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House on a Bay
House on a Bay
Southport, ME, United States
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House on a Bay
Southport, ME, United States
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
The conceptual design for this project was born of a desire to reconcile, and make evident, different levels that exist naturally on the site. In this process the public programmatic elements were placed on the ground while the private components of the building were elevated, disengaging the earth below and engendering a sense of privacy. One end of the cantilevered bar was placed against the edge of a stone escarpment and rotated towards the easterly horizon of the Atlantic. The public spaces housed in the lower bar are grounded through the bar’s materiality, further dividing the building into discrete sections. The distinction between the two volumes is heightened by the weightlessness of the floating mass above, supported by steel posts that echo the scale and imperfection of surrounding spruce trees.
Inhabitants and visitors are led toward a protected entry by concrete walls and large-scale pavers. The opening becomes a visual and physical connection through the building’s otherwise solid mass. The interiors are balanced with natural light and ethereality. In the kitchen, space is defined by an array of light fixtures hung asymmetrically over a collection of cabinetry boxes. Cantilevered stair treads delicately suspended from the massive concrete wall, in concert with a glass guard, reinforce the structure’s resistance to gravity. Above, the roof peels back, expanding the sense of space, exchanging the sea for a newfound consciousness of the sky. Ever-changing patterns of shadow enhance the intersection of the two rotated geometries as the house becomes a receptacle for light.
Inhabitants and visitors are led toward a protected entry by concrete walls and large-scale pavers. The opening becomes a visual and physical connection through the building’s otherwise solid mass. The interiors are balanced with natural light and ethereality. In the kitchen, space is defined by an array of light fixtures hung asymmetrically over a collection of cabinetry boxes. Cantilevered stair treads delicately suspended from the massive concrete wall, in concert with a glass guard, reinforce the structure’s resistance to gravity. Above, the roof peels back, expanding the sense of space, exchanging the sea for a newfound consciousness of the sky. Ever-changing patterns of shadow enhance the intersection of the two rotated geometries as the house becomes a receptacle for light.
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