Massachusetts
Robert Lawrence
Description
Stone farmhouse with barn and garage
Site
Pasture land
Design
This house outside Boston was built of Chester County fieldstone to evoke Pennsylvania stone farmhouses the owners had admired when they were growing up around Philadelphia. The house and outbuildings, though new, have the feeling of having grown and evolved over time.
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.
Read More
Charlotte, Vermont
This house is the first Passive House in Vermont, the first modular Passive House in the United States, and the first Habitat for Humanity Passive House.
Read More
Hudson River Valley, New York
A tower serves as the entrance and links the main wing of the house to the guest quarters. The entry under the tower is like a breezeway with barn doors on each side and dark interior finishes of a tack room. The new house and barn face a courtyard incorporating the remains of old farm buildings.
Read More
Downeast Maine
The apparent front door opens onto a covered arcade that takes you past a walled garden to the real front door. The parts of the house are grouped around this contained garden, while also looking out to the cove.
Read More