local builders, trades people, and consultants, who have helped us on over 200 projects.
We keep our eyes open when designing: we see the traditional work that surrounds us, and the possibilities and new concepts that the future brings.
Project List
New Houses
Dailey Residence Jericho, VT 2018 |
Walker Residence Surry, ME 2018 |
Austin/McKeage Garage Blue Hill, ME 2018 |
Fulweiler Residence Bar Harbor, ME 2017 |
Four Seasons Farm Manager's Residence Harborside, ME 2016 |
Breece Residence Harborside, ME 2015 |
Colby Timber Frame Barn Brooksville, ME 2014 |
Sandborn Boat House Deer Isle, ME 2014 |
M. Eysenbach Residence Sedgwick, ME 2013 |
MacArthur Residence Brooksville, ME 2012 |
Stone Residence Brooksville, ME 2012 |
Phillips/Parlett Residence Tremont, ME 2012 |
Culbertson Barn/Guesthouse Stonington, ME 2012 |
Breece Barn/Guesthouse Harborside, ME 2011 |
P. Chase Residence Brooksville, ME 2011 |
Bryant Off-the-grid Residence Fletcher’s Landing, ME 2010 |
Cavanaugh Residence Deer Isle, ME 2010 |
Wood Residence Deer Isle, ME 2010 |
DeWoody Residence Stonington, ME 2009 |
Page Residence Sedgwick, ME 2009 |
Janin/Linebarger Residence and Guest House Stonington, ME 2009 |
Matteson Residence and Studio Sedgwick, ME 2008 |
Hitchcock Residence and Barn Harborside, ME 2008 |
Whitman Residence and Guest House Stonington, ME 2008 |
Shaw Residence, Guest House, and Barn Blue Hill, ME 2008 |
Cogswell/Hutton Residence Deer Isle, ME 2008 |
Newman Residence Deer Isle, ME 2008 |
Cheeger Residence Deer Isle, ME 2007 |
Whittier Residence Brooksville, ME 2007 |
Fuller House and Studio Spruce Head Island, ME 2007 |
Shulkosky Camp Surry, ME 2007 |
Stein Residence Blue Hill, ME 2007 |
Wainwright Residence and Studio Deer Isle, ME 2006 |
Kelsey Residence Short Beach, CT 2006 |
Snider Residence and Office Deer Isle, ME 2006 |
Bishop Residence Brooksville, ME 2006 |
Osborne Bunk House Blue Hill, ME 2006 |
K. McMullin Residence and Guest House Penobscot, ME 2006 |
Colby Residence Brooksville, ME 2005 |
Getchell/Forbes Residence Brooksville, ME 2005 |
Hadden Residence Stonington, ME 2005 |
Cheney Residence Blue Hill, ME 2004 |
Fogelberg Residence Deer Isle, ME 2004 |
Fletcher Residence Blue Hill, ME 2004 |
Orrill-Sanders Residence Deer Isle, ME 2004 |
Eremita Residence Stonington, ME 2003 |
F. McMullin Residence Penobscot, ME 2003 |
Van Vleck Residence and Guest House Deer Isle, ME 2002 |
Bryant Residence Ellsworth, ME 2001 |
Coleman Residence Brooksville, ME 2001 |
Brown Residence Brooksville, ME 2001 |
Silten Residence Short Beach, CT 2000 |
Abrams Residence Lakeville, CT 1999 |
Theroux Residence Branford, CT 1998 |
Pierce Residence Hancock, ME 1997 |
Sumner Residence Orange, CT 1996 |
Phipps Residence Branford, CT 1994 |
Engle Residence Lakeville, CT 1993 |
Storer Residence Pine Orchard, CT 1992 |
Marsh Residence Woodbridge, CT 1986 |
Cuthbert Residence Guilford, CT 1984 |
Tate Residence Stonington, CT 1983 |
Strom Residence Old Lyme, CT 1980 |
Peter Hall Residence Stony Creek, CT 1978 |
Design/Build Projects
Cox Residence Brooksville, ME 2001 |
Chase Residence South Brooksville, ME 1998 |
Spec House Guilford, CT 1984 |
Barn Norwich, VT 1973 |
Spec House Hanover, NH 1972 |
Chase/Riley Residence Stony Creek, CT 1971 |
Trelleborg of Denmark, Inc. Consulting Architect
