Hamilton Snowber Architects is responsible for the design of this New England coastal home nestled on a site that gently slopes down to Penobscot Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean in Rockport, Maine. This was conceived as a summer home and vacation destination for a Washington couple and their four grown children.
Drawing from the New England vernacular of simple forms and traditional materials, this 4,000 square foot dwelling provides modern spaces for living with two parallel but offset two-story gabled wings linked by a bridge spanning an open Great Room.
DESIGN DETAILS: ARCHITECT Hamilton Snowber Architects GENERAL CONTRACTOR Cold Mountain Builders INTERIOR DESIGN Jodi Macklin Interiors LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Mohr and Seredin Landscape Architects
What We Love: This coastal Maine home offers a warm and inviting atmosphere for family gathering. A wonderful floor plan separates the owner’s suite and main living spaces, with the guest spaces on the upper level. Indoor-outdoor spaces are interconnected through expansive glazing, providing the family with dreamy seaside views. What an amazing place to spend summer vacations!
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Above: The shingles are white cedar with a Malbec bleaching oil/weathering stain mixture. The roof is by Galvalume.
Above: The flooring is high grade White Oak with a natural finish.
The living room features soaring ceilings, anchored at one end by a large granite-clad fireplace, serves to link the house together while providing premier views of the ocean to the east. A wall of windows and doors opens to a combination covered and screened porch, providing access to a lawn sloping to the rocky coast.
Above: The homeowner wanted the living room to be without that distraction, focusing on the views and the room itself. There is a television in the Library, which is just off of the kitchen.
Above: The Living and Dining Areas combined are about 27′ x 19′.
Above: The chairs are from Thos. Moser, and the table is from City Joinery, a company based in Brooklyn and Massachusetts.
An open Kitchen serves the Dining Area and porch, as well as a link to the south yard and a view to an intimate cove. A private Library on the west wall provides a quiet away space.
Above: The light fixtures above the kitchen island are the Bell Jar pendants in Crystal glass from Niche. The kitchen is approximately 15′ x 19′. The island is 11′ x 4.5′. The ceiling height is 9′-6″.
Above: The island is walnut, with a light stain. The stone counters are marble.
At the north wing, the Master Suite, including a Study, gains access to a private patio with commanding views of the ocean below.
Above: In the bathroom, the custom designed vanity is 24″ deep x 34″ high x 7′ long.
The upper levels of the north and south wings, provide bedrooms for the children and their families. An open bridge links the wings and provides views to the Great Room below, the sea beyond, and the front entry court to the north.
A detached garage keeps cars out of view and provides a second-story get-away room.
Above: The windows are black. The window casing and other trim is a Benjamin Moore black-green from their Historic Colors Collection.
PHOTOGRAPHER Rob Karosis Photography
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