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A 36-foot long deck on the second level and a deck/balcony off the master suite on the third level all orient their views to Katama Farm and the Atlantic Ocean, with the architects making the most of that potential, explains Nick. “The combination of design details, window treatment and color schemes all grab that spectacular outside and bring it inside for the family to enjoy,” says Nick.

One of Sullivan & O’Connor’s design touches that sets the tone for whole home is the entry foyer. Bright and airy, with a knee wall of glass blocks reflecting light back – and into the lower level hall – the foyer leads down to first level of bedrooms and playroom. Going up six steps to the great room, the dining room and large, eat-in kitchen, all the spaces on this level easily “merge” with the deck and gazebo. “The house flows just right,” says Nick. “And in all directions.”

The Savilles particularly utilize the eat-in kitchen, whose black, brushed granite countertops provide ample workroom and a lasting surface that can survive an active family, pets included. Cherry cabinets in the kitchen tie in with the magnificent Brazilian cherry floors in both the great and dining rooms. “Even the overhead beams are wrapped in black cherry, further unifying these large spaces, yet at the same time, designating them for a particular function,” says Nick.

One of focal points of the great room is mason Jason Baird’s floor-to-ceiling fieldstone fireplace. The combination of rugged material and intricate stonework perfectly complements the fine woodwork of the room. A powder room, master suite with full bath and walk-in closet round out the central living level. “Jeremy Bradshaw and M.V. Tile did a fabulous job with the tumbled marble tile in master suite bathroom,” says Nick.

The third floor features a master suite with full bath and walk-in closet, a small office, and bowed window and door leading to a balcony/deck. But the whole home performs greater than the sum of the parts. “That’s the difference from seeing a house on paper, but as you actually build it, and then see someone living in it, you understand how it even gets better.”

Nick Bologna’s evolution into one of the Vineyard’s quality builders has a familiar ring. In the mid 1980s, when he was 12, his parents bought an Edgartown fixer-upper, and Nick volunteered – or was conscripted – for the renovation. With a few years of that experience under his tool-belt, he went to work for Josh Flanders, and his apprenticeship in woodworking and homebuilding began in earnest. “He taught me so many things, not just about tools and wood and how to do things, but about people and how

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