Brendan McHugh, Architect, Manasquan, NJ

Home Improvement Professionals , Architects & Building Designers , Accessory Dwelling Units , Home Remodeling , Home Additions , Universal Design , Basement Remodeling
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Brendan McHugh, Architect, Manasquan, NJ
6 Reviews

Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis

Project Year: 2021
Project Cost: More than $2,000,000
Country: United States
Zip Code: 08736
This home was transformed. This front exterior, that once felt heavy and understated, has blossomed into a home that embodies balance, light, and architectural clarity. Through refined proportions, carefully reworked rooflines, layered materials (white shingles, board and batten, Azek trim),...
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
An outdoor backyard retreat complete with a pool, pool house, poolside chaise lounge chairs, and outdoor dining area perfect for outdoor gatherings and long summer evenings. Warm wood decking extends from the pool to the pool house porch.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
A protected, comfortable rear porch that is usable 3 seasons throughout the year - even on those early spring mornings or cooler nights the corner brick fireplace takes away the chill. With a multipanel sliding glass door to the inside, it becomes a natural part of how you actually live.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
For this kitchen, the focus was on expanding and reworking the space itself: improving circulation, maximizing light, and aligning the kitchen with how the home is actually used.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
The kitchen is more than just a place to cook, it is a place to gather at the island, reset, and move effortlessly through the day. Everything is working together to support that. Natural light pours in from the rear porch, drawing your eye straight through to the pool beyond. The patterned tile...
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
This custom butler’s pantry was created to support our client’s hosting needs with a balance of beauty and performance.

From the quartzite work surface, under cabinet lighting, illuminated glass cabinetry to the integrated wine refrigeration, every detail is intentionally placed to streamline...
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
The navy coffered ceiling sets the tone, structured, classic, and rich with architectural depth. Below it, the fireplace becomes the heart of the space, framed in a striking stone surround that pulls warmth and texture into the room. And opposite the fire, two repurposed red leather chairs find new...
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
You know that enchanting feeling you get when stepping into a luxury boutique hotel or that coveted Airbnb that’s always fully booked?
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
The new box bay window introduces depth and dimension to the façade, creating a focal point while bringing more natural light into the interior. Careful adjustments to the scale and placement of the windows help the elevation feel more balanced and intentional. Details like the AZEK trim add...
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
Welcoming mahogany looking wood garage door entrance framed with white trim and copper flashing detail above trim. This contrasts the crisp white painted shingle siding. Interior space was also added above the garage.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
Curved corbel detail that supports fireplace mantel. Behind these are painted panel trim molding (in white) that wrap the front and sides of the fireplace surround.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
A two-story space, reimagined into a light-filled primary retreat. By reworking the existing volume and expanding the rear wall, we transformed what was once an underutilized space into this cathedral-ceilinged suite - airy, architectural, and intentionally elevated.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
This primary bathroom features stunning vaulted ceilings and a charming circle window, extending the architectural elegance of the primary suite and elevating what could have been a standard bath into a light-filled retreat.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
Step into serenity in the primary bathroom! This is where refinement meets function. To the left, custom-built linen closets provide concealed storage, seamlessly integrated with tailored millwork and clean-lined hardware.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
Even the entry from the garage is welcoming with concealed built-in cabinetry storage so that the space also functions as a mudroom with storage for coats, shoes, umbrellas, hats, & more.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
You know that enchanting feeling you get when stepping into a luxury boutique hotel or that coveted Airbnb that’s always fully booked?
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
A look from the stair landing through a pocket door into a cozy room. This space features beautiful mahogany wood doors with white casing, white base molding, white crown molding, mahogany wood floors, and subtle blue textured wallpaper - a wonderful combination.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
This bright and functional workout space is the perfect blend of comfort and motivation. It features a bold, patterned area rug on warm dark mahogany floors with contrasting white base molding, textured blue wallpaper, and white crown molding. Natural light comes inside from a window. The Tonal...
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
Even the entry from the garage is welcoming with concealed built-in cabinetry storage so that the space also functions as a mudroom with storage for coats, shoes, umbrellas, hats, & more.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
This second foyer services the secondary entries into the home from the garage and side entrance.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
Traditional guest bedroom with two windows on the same wall, armoire, dresser, and chair.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis
Traditional kids guest bedroom with two windows on the same wall and sleigh bed.
Their Perfect Home with Backyard Oasis