Downeast Coastal Residence
Contemporary Garden, Portland Maine
A cluster of new buildings including a residence, studio, garage, and gallery were sensitively sited and landscaped to have an intimate and powerful connection with their site. The structures were sited to mediate the transition between open fields and a woodland edge, as well as define a central open space around which the buildings organize. Through the careful selection and placement of materials, the landscape appears to be anything but “designed”. In addition, plants literally “lift” to the roof creating the sense of nature flowing over and around the buildings, establishing an intended tension between buildings and landscape.
Architect: Winkelman Architecture, Portland, Maine
Builder: NateHolyoke Builders, Holden, Maine
Landscape Contractor: Atlantic Landscape
Construction, Ellsworth, Maine
Photo Credit: Trent Bell