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Atlanta-based Surber Barber Choate + Hertlein Architects crafted this stunning rustic-modern house in Salisbury, Connecticut, in the Berkshire Mountains. Created to grow organically from a wooded hillside, this home overlooks a cornfield, river, and distant mountain peaks.
The homeowner wished to build a house that would blend with the natural surroundings and feel indigenous to its site. Using a natural palette of stone and wood, the architecture was composed to blend with the topography and create a series of interior spaces in harmony with the landscape in which they were placed. Continue below to see the rest of this gorgeous home tour…
Materials: Douglas fir, red cedar, white oak, steelcraft, New England stacked stone site walls
Exterior Design in a Wooded Hillside Setting
The making of this 5,300 square foot structure involves the expression of the craftsmen who made it – masons, carpenters, blacksmiths, and the like. Notable features include an open living/dining/kitchen space with window walls that take in the surrounding views, and an internally focused circular library celebrating the homeowner’s love of literature.
Above: Indigenous stone and wood materials were taken directly from the site and incorporated into the structure. The dark-stained Douglas fir and red cedar siding work in concert with the stacked New England fieldstone walls, allowing the home to recede into the wooded hillside rather than compete with it. The angled roofline echoes the slope of the surrounding mountain landscape.
What We Love About This Home
This rustic modern house in the Berkshires features a beautiful mix of materials, complemented by luminous living spaces. Surrounded by a natural setting of lush vegetation and woods, this tranquil environment offers inhabitants a feeling of relaxation. Expansive windows frame striking views of the rugged mountains in the distance while flooding interior living spaces with natural light. Overall, this home is warm, inviting, and beautifully designed for family living and entertaining.
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Note: Have a look at another amazing home tour that we have featured here on One Kindesign from the portfolio of the architects of this project, Surber Barber Choate & Hertlein Architects: Striking modern dwelling in South Carolina: Bray’s Island I.
The Entry
Open-Plan Living, Dining & Kitchen
Above: The open living, dining, and kitchen space is the heart of this rustic modern home, designed around a continuous wall of windows that frame the Berkshire Mountains. The stone fireplace was built by skilled masons using materials sourced from the site. It anchors the room with warmth and weight, while the hand-forged steelcraft detailing throughout speaks to the home’s commitment to craft. White oak floors run throughout, grounding the space in warmth.
The Dining Room
The Circular Library
Above: One of the most distinctive features of this home is its circular library, a fully inward-focused room designed as a personal sanctuary for a homeowner with a deep love of literature. Unlike the outward-facing, view-oriented living spaces, the library turns deliberately inward, wrapping the reader in books and warm wood on all sides.
The Staircase
Above: The gorgeous staircase features custom hand-forged steel railings. The combination of white oak treads, exposed Douglas fir, and forged metal feels timeless yet modern.
The Exterior & Landscape
Above: The New England stacked stone site walls extend the structure into the landscape, blurring the line between architecture and terrain. Viewed from below, the home appears to emerge naturally from the hillside rather than sit upon it.
PHOTOGRAPHER Phillip Spears Photography
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