Located on a small island off the coast of Maine, this project began as a renovation.  Initially, our clients hoped that an existing building on their property could be rehabilitated: a structure that accompanied the 100 year old farmhouse that has been their summer home for close to 40 years. The small, hip-roofed, asphalt shingle-clad building had been uninhabited and neglected for decades, and was in a state of disrepair. A new structure would more easily meet their needs but needed to remain rooted in the traditional style of the region. Collectively we arrived at a concept that is a modern interpretation of New England farm vernacular and establishes a hierarchical relationship between the prominent white clapboard farmhouse and the less adorned, shingled outbuildings.

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Architects: Elliott + Elliott Architecture

Location: Cranberry Isles, United States

Lead Architects: JT Loomis; Matt Elliott

Area: 790.0 ft2

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Trent Bell

Structural Engineers: Becker

Lighting Design: Peter Knuppel

Builders: Mike Westphal

Landscape Construction: Atlantic

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Text description provided by the architects. Located on a small island off the coast of Maine, this project began as a renovation.  Initially, our clients hoped that an existing building on their property could be rehabilitated: a structure that accompani...