RESIDENTIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION
“ There ’ s a lot of geometry , which is an unexpected pairing with shingle-style .”
INSIDE OUT
THE PROJECT : A greenhouse / guesthouse combo in Newport .
WHAT THE JUDGES LIKED IN 2016 : Modern , well-thought out details including pocket doors and charred cypress siding that nevertheless complement the main shingle house built in 1882 .
WHY WE LIKE IT NOW : The contrast of the light stone exterior with dark wood and huge doors that allow you to be inside and outside at the same time . With a guest house you don ’ t always feel you have privacy but that ’ s not the case here . Our staffers were also drawn to the linear design . “ There ’ s a lot of geometry , which is an unexpected pairing with shingle-style .”
ARCHITECT : Foster Associates , Aquidneck Island : Michelle Foster , principal ; Chris Cote , architect and associate principal ; James Efstathiou LANDSCAPE DESIGN : Foster Associates INTERIOR DESIGN : Foster Associates GENERAL CONTRACTOR : Kistler and Knapp Builders , Acton , Mass . STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : Camera O ’ Neill Consulting Engineers , Portsmouth STONE : Kevin Baker Stonework , Barrington GARDENS : Client and Garden Endeavors , Swansea , Mass . POND : Nelumbo Water Gardens , Wickford PHOTOGRAPHER : Warren Jagger
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