Builder+Architect, Rosbeck Builder

New waterfront house, incorporating an old boathouse that had stood on the site for over a hundred years

The house responds to the Greek Revival traditions of the neighborhood on the exterior with a wholly unexpected interior.  The house is organized around two courts:  first, an arrival court on the public side, and second, a garden court on the quiet private side.

The center of this compact house is a high, open room combining living, dining, and kitchen. Windows on both sides open to the views and the sea breezes, and dormers fill the space with light from above.

Description Summer retreat Site Coast, tidal cove Design By dividing the house into three structures, the design shapes a small courtyard.  The windows are carefully aligned with the meridian to manage the south sun.  Following a long held New England…