Habitat Passive House

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.

This former U-shaped stable block surrounding a water-facing courtyard had been converted to a house many years ago. Over a period of fifteen years we designed three phases of further renovations, reorganizing the internal plan while retaining the antique charm of the original.

Light-hearted and picturesque, Island House distills the essence of its seaside summer community. The dramatic repetition of pointed dormers places paired windows on an angle better to capture the sweeping views to the water.

Island Cove House
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