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Location: Greenwich, CT 06831

Architect:Granoff Architects

Interior Designer: Rita Chraibi – RC FOR ID LLC

Construction: Fox Hill Luxury Real Estate Services

Photography: Tishawn Torrel Fahie

The Greenwich Residence, realized by the design firm Rita Chraibi, is a European-inspired private estate reimagined as a refined retreat, balancing classical architecture, bespoke craftsmanship, and deeply personal living spaces. This project represents a complete transformation of a 1986 property into a European-style estate set within five wooded acres in Connecticut. The client’s brief called for a home that would reflect cultivated taste, intellectual pursuits, and an appreciation for European heritage, while remaining practical and deeply livable for modern family life.

Rather than drawing from New England architectural traditions, the design embraces the French Art de Vivre, expressed through noble materials, intricate millwork, and carefully calibrated proportions. In close collaboration with Granoff Architects, the interior layout was reconfigured, and the lower level expanded to enhance circulation, functionality, and spatial balance throughout the residence.

At the heart of the home is a Ralph Lauren–inspired library conceived as a quiet, scholarly sanctuary. Crafted in rich cherry wood with bespoke shelving and inlaid ceiling details, it reflects the client’s love of reading and serves as a conceptual anchor for the estate. A double-height ballroom contrasts with the library, introducing ceremony and grandeur, illuminated by Baccarat chandeliers and framed by classical panelling and flowing drapery, evoking historic European salons.

Private and family spaces were equally considered. Two primary suites are connected by a glass-enclosed winter garden overlooking the landscape, while the expanded basement incorporates wellness and leisure areas, including an indoor swimming pool, spa, gym, cinema, and wine cellar.

A restrained palette of soft blues, greens, and greys, alongside exceptional materials such as marble, blue onyx, Versailles parquet flooring, and bespoke wallcoverings, is layered with custom furnishings and drapery handcrafted by Maison Royale. The result is a timeless residence where European craftsmanship, modern functionality, and the surrounding wooded landscape coexist in perfect harmony.