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.
Concord, Massachusetts
This small house with a large presence draws from sources far and near: ancient Greek Doric temples, Palladio’s ‘Redentore’ and Villa Barbaro, Peter Harrison’s Redwood Library, Jefferson’s Monticello, Asher Benjamin’s carpenter pattern books, and local Greek Revival building traditions of Concord.
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Island in Maine
Description A shingle covered summer house. Site High on an island bluff with panoramic views. Design This house incorporates long traditions of Maine coastal architecture including lighthouse towers and weathered grey shingles. The main body of the house sits under…
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New Hampshire lake
Lake Library is a compact out-building serving as a guesthouse, library, tennis viewing pavilion, and boathouse, with the flavor of a miniature castle.
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New Hampshire
The flared hipped roof line, the house’s defining image, echoes and continues the slope of the hill. The first floor is filled with two large social rooms: a living room and kitchen/dining room, each with a bay window and a fireplace, sharing a central chimney.
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