This newly constructed home in Upstate New York was designed to replace an existing weekend retreat within the same site. The goal for the new house was to blend with the surrounding landscape while amplifying the Owner’s visual and auditory experience of the landscape from interior spaces. The “horizontal” window in the living room focuses one’s view down through the lawn and towards the natural wetlands. The “vertical” window draws one’s eye to a rock outcropping across a stream. The all cedar screened porch opens towards the same rock outcropping and is cantilevered over the stream, truly well suited for daydreaming.
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Plate Level
100-ft. Tape Measure
Original Speed Square
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Front entry Photography by Rachael Stollar
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Front facade - view from the stream. The roof's PV panels generate significant energy to offset the energy needs of the house Photography by Rachael Stollar
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Great room - open living room and dining area Photography by Rachael Stollar
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Kitchen looking through to the screened in porch Photography by Rachael Stollar
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Screened in porch with view of the rock outcropping and soundscape from the nearby stream Photography by Rachael Stollar