Fraser Greenhouse, Sharon, CT Kauf Residence Addition, Lakeville, CT Aylesworth Residence, Derry, NH Creighton Residence, Newbury, MA Draghi Residence, Windsor Locks, CT Fraser Residence, Sharon, CT Brown Residence, Salisbury, CT Marcon Residence, Lakeville, CT Svala Residence, Sharon, CT Howard Residence and Studio, Washington, CT Litwin Residence, Kent, CT Hagedorn Residence, Avon, CT Brownell Residence, Camden, ME Devlin Residence, Harding Township, NJ Lord Residence, Madison, WI Weller Residence, Bernardsville, NJ Denny Residences (2), Guilford, CT Gomes Residences (2), Lakeville, CT Montanari Residence, Lakeville, CT |
Residential Additions and Remodeling
Pappas Residence Blue Hill, ME 2018 |
Borowski Residence Surry, ME 2018 |
White Residence Harborside, ME 2018 |
Stichman Residence Brooksville, ME 2017 |
DeCampi Residence Blue Hill, ME 2017 |
Eberhart Residence Brooklin, ME 2017 |
Talbot Residence Deer Isle, ME 2016 |
Dukette Residence Deer Isle, ME 2016 |
Jackson/Knowlton Guesthouse Brooksville, ME 2016 |
Ryan Residence Brooksville, ME 2016 |
Porter Residence Brooklin, ME 2016 |
MacArthur Residence Brooksville, ME 2016 |
Lang Residence Millinocket, ME 2016 |
Harrison Residence Deer Isle, ME 2015 |
Fogelberg Residence Deer Isle, ME 2015 |
Elfstrom Residence Deer Isle, ME 2013 |
Freeman Residence Brooksville, ME 2013 |
Littlefield Residence Brooksville, ME 2013 |
Jackson/Knowlton Residence Brooksville, ME 2013 |
S. Evans House Brooksville, ME 2012 |
Thulin Residence Stonington, ME 2012 |
Wooster Shore Side Cottage Surry, ME 2012 |
Colman Residence Deer Isle, ME 2011 |
Harris Residence Brooksville, ME 2011 |
Miller Residence Harborside, ME 2011 |
Nelson/Findley Residence Deer Isle, ME 2011 |
Weil Residence Stonington, ME 2011 |
Wendell Residence Brooksville, ME 2011 |
Hodgson Residence Castine, ME 2010 |
Juniper Lodge Residence Little Deer Isle, ME 2010 |
R. Evans Residence Blue Hill, ME 2010 |
Kirby/Bessette Residence Brooksville, ME 2009 |
Marsden Residence Northern Minnesota 2009 |
Zucker Residence Harrison, NY 2009 |
Brawer Residence Deer Isle, ME 2008 |
Weil Residence Stonington, ME 2008 |
True Residence Brooksville, ME 2008 |
Buckwalter Residence Trenton, ME 2008 |
Miller Residence Brooksville, ME 2008 |
Hayes Residence Brooksville, ME 2007 |
Fletcher Residence Surry, ME 2007 |
Davidson Residence Deer Isle, ME 2007 |
LaVecchia Residence Deer Isle, ME 2006 |
Davis Residence Brooksville, ME 2006 |
Findlay Nelson Residence Deer Isle, ME 2006 |
Snowden Residence Deer Isle, ME 2006 |
Gibbons Residence Deer Isle, ME 2006 |
Gimbal Residence Deer Isle, ME 2005 |
Hall Residence Brooksville, ME 2005 |
Ott Residence Sedgwick, ME 2005 |
Schoedinger Residence Brooksville, ME 2004 |
Harris Residence Brooksville, ME 2004 |
Borak Residence Guilford, CT 2004 |
Goldsmith Residence Deer Isle, ME 2004 |
Afton Residence Gouldsboro, ME 2003 |
Fuchs Residence Stonington, ME 2002 |
Estey Residence Stonington, ME 2002 |
Lydon Residence Sedgwick, ME 2001 |
Worm Residence Sedgwick, ME 2000 |
Hoover Residence Sedgwick, ME 2000 |
Engle Residence Lakeville, CT 1997 |
Brooks/Lange Residence East Haddam, CT 1994 |
Burnham/Hudson Residence and Office Westport, CT 1993 |
Geballe Residence Stony Creek, CT 1992 |
