A Hero's 首页coming: Uniting to Build a Specially Adapted Smart 首页

A wounded hero and his family have a new home, courtesy of the 加里·辛尼斯基金会. This specially adapted smart home is the first of its kind in New England and among a growing number of custom new residences built for severely wounded service members who have sacrificed for our country. 通过其 R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment) 程序, the 加里·辛尼斯基金会 builds one-of-a-kind specially adapted smart homes for our nation’s most severely wounded heroes. These 100% mortgage-free homes ease the daily challenges faced by these heroes and their families who sacrifice alongside them. 

Ed Tarca, President and Founder of E.W Tarca建筑公司., who had constructed the homes within the Hopkinton neighborhood selected for the site, was approached by the 加里·辛尼斯基金会 to build the enclave’s newest residence: a completely accessible farmhouse-style “forever” home for wounded U.S. Army Captain Greg Galeazzi and his family. As Tarca’s own father and uncle are veterans, getting involved was a “no-brainer,定制建筑师说.

The effort united national tradespeople and companies, who contribute to every R.I.S.E. specially adapted smart home, as well as local professionals who donated their time, 人才, 和产品. E.W. Tarca招募 成熟的 & 帕拉迪诺建筑师, another Hopkinton-based business, to design the exterior and develop the plan and custom requirements. “We were proud to do it,” says Owner Bob 帕拉迪诺, “and there was a really nice sense of camaraderie.”

成熟的 & 帕拉迪诺 worked with the homeowners to achieve their dream aesthetic—a white house with overhangs and striking black sash windows—and then ran with the design. The home was “built to be completely accessible,” says Architectural Designer Emily Coutu of 成熟的 & 帕拉迪诺. 它是开放的，没有路边的, and there are no steps at all on the property, allowing Captain Galeazzi to move freely within the home and on its grounds, despite the fact that the backyard is a full story lower than the main level, a grade change which called for a complicated landscape design by KDTurner设计.

The interior is comprised of wide-open spaces, including a vaulted living room, dining room and kitchen space with soaring ceilings and “a great feel,建筑师说。, with finishes selected by 室内设计er Lisa Strain. Daily frustrations were eliminated, and replaced by five-foot hallways, wide, low-profile doors by 斗篷, lowered sinks, open, wheelchair-friendly vanities, and motorized cabinetry.

There is a return to simple pleasures—from the palatial master shower to the lower-level music room to cooking for the family. 克拉克 donated all but one of the kitchen appliances after Founder and CEO Tom 克拉克 learned of the project from Tarca, 他的老朋友. In fact, Tom helped the family with selections in the Official Sub-Zero & Wolf Appliance Showroom in Milford. 和, when it was determined that a French-door oven would be better ergonomically for the Captain, Tom helped source a GE oven from 弗格森—as Wolf does not make such a model.

从质量的角度来看, President Sean 克拉克 doesn't think there’s a better builder in Massachusetts than E.W. Tarca; “Every single detail is spoken for,” he contends. 和 no one is more deserving than U.S. Army Captain Greg Galeazzi and his family. “If you’re going to donate time, 物质或金钱,肖恩强调地说。, “Can you think of a better cause than what the 加里·辛尼斯基金会 is doing?” 

Additional local contractors include: 霍纳的木工; 安德森绝缘; C&R地板; 系统7; 大理石 & 花岗岩公司.; Waterspot; Crosswater，以及其他许多人.  

View the homecoming and reveal below, including a list of partners and contributors.

To learn more about the 加里·辛尼斯基金会, visit www.garysinisefoundation.org.

Photography provided by the 加里·辛尼斯基金会.