Connecticut coast
Maresca & Associates
A.I.A Connecticut Design Award, December 2017
Description
Shingle style house
Site
Situated on a rocky ledge overlooking wetlands
Design
This house wraps around two levels of courtyards on one side and looks out over salt marshes to the sound on the other. Its deeply insulated 12” thick walls and roof conserve energy, and heat recovery ventilation ensures a constant cycle of fresh air.
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 off Connecticut Coast
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.
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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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