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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Images Chesapeake Life MagazineThe owners of this stunning new home lost everything - their house & all their possessions when Hurricane Katrina hit their Gulf Coast town in 2005. They decided to relocate further up the East Coast & build on a block overlooking Chesapeake Bay.
The design is a 'simple' cottage with clean lines & a high-pitched gable roof, & the front of the house is almost entirely glass. Its crowning feature is a three-level folly - a glass tower accessed by a bridge from the master suite & the second and third stories of the folly connect to each other via a handcrafted ship’s ladder. A fabulous idea, but I think my ladder clamouring days might just about be over! However, I think MOTH would be in his nautical element here & would be escaping to the highest level at any opportunity! I also love the triple-hung windows idea (as shown in the 2nd photo). They are set into the folly’s walls & can be opened to take advantage of evening breezes.
In the brief to their architect, the owners asked for a simple house with lots of air & light passing through the space. I think this has been achieved in the most fantastic way!
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