Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects, says Thomas A. Kligerman (center), is experiencing something of a “perennial island spring” in terms of the settings of several major projects. In development are residences on the islands of Maui and Hawaii and on Huppers Island, Maine; Paradise Island in the Bahamas; Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts; and Long Island, New York. An earlier wood-construction retreat on Orcas Island, off the coast of Washington, initiated the theme. The island most central to the firm’s practice, however, remains Manhattan: Nearly two decades ago Kligerman and John Ike (left) established a presence on the New York residential design scene with their user-friendly interpretation of traditional architecture—a “synthesizing of historical precedent with contemporary tastes,” as Ike puts it—in a series of notable houses.

Joel Barkley became a partner in 1999, and the office has grown to a staff of 30. “We relish the challenge of incorporating regional architectures and site conditions in new venues,” Barkley says. “With the projects in Maine and Hawaii, for example, the vernacular, the light and the length of the season for which we’re building couldn’t be more different.” The firm’s signature is refined detailing and an appropriateness of scale rather than any particular style. “Our work is not repetitive or circumscribed,” notes Kligerman. “Without overstating it, we are—both stylistically and geographically— everywhere.”

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