Granny Cottage, Maine Residence
Situated on a hillside with dappled glimpses of the ocean through the forest canopy, our clients envisioned expanding their lot with living/outdoor spaces without obstructing views. The principal goal was to design a small structure for the growing family, while enhancing the surrounding natural landscape. The project included siting a new “granny cottage”, addressing drainage, and designing a landscape with access from above with native stone, gardens, terrace, pathways – seamlessly inserted into the existing void, while blending the materials with the natural surroundings.
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Downeast Summer Residence
A new residence and guest house added to an existing family compound with a landscape respecting the woods and meadows the owners cherish. The landscape mitigates the steep slope of the site, creates privacy, and gives them the spaces they wanted for relaxation, recreation, and the companionable sharing of food, drink and conversation.
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Mount Desert Island Residence
Occasionally, owners change their wishes. Designs must be altered after construction begins. Such was the case with Good Hope Pool. The original plans created design around an existing kidney-shaped pool. After installation began, the owner decided to rebuild the pool. We provided concept sketches for cabanas appropriate to the pool and existing architectures along with extensive stone work including custom drain covers around the pool and cabanas.
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Green Roof Car Cave
On this historic property, the owner wished for a hidden three car garage. We suggested a car cave, built into the hillside with a green roof on top. It was covered with native Maine plants – blueberry, bunchberry, sweet fern, mountain cranberry hay-scented ferns blending natural with new and creating a highlight of the property.
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Coastal Maine Spa
Built in a wooded area looking over a cliff, this custom spa was constructed from two pieces of granite weighing 40,000 pounds, requiring a 90-ton crane for installation. The mechanisms to control the spa are hidden behind a nearby boulder allowing easy access without affecting the aesthetics.
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Lusthaus
To represent her native heritage, the Austrian owner of this property wished for a lusthaus, a pleasure house, or a tea house surrounded by gardens. We nested her lusthaus into an existing native woodland with a view of the ocean and surrounded it with a meadow of wildflowers.
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Midcoast Maine Naturalized Landscape Spa
This custom-built spa in Midcoast Maine seats fourteen, with seats of varying heights to accommodate family members of all sizes. A mechanical house giving the appearance of a tumble down stone wall hides the extensive mechanicals required to operate the jets, lighting and hidden retractable cover.
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S. Bristol, Maine Residence
Inspired by large naturally occurring boulders in the surrounding landscape, this pool features a series of cascading waterfalls that appear to emerge out of the existing hillside. Existing boulders became a part of the design with additional stones added, to create a large scale stone pool with boulders spanning more than 14 feet.
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