Island in Maine
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 building tradition, the exterior is sided in locally-sourced Eastern white cedar shingles.
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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Cape Cod, Massachusetts
This gambrel-roofed house is a good neighbor to its old summer community. It is respectful yet light-hearted, playing off symmetry and asymmetry.
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Needham, Massachusetts
DesignNew suburban house in metro Boston reminiscent of the connected farm buildings of New England.
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Near Boston, Massachusetts
Anchored to the land on a craggy stone foundation, Rocksyde sits perpendicular to the seacoast, addressing the waves below like a ship’s prow. A black and white floating staircase inside is inspired by the horizontal stripes seen in the layers of rock found in a canyon. Southern sunlight filters through the stairway to all three levels of the house.
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