Our new series of simple, modern home plans draws inspiration from the classic farmstead. A private core in the center of the building houses storage, laundry and bathing functions allowing a continuous hallway to wrap the perimeter of the building…which doubles as a race track for our two young boys. One room wide, the plan invites daylight and breezes with a central living, dining, and cooking space flanked by private sleeping areas on either end. Our thought was to make everything plain and accessible, easily changed, removed, retooled, tattooed, fixed, and added to. We were drawn to the fallen birches in the surrounding forest as well as the Native American longhouse within which a singular space made for efficient heating and communal gathering. Simple, affordable and well designed using readily available durable materials.Įconomy informed almost every decision in our design, beginning with the simplest and perhaps most iconic building form, the gable. Our design is a study in simplicity of form using a modern material palette and reductive detailing. The singular open space allowed for efficient heating and communal gathering. Historically, Longhouses sheltered 20 or more families under one large roof, which spanned 18’ in width by 80’ in length. Its simple form and low volume shelters and opens views to the surrounding forest. Recently featured in the New Small House (Taunton Press 2015) and a ' Dwell Houses We Love' finalist, our modern longhouse was inspired by the Native American Longhouse.
**See our Shop for downloadable plans of this design** Photos: Brian Vanden Brink / Rob Karosis / Eric Reinholdt Wearing deepening patinas with each passing year, the house becomes more and more a part of the surrounding environment. The bronze of the weathering copper references the site’s numerous oaks. The textured surface and color of the shingles closely resembles the bark of trees in the northern woods and the rich, warm tones of the exposed timber frame, its heartwood. The movement up and down, through smaller then larger volumes, through light then dark is a richly varied experience meant to mimic the natural surroundings.įorces of weathering play a prominent role in determining the building palette and the decision to expose the structural system so plainly. It was our intent to focus views to the varying textures, light conditions and plant materials native to the site while moving back and forth between programmatic components. It also served as a means of concealing views to a grouping of buildings to the north. Orienting the sheds on an east-west axis provided us with a large south flank to gather daylight. These cuts are infilled with a wood framed curtainwall of glass offset from the syncopated structural grid.
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Linking the volumes, the circulation path is highlighted by large cuts in the skin of the building. The building is comprised of three volumes, supported by a heavy timber frame, and set upon a terraced ground plane that closely follows the existing topography. Photos: Tom Crane Photography/Eric Reinholdt The flanking cottages contain private sleeping quarters and frame views to the surrounding moss covered forest. Linking interior space to the views beyond is a cantilevered deck which appears to float above the water. The main ‘wharf’ cottage extends over the tidal salt pond below with a structural steel frame anchored to the pond’s granite basin and contains communal living spaces: kitchen, dining, and living rooms. This skin is incised to open views to the sea beyond and relies on light steel framing and thin braces to preserve the simple forms eroded toward sweeping views.
Inspired by local fishing shacks and wharf buildings dotting the coast of Maine, this retreat interweaves large glazed openings with simple taut-skinned New England shingled cottages. Three simple cottages linked by a series of decks make up this summer compound which extends over the site of an existing condemned structure. This award-winning design marries the familiar with the unexpected in an unusual site at the edge of a harsh sea environment. AIA Honor Award, BSLA Merit Award, Design Excellence Citation, People's Choice Award, Honor Award NAWDA
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