Elliott + Elliott Architecture has put a modern twist on this New England farmhouse vernacular, located on a small island off the coast of Maine. It is rooted in the traditional hierarchical relationship between the prominent white clapboard farmhouse and the less adorned, shingled outbuildings.
In order to accommodate multiple generations of the family, the main farmhouse was given over completely to the young parents and grandchildren, and the new house was designed as the private space for the matriarch.
DESIGN DETAILS: ARCHITECT Elliott + Elliott Architecture GENERAL CONTRACTOR Michael Westphal STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Becker Structural LIGHTING DESIGN Peter Knuppel
The new house is small and efficient, but comfortable enough for year-round use, something that the old farmhouse, with its electric heat and poor insulation, lacks.
Above: This Great Cranberry Island summer home provides a Milwaukee family with a wonderful escape. The structure above is the mother’s house, meant to suggest an outbuilding to the large white farmhouse located elsewhere on the property. On the left, the living space encompasses a bedroom, bathroom and great room. A trio of south-facing windows were integrated into the structure to bring in an abundance of natural light.
Above: The box on the right consists of a screened porch and an observation deck, which is reached via a steel-frame staircase with custom railings and ipe treads.
Above: A view from the mother’s house and across the 12-foot ipe deck shows the screened porch, a place where the family congregates for meals. This structure also provides a partial privacy barrier between the two houses.
What We Love: This New England farmhouse vernacular offers a wonderful opportunity for a family to spend their summers enjoying coastal Maine. The new structure on the property for the mother is an idyllic space with plenty of functional storage and a fantastic indoor-outdoor connection. We are especially loving the concept of the screened porch for casual family dining while being shielded from the elements.
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Note: Take a look at another fabulous home tour that we have featured here on One Kindesign from the state of Maine: Beautifully refreshed seaside home off the rugged coast of Maine.
Above: In the living room, built-in custom cabinetry is used for functional storage while a Rais stove provides warmth for the space.
Above: Furnishings in the living room includes a Raleigh sofa, Jens chair and Skagen coffee table, all sourced from Design Within Reach.
Above: In the kitchen, painted birch plywood cabinets, complimented by a honed jet mist granite countertop. The Cherner Chair Company stools are from Design Within Reach.
Above: The walls and ceiling in the bedroom are painted tongue-and-groove select pine. On the floor, reclaimed longleaf heart pine. Custom-made storage in this space includes a closet, drawers and a window seat.
Above: The house is aglow in the evening time, as is the screened porch, which features slats composed of ipe wood behind the staircase.
Above: Here you can see the relation to the mother’s house and the original farmhouse that was on the property.
PHOTOGRAPHER Jeff Roberts Imaging
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