On Cape Cod, clients had purchased an antique home in a prime location with glimpses of Nantucket Sound. The residence was charming, but dark and cramped interior spaces were less than ideal for modern day living.
Their request was to design a new home that would pay homage to the existing structure, afford easier indoor/outdoor connection with a centrally located pool, and maintain a lawn for beloved family wiffleball games. Meeting their goals on a narrow lot was no small feat.
The design solution involved rethinking the property using the architectural vocabulary of the antique house. The result is a home that respects history, albeit with a new floor plan featuring light-filled interior spaces that bear little resemblance to the originals.
On the first floor, a gracious one-and-a-half story foyer now greets guests and invites them into an open-concept kitchen, dining, and family area along the back of the house. This generous new family space opens to the rear bluestone patio thanks to a pair of glazed French doors, providing fluid indoor/outdoor connection the house previously lacked.
A three-season porch sits along one side of the patio and opens onto the pool while also masking the backyard program from public view. Opposite the porch, a new cabana bookends the pool and architecturally shapes the outdoor space. Upstairs, private en-suite bedroom chambers act as guest retreats, with second-story balconies strategically placed for appreciation of water views. Spaces for family recreation and relaxation are tucked below grade and feature the same elevated architectural finishes as rooms on the first and second levels.
The resulting new construction home stands as a testament to timeless design and is prepared to open its doors for generations to come.
