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August Moon Main House
August Moon Main House
ME, United States
Special Mention, 2022 A+Awards, Residential - Private House (L 4000-6000 sq ft)
Project Featured on Dec 06, 2022
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August Moon Main House
ME, United States
Special Mention, 2022 A+Awards, Residential - Private House (L 4000-6000 sq ft)
Project Featured on Dec 06, 2022
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2021
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
On waterfront overlooking Maine’s Western Bay, a new home was constructed. The property, August Moon, was Brooke Astor’s private summer retreat and echoed her world travels, with a predilection for Asian influences. Two structures built for her in 1964, a Cottage and Glass Tea House, served as a point of design inspiration. While paying homage to architect-landscaper Robert Patterson, the clients desire for a modern sensibility and their complimentary reverence for the surrounding natural environment led to our biophilic-forward siting and detailing.
The new house takes its cue from the hillside strata of rocks, moss, ferns, trees. Like the
Cottage roof mirroring the distant form of Blue Hill Mountain, the upper floors of the house
are captured below an unfolding form pinned by the large, stone hearth – the sky
toned zinc coated roof is the great gesture. In contrast, the lowest floor is nestled discreetly into the valley saddle providing private access to paths and the coastline with a private green roof-lawn above. Many rooms in the house can be viewed from different angles – like a cinematic experience. Walking through the house parallels the feeling of wandering through the landscape.
The structure lives in situ with a minimal carbon footprint limiting the palate to natural materials. Cedar, Fir and stone from the same quarry that Patterson used were processed and fabricated within 2 miles of the estate. The glass master suite flies free cantilevering akin to a treehouse; you sleep within the canopy of the forest. The new Corten steel Moon Gate embodies the essence of the home, a starkly modern adaptation of a traditional Chinese design. The renovated gardens are connected with the homes entry sequence while incorporating a simple, falling water feature on its narrow side celebrating the tremendous amount of ground water from the local snow melts.
The new house takes its cue from the hillside strata of rocks, moss, ferns, trees. Like the
Cottage roof mirroring the distant form of Blue Hill Mountain, the upper floors of the house
are captured below an unfolding form pinned by the large, stone hearth – the sky
toned zinc coated roof is the great gesture. In contrast, the lowest floor is nestled discreetly into the valley saddle providing private access to paths and the coastline with a private green roof-lawn above. Many rooms in the house can be viewed from different angles – like a cinematic experience. Walking through the house parallels the feeling of wandering through the landscape.
The structure lives in situ with a minimal carbon footprint limiting the palate to natural materials. Cedar, Fir and stone from the same quarry that Patterson used were processed and fabricated within 2 miles of the estate. The glass master suite flies free cantilevering akin to a treehouse; you sleep within the canopy of the forest. The new Corten steel Moon Gate embodies the essence of the home, a starkly modern adaptation of a traditional Chinese design. The renovated gardens are connected with the homes entry sequence while incorporating a simple, falling water feature on its narrow side celebrating the tremendous amount of ground water from the local snow melts.
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