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Architects: ElliottArchitects
- Area: 790 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Jeff Roberts
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Manufacturers: Duravit, FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, 2 Thousand Degrees, Carlisle SynTec, Case Window and Door, Demilec
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Lead Architects: JT Loomis; Matt Elliott
Text description provided by the architects. Located on a small island off the coast of Maine, this project began as a renovation. Initially, our clients hoped that an existing building on their property could be rehabilitated: a structure that accompanied the 100 year old farmhouse that has been their summer home for close to 40 years. The small, hip-roofed, asphalt shingle-clad building had been uninhabited and neglected for decades, and was in a state of disrepair. A new structure would more easily meet their needs but needed to remain rooted in the traditional style of the region. Collectively we arrived at a concept that is a modern interpretation of New England farm vernacular and establishes a hierarchical relationship between the prominent white clapboard farmhouse and the less adorned, shingled outbuildings.
