The Whitney & Company signature is creative design, unique features, fine detail, and consistently high quality. Whether you want the most current “Green" or Energy Star building techniques, a dazzling family room, or a one-of-a-kind kitchen or bath, our goal is to provide you with an innovative solution that meets your specific requirements.
We are supported by a staff consisting of a working supervisor, an office manager, a project support person, and our own team of carpenters. The advantage to you is that you will always be able to reach a person when you have a request, and that you will have Whitney & Company employees working in your home. Most of our subcontractors and suppliers are companies with whom we have long standing business relationships. This means that your job will be done to high quality standards and in a timely manner.
Our Professional affiliations include: The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), (formerly a National Director), American Institute of Architects, Allied Member, New Hampshire Builders and the Remodelers Association.
Whitney & Company projects have been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, Accent Magazine, Dream Kitchens and Portsmouth Magazine.
"Once we had an idea of what we wanted, we set about finding the designers and craftspeople who we thought could do the job. We worked with Whitney Saidla of Whitney & Company in Stratham because he is an inventor, designer, and architect who travels a lot in Europe. We knew he'd understand what we meant by a European-inspired kitchen."
Julia Madden in Accent Magazine, March/April, 2004. (See Julia's House in Renovations).
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Water Architecture
We are working in a new area of Water Architecture. Our first project was completed in 2007. The four hundred square foot addition to a home sits 35 feet from tidal waters in Dover, New Hampshire. The design was done so that if the water level were to flood the property, the addition was designed to float while remaining in place. The foundation was fabricated in Cor-ten Steel and rests on the ground. The decks and exterior stairs were hinged and the ground was not disturbed during construction in any way.
It is our assumption that Water Architecture is desirable for the construction of residences and other structures which lie in tidal and flood prone areas. For example, we feel that homes built in the flood plain delta of New Orleans should be built using Water Architecture. These structures are inherently Hurricane proof. Their only susceptibility would be to being damaged by fast moving structures and debris which have not been secured. A cost analysis should be done to determine if Water Architecture is more cost competitive than constructing new dams and levies
About Whitney Saidla
Whit has had an interesting and varied career, working in many different fields, with many different technologies. This experience has given him special expertise which he applies uniquely to each project. Whit has studied in both the United States and Europe, and his designs and the quality of workmanship reflect this dual expertise.
Prior to becoming a General Contractor in 1986, Whit ran various companies in businesses as diverse as yacht building, to transportation, to building the 64 gate valve buildings on the Alaskan Pipeline, to producing plastics and composites. From this diverse experience, Whit has an in depth knowledge of sophisticated building techniques and structure, insulation and energy responsible building, and the properties of materials used in products today. He holds 32 patents in the United States and many more internationally. Whit's undergraduate degree was in Chemistry and he did his Graduate work in Political Economics. In 1986, Whit developed the well known Tidewater Farms in Greenland, New Hampshire. This 73 home subdivision of luxury waterfront/water view homes was a landmark project on the Seacoast. From 1986 through 2000, Whit completed 4 additional subdivisions in the area.
Since 1998, Whit has focused on designing and building custom homes for clients who want to create something unique. Whit works closely with the homeowner and is actively involved in every step of the project from the design through the construction process. Because Whit and his team build the projects he designs, it is a simple matter to be flexible as changes or opportunities arise.
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