History

Our work over the past forty years includes historic preservation as well as the construction of significant and distinctive residences on the coast of Maine. Below are representative and significant projects that we have been involved with in midcoast Maine and beyond.

Medomak River Residence

A compound located along the shore of the Medomak River containing main house, guest house, barn and boathouse. Elements of cedar, Douglas fir and weathered stone.

Nimaha Cottage

A full restoration of a venerable cottage located near Rockport Harbor. The building had been modified considerably over the past fifty years and the directive was to restore it to its original character and style. Designed in 1898 by Cyrus Porter Brown who was known in Camden and Rockport for his pure interpretation of the shingle style and the landscape enhanced by the Olmsted firm, it remains a pure example of the cottage period in the area.

Near Weatherend

A house designed for a Washington D.C. based family and sited on a bold shore outboard of Rockport Harbor it was conceived as a vernacular form common to the area. The exterior materials, eastern white cedar shingles, steel roofing and stone veneer were selected for their durability on the exposed site. The interiors include an open floor plan and five bedrooms that will accommodate the entire extended family.

Coastal House

A handsome residential compound designed in the strict vernacular tradition of the Shingle Style common to the coast of Maine. The buildings are situated on a historic site with ample acreage and views towards the water and include the residence, a carriage house and boathouse.

Hermits Point

A residential compound composed of a main house, a boathouse, and a studio. Situated on an island in Penobscot Bay the buildings rest on a bold ledge promontory known as Hermits Point.

The Grassi House

A compound of buildings including the main house, guest house and a workshop. They are located on a historic site on the shore of Penobscot Bay and carefully designed to conform to strict performance as modeled on LEEDs standards with the net zero goal and sustainable material sourcing throughout. The systems include both geothermal and solar components.

Talbot Church

An adaptive reuse project that included a full scale renovation of an 1890 Methodist Church situated on a ledge knoll overlooking Rockport Harbor.

Japanese House

A set of buildings designed for a professor of Japanese culture and a painter. The house, studio and a detached dining pavilion are sited on the edge of an old orchard and a meadow sloping to the shore of the harbor. The house is positioned to take advantage of each of the views to the water and the meadow beyond. The roof forms, with their minimal pitches sloping in different directions, the weathered siding engaged by stucco panels on the exterior walls are evocative of traditional architecture in rural Japan.

French House

A traditional Shingle Style Residence located on a sweeping and desolate coastal site in Corea, Maine.