Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Niemitz Design Group
Trends, March 2008
Description
Vacation house
Site
Dunes on the Cape Cod shore
Design
The house is like a village of small Greek Revival houses surrounding a south-facing courtyard, sheltered from the wind.
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