Brown Residence Pine Orchard, CT 1991 |
Wrinn Residence Stony Creek, CT 1987 |
Hickey Residence Guilford, CT 1983-1984 |
Grossman Residence Stony Creek, CT 1983-1984 |
Kaymen Residence Branford, CT 1983 |
Bullard Residence Stony Creek, CT 1982 |
Noble Residence Pawcatuck, CT 1982 |
Geballe Residence Stony Creek, CT 1980 |
Other
Municipal and State Projects
Brooksville Free Public Library Brooksville, ME 2014 800 sq.ft. addition and renovation |
Friendship Cottage Adult Day Care Center Blue Hill, ME 2008 3,700 sq.ft. renovation and addition |
Stonington Town Hall Stonington, ME 2004 4,000 sq.ft. renovation and elevator addition |
Branford Police Headquarters Branford, CT 1996 new 25,000 sq.ft. police station |
Marine Sciences Institute University of Connecticut/Avery Point Campus Groton, CT 1993 new 4,500 sq.ft. marine biology laboratory |
Pardee Greenhouses New Haven Parks Department New Haven, CT 1984 restoration of greenhouses |
Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Hartford, CT 1984 historic renovation |
Town of Madison Recreation and Surf Club Madison, CT 1981 addition and renovation to beach facility |
Churches/Schools
Harbor School Blue Hill, ME 2016 addition |
Burnt Cove Church Stonington, ME 2011 renovation |
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Deer Isle, ME 2004 new visiting artists studio and addition to gatehouse |
First Congregational Church of Branford Branford, CT 1999 addition and remodeling of education wing |
St. Luke’s Church New Haven, CT 1995 remodeling and handicapped accessibility revisions |
St. Thomas Day School Library New Haven, CT 1996 renovation to 3rd floor of church/school facility and playground |
Offices and Commercial Projects
Island Nursing Home Deer Isle, ME 2017 30,000 sq.ft. refinish |
Stonington Opera House Stonington, ME 2015 3,000 sq.ft. renovation and addition |
Halcyon Grange Blue Hill, ME 2014 kitchen addition |
‘Golden Stairs’/Betsy’s Cove Retreat Brooksville, ME 2012 rebuild, 1200 sq.ft. |
Penobscot Marine Museum/Old Town Hall Searsport, ME 2009 renovation, 500 sq.ft. |
Branford Pediatrics and Allergy Practice Branford, CT 1998 remodeling, 1000 sq.ft. 2nd floor addition. |
Baron and Steinlauf Orthodontist’s Offices Branford, CT 1995 addition and remodeling |
Marsh Motors Hamden, CT 1992 renovation and expansion |
Prague Shoes Cranston, RI Leominster, MA Meriden, CT 1987 renovation and interior design |
Roger Richards, DMD Branford, CT 1985 remodeling |
Dr. Leo Zygelman Orange, CT 1984 new 8,000 sq.ft. office building |
Printko Trumbull, CT Enfield, CT 1984 renovation and interior design |
Trumbull Street TownHouses New Haven, CT 1982 renovation to offices and apartments |
Nelke Motors Hamden, CT 1982 renovation to service area and showroom |
Housing
Birch Bay Cottage F Bar Harbor, ME 2015 new 2,000 sq.ft. cottage |
Birch Bay Retirement Community-Cottage Bar Harbor, ME 2001 new 33,000 sq.ft. cottage units |
Southeastern Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependency Lebanon, CT 1990 new 10,000 sq.ft. residential care facility |
Oakhurst Corp. Millerton, NY 1987 site and unit design for new 28 unit housing complex |
920 Whalley Avenue New Haven, CT 1985 new four unit apartment building |
Gunther Condominium Short Beach, CT 1981 renovation |
