Every Home Has A Story

Smart Sustainable Sophisticated House in New Canaan

Smart Sustainable Sophisticated House in New Canaan As the custom timber gates swing open, they reveal the main house and Mid-Century Modern guest house that anchor the sweeping grounds of this 6-acre estate. Newly constructed in 2020, the main house was meticulously designed with not only the finest of finishes but is also technologically smart, sustainable, and solar-powered with every modern convenience included.

An Important Downtown Estate – 96 Woods End Road in New Canaan

Built in the 1930’s and sitting on just over 6 acres of elegantly landscaped grounds, this remarkable estate embodies the exquisite craftmanship of a bygone era.

The White House of Fairfield – 536 Old Post Road

built in 1825 as “the finest example of Greek Revival architecture in Connecticut”

Dog Island Estate!

We made a video of this beautiful estate on a Florida island during the beginning stages of the pandemic and the response was overwhelming. Everybody suddenly wanted a chance to get away.

The Harvard Five – 62 Moriarity Drive in Wilton

This is the first video the Engels ever did. The subject is a stunning Elliot Noyes’ midcentury modern in Wilton Connecticut. We thought this kind of house with its massive glass windows would appeal to New Yorkers so we enlisted the help of New York City super-agent Brian Lewis and put him in a sexy car. Susan originally dressed casually with a massive floppy hat and I told her, “Oh, no, you have to change your clothes. I need you to look mid-century modern, very Jackie-O, maybe in a pillbox hat.” We made this video without a script and since it was Brian’s first time in the house you’ll hear Brian reacting with genuine surprise as Susan takes him around the house pointing out each feature. This is still one of my favorite videos. Its a great house and the video tells a complete story with a beginning, middle and end and a bit of humor, but not in a way that overpowers the house. 62 Moriarity Drive, Wilton, CT

The Willis Mills House, a Midcentury Modern from 1956 -1380 Ponus Ridge

John and Susan are totally serious in this one, talking about midcentury modern aesthetics and the history of the midcentury modern movement in New Canaan. The house has no furniture, so they bring along a variety of chairs and present a variety of scenes that show off the textures, colors and forms that describe this movement best. Many people think this video is their best. 1380 Ponus Ridge

A Beautiful Building Site – 85 Carter Street

In this video John tries to sell us on the possibilities for this beautiful flat 2 acre lot with stone walls. Since the house does not exist John introduces us to the entire development team, making the most of the construction equipment and walks us around the proposed floor plans in order to tell the story 85 Carter Street

Nantucket Shingle Style – 242 Wahackme Road

This video features John and Susan in a really beautiful $3 million house with dramatic front entrance and great shingle-style architectural integrity. There were so many different fun features we wanted to bring forward so most of the video is spent grilling outside, playing by the pool, competing over foosball in the basement, exercising in the gym and exploring the wine cellar. The challenge with this house was a non-traditional layout and we thought we could overcome the challenges with a lifestyle video. 242 Wahackme Road – New Canaan, Connecticut