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Maine

This camp-like cabin offers a peaceful refuge in the woods of Maine

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Winkelman Architecture has designed this traditional, three-season camp-like cabin that is located on a heavily wooded site in Orland, a town in Hancock County, Maine. This rustic cabin was created as a woodland escape for a couple with four children. Additionally, the family needed to equip their home with extra accommodations for two other families […]

A coastal Maine house designed to feel like it’s floating over the water

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Kaplan Thompson Architects together with Warren Construction Group has designed this contemporary coastal house that is perched right over Casco Bay in Yarmouth, Maine. When you enter, you are greeted with a wall of glass that overlooks the extensive water views and three stories of impeccable craftsmanship. The original request for this project was to “make this house […]

An elegant New England home offers a tranquil escape in the Maine woods

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This elegant home designed by Stephen Barlow Architect combines a traditional New England aesthetic with Dutch Colonial features, located in the Goose Rocks Beach neighborhood of Kennebunkport, Maine. This summer retreat is butted against a marsh on six acres in the tranquil Maine woods. The design is a combination of a traditional feeling with a completely modern […]

Tour this coastal Maine house with elegant modern living spaces

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This spectacular coastal house was designed by Marcus Gleysteen Architects, located in Kennebunkport, a seaside town in southern Maine. The design of this 4,500-square-foot dwelling was inspired by the forms of fishing shacks that have clung to the state’s rugged shoreline for centuries.  Breaking the overall volume of the structure into segments helped to seamlessly […]

A modern shingle-style home rests peacefully on the Maine coast

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This modern shingle-style home was beautifully reimagined by Kevin Browne Architecture, located in a small coastal neighborhood of Southern Maine. The owner’s property was originally developed with an existing home that was added on to over the years. The home was quite large, so architects were tasked with breaking up the rooflines to help the […]

A soothing coastal Maine home in harmony with its wooded setting

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This modern coastal home was designed by Kevin Browne Architecture, located on a serene wooded oceanfront property in Freeport, a town in Cumberland County, Maine. The site came with several positive qualities yet also presented some challenges with unique constraints, Restrictions included lot lines, the ocean, and a stream that intersects the property, the buildable area […]

A coastal dream home inspired by the views in Kennebunk, Maine

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A family embarked on the journey of reimagining their house into a coastal dream home, commissioning Kennebunk River Architects for the task. This 3,484 square foot contemporary shingle-style dwelling is nestled on a coastal bluff with commanding ocean views on Lords Point in Kennebunk, Maine. The architect’s most significant challenge was contending with Shore Land […]

Tour a beautifully refined cottage in a Southern Maine beach community

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This refined cottage was designed by Whitten Architects, located in a small seaside community of Portland in Southern Maine. Many aspects of the design were restricted by zoning guidelines in the village community. This entailed maximum and minimum dimensions, exterior materials, size of windows, porches, roof pitches, and character elements.  At the edge of this coastal […]