Last updated on May 23rd, 2024 at 01:52 pm
As the second wealthiest county in Massachusetts, Norfolk County is home to communities with stunning architectural landscapes. The eastern part of the county, where the Quincy, Braintree, Milton, and Weymouth neighborhoods are located, reflects the region’s wealth in terms of unforgettable custom homes.
The best custom home builders in East Norfolk County have helped homeowners transform their dream homes into architectural and structural masterpieces. The companies featured below are some of the highest-rated contractors in the industry. They are recognized for their quality craftsmanship, expertise in a wide range of styles, and decades of construction practice.
Merz Construction Inc.
168 Bingham Rd. Carlisle, MA 01741
Merz Construction’s portfolio celebrates modern, contemporary, and traditional architecture. The custom home builder has put forward practical, minimalist, and nostalgic designs that embody the vision of their future homeowners for 35 years. These homes are often highlighted in industry publications, including the New England Home Magazine, Boston Design Guide, and Boston Globe Magazine, to name a few.
Apart from its stunning luxury projects, one work that represents the firm’s client-focused approach is a high-end pool house that features a chemical-free outdoor pool and an integrated hot tub. The challenge of the project was to incorporate these structures into one cohesive whole. The pool home, with its floor-to-ceiling glass windows and sliding doors, connect the interiors to the outdoors. It’s built with kitchen amenities, a laundry area, a powder room, and an outdoor shower. Enhancing the landscape are the stone walls and wildflowers. The area is positioned at the edge of the main property and follows the same architectural context as its surrounding residence.
Kenwood Builders
120 Braintree Street, Boston, MA 02134
Highly experienced in different architectural styles, Kenwood Builders is a leading professional for customized home construction. Leading review platforms consistently commend the firm for its client-focused approach to architecture and construction. The company has been catering to the single-family market since 2007. Its design-build nature allows it to stay with the client from project conceptualization through to post-construction.
Traditional, contemporary, modern, and vernacular designs highlight the firm’s extensive building practice. One example of its work is a Dutch-Colonial-inspired single-family home that features elements of wood and the style signature gambrel roofing. To modernize the building, the firm incorporated tall, full-glass windows to bring in ample daylight and connect the main areas of the home to the lush landscape.
Saltsman Brenzel, Inc.
535 Albany Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118
Through the combination of the structure-landscape connection brought by contemporary architecture and the approachable elements of traditional design, Saltsman Brenzel Inc. was able to deliver a stunning custom home. The project featured here puts emphasis on how the choice of materials, including glass, can allow inhabitants to fully experience their surroundings while still maintaining much-needed privacy. Adding brick wall siding, stained wood frames, and a non-conventional overall form, the home becomes one with the environment.
Modern, contemporary, and traditional architectures dominate the firm’s project list, two decades in the making. The firm uses a design-build delivery method that helps architects and builders be on the same page when it comes to catering to the specific needs of their clients.
GDI Custom Homes
PO Box 1197, Marshfield, MA 02050
New construction, renovations, and custom home building projects are all included in GDI Custom Homes’s extensive portfolio. The company was founded in 2001 and since then, it has focused on client satisfaction and providing homes that address the needs of its homeowners. Family-owned and operated, the company is familiar with the local architectural context.
Most of their projects are inspired by vernacular styles; others combine what emerging and established practices can offer. A great example of its work is a traditional home that features cool gray wood siding that contrasts with its steep, dark shingle roofing. Windows evenly distributed across its asymmetrical façade are positioned to frame its pillared entryway as the focal point.
Kennedy Design Build
244 Willard Street, Quincy, MA 02169
Kennedy Design Build specializes in architecture and construction services that deliver custom projects and remodeled spaces to the region’s high-end commercial and residential markets. The firm first launched its practice in 2006. Since then, the firm’s full-service team—which includes builders, designers, project managers, supervisors, and subcontractors—has completed over 200 projects across the Boston area and surrounding cities. Many of these luxury projects are inspired by modern minimalism and contemporary forms and materials.
The company is one of the highest-rated firms in the region. Better Business Bureau (BBB) recognizes its client-centered approach and ethical business practice with an A-plus certification.
Hollerbrook Builders
19 Parmenter Road, Southborough, MA 01772
Hollerbrook Builders provides comprehensive design-build and site development solutions for clients in need of custom homes, renovations, and kitchen and bathroom remodeling work. The company also incorporates modern functionality and contemporary materials into traditional, colonial, and Cape Cod architecture.
Combining the best of these contrasting yet complementary period styles results in homes that are showcased for their performance and nostalgic appeal. An of this harmony is the traditional-contemporary home below; it enjoys generous daylight through wide, full-glass windows and sliding glass doors. The home, set among green landscapes dotted with trees, enjoys unobstructed views of nature. Familiar elements include stained wood siding and steeped, dark shingle roofing.
