Chasing Lo Tyde
Centered around family togetherness, this Cape Cod escape is aptly named in a playful nod to the family’s children. It is nestled on a serene harborfront property with grounds that are beautifully landscaped to fit the natural surroundings. A main priority in designing and building this new home was to take full advantage of the water views and the spectacular site.
| Project Category | Harborfront |
|---|---|
| Scope of Work | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Construction |
| Finished Space Above Grade | 3,856 |
| Guest House Finished Space Above Grade | 1,204 |
| Photography | Brian Vanden Brink |
Our clients wanted a welcoming, shingled, more traditional Cape Cod home.
Larger Alaskan yellow cedar shingles and slightly oversized windows reduce the scale of the front of the house. A traditional entry porch, with substantial columns set on low walls, welcomes you into the home. The windows on the front, with their four large panes are reminiscent of the windows in early 20th century beach cottages.
It was requested that a pool be easily accessible from the house, while keeping it out of sight when looking from the main house to the water.
Through strategic planning, we achieved water views for the house, pool, and guest house/garage. Along the waterside of the house, expansive windows offer uninterrupted views. Above, the transom windows feature smaller panes, introducing varying scales to the overall design.
Maximizing natural light within the interior is a key consideration.
The “towers” situated at the rear of the house play a pivotal role in flooding interior spaces with sunlight from multiple directions. On the first floor, a breakfast area and a game table occupy these two spaces. The clients wanted to be able to check on the pool area from the kitchen, so a porthole window was added that looks out in the pool direction.
In the towers on the second floor, there is a desk area in the primary bedroom and a sitting area in a guest bedroom.
There are two additional bedrooms on the second floor. All four bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms.
On a waterfront site, if there is a bedroom that doesn’t participate in the water view, we make a point of incorporating special elements to add interest to the space.
In this case, the client was enthusiastic about doing something special with the boys bedroom, which faces the front of the house and only has a peek of a water view from a small window. We designed and built the space with a cathedral ceiling and custom built-in bunks. The built-in bunks include bookshelves, reading lights, and drawers for storage.
A second structure on the property is a multi-purpose space.
On the first floor, it is designed as a two-car garage and pool house changing area with laundry and powder room. Upstairs is an open concept living room and kitchenette, as well as a bedroom and full bath.
