Makeover for 11 Wilton Road as Ferris Moves In

Workers apply finishing touches to the exterior of 11 Wilton Road in preparation for this weekend’s relocation of the Roger Ferris Architectural firm from 285 Riverside Ave. According to principal Roger Ferris, the new offices will house the firm’s expanding art collection. Ferris, with other offices in New York’s Chelsea district and in Bridgehampton, N.Y., employs 35 in Westport. A Westport resident for 40 years, Ferris said he is the original designer of the building at 11 Wilton Road “around 15 years ago and we thought it was a good idea to have our offices in a building we designed.” Ferris has been involved in many high profile projects in Westport including significant involvement in the nearby Save the Children and National Hall structures.  “We’ve done a lot in this quadrant of downtown and now we’ll be one of its neighbors,” Ferris said. “Westport is seminal to our creativity—it always had that artsy nature.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com