Builder+Architect, Rosbeck Builder

New waterfront house, incorporating an old boathouse that had stood on the site for over a hundred years

This compound of new buildings adopts a vernacular rural style, reinforcing the culture of the place by using simple barn forms. The composition is unified by painting all the buildings the traditional ferrous oxide red.

The family camp consists of three buildings: The main cabin contains the living spaces; the second is the sleeping cabin; and smallest of the trio is for guests. The angular geometry of the roofs and placement of the buildings creates a dynamic ensemble.

This house draws on many sources, from the American Shingle Style to Japanese pavilions, to Frank Lloyd Wright, and unites them into something new. A Gothic entry arcade extends forty feet out from the house in a welcoming ceremonial gesture for the modest vacation house.