Amazing Lakefront Berkshires Retreat with Warm Living Spaces

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Winkelman Architecture has designed this year-round lakefront retreat on Stockbridge Bowl, a lake in the southern Berkshires, Massachusetts.

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The distinguishing attribute is the unique asset the tight lakefront building zone offered to the ultimate building design — a pedestrian bridge linking two separate building forms.  

This five-bedroom scheme features an owner’s bedroom suite, living, dining, kitchen, and screened porch all situated on the ground level to accommodate aging in place.

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A unique approach was taken in situating the three additional guest suites, or ‘cabins’, as they were imagined (there is one for each of their grown kids). 

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A footbridge connects these cabins with the second floor of the main structure where there is a den for informal gatherings with a kitchenette.

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There is also a spacious second-floor deck off this den for seating, boasting sweeping views over the lake.

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This configuration, which is an exploded second-floor plan, represents a bit of social engineering.

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