Near Boston, Massachusetts
Robert Lawrence
Description
Single-family farmhouse/country house
Site
East-facing hillside, overlooking a family farm
Design
Orienting the house perpendicular to the slope allows for the separation of the property into a public, arrival side on the North and a private, garden side to the South, both with views of the fields.
Indian Lake, New York
The tower, a vertical foil to the one-story cabin, was inspired by the mountain fire towers of the region.
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Island in Maine
The main cabin and its outbuildings embody the simple life, with exposed studs and rafters. The outbuildings have no electricity or running water. Living in Snout House is a pure summer experience, close to nature. Simple but whimsical decorative elements add to the delight.
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Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Sited dramatically on a bluff, this modern synthesis of Shingle Style and Arts and Crafts architecture gains interest from the way it bends and meanders to follow the contours of the land. The angled wings dynamically shift and overlap.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Only when you arrive directly in front of the new house do you discover the surprise of a domed rotunda. Its open porch half projects out from and half scoops into the main volume of the house.
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