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Northshore October 2025
The trouble with a great big outdoor deck is that you might use the whole thing only a couple times a year. “Most decks are designed for the Fourth of July,” says Andrew Sidford, principal of Andrew Sidford Architects in Newburyport. “The rest of the time, it’s just blocking your view.” The challenge, he says, is to create something that you can enjoy whether you are entertaining or sitting alone. So, when creating the deck for a historic Newburyport carriage house, Sidford suggested a curve. “It packs in so much more than what you think is coming,” he says, explaining that the deck is meant to be a sculptural statement
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