House on the Water
Inspiration for living at the water's edge Land at the water's edge is different - it's where two worlds meet, where weather systems collide, where views are longer, and where you can almost feel as though you own a little piece of infinity.
This difference at the water's edge can help you build a great house that improves its site and your life - but it's also something of a public trust. Just as building on a neighborhood street has its obligations, building a house on the water requires respect for the public space that surrounds it.
A waterside home gives great rewards, but it demands care in return. I live on the coast of Maine and spend whatever time I can sailing along the water. Because I'm an architect, I find myself looking at the architecture as much as the scenery.
From the water, lots of old houses seem to complement the landscape, to complete a picture, but many of the newer homes are strangely orphaned from their surroundings, ill at ease on this glorious coastline. If you've always dreamed of living at the water's edge, perhaps you are thinking of something different - of creating a home that does feel like it belongs in its setting, a home that not only enhances your life but also the coastline itself.
Good house design is the result of a complex interaction between site, designer, and client. It's not possible to lay out a recipe from one house that will guarantee success with another, but there are recurring themes that are effective in making a house work well in any waterside setting - design themes that deal with siting, scale, room layout, and use of materials that apply to any style of house.
A big part of designing buildings by the water is coping with unique construction challenges that come with being on the margin sloping sites, high winds, lots of moisture in the air, corrosion from salt, and different impacts from the sun than are experienced on inland sites.
Good houses on the coast deal with these issues successfully, and the solutions to these technical problems enhance the quality of the design rather than forcing compromises in it.
Published/Edition: 2003. ISBN/1561586072
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| Description | House on the Water by TAUNTON PRESS. Inspiration for living at the water's edge Land at the water's edge is different - it's where two worlds meet, where weather systems collide, where views are longer, and where you can almost feel as though you own a little piece of infinity. This difference at the water's edge can help you build a great house that improves its site and your life - but it's also something of a public trust. Just as building on a neighborhood street has its obligations, building a house on the water requires respect for the public space that surrounds it. A waterside home gives great rewards, but it demands care in return. I live on the coast of Maine and spend whatever time I can sailing along the water. Because I'm an architect, I find myself looking at the architecture as much as the scenery. From the water, lots of old houses seem to complement the landscape, to complete a picture, but many of the newer homes are strangely orphaned from their surroundings, ill at ease on this glorious coastline. If you've always dreamed of living at the water's edge, perhaps you are thinking of something different - of creating a home that does feel like it belongs in its setting, a home that not only enhances your life but also the coastline itself. Good house design is the result of a complex interaction between site, designer, and client. It's not possible to lay out a recipe from one house that will guarantee success with another, but there are recurring themes that are effective in making a house work well in any waterside setting - design themes that deal with siting, scale, room layout, and use of materials that apply to any style of house. A big part of designing buildings by the water is coping with unique construction challenges that come with being on the margin sloping sites, high winds, lots of moisture in the air, corrosion from salt, and different impacts from the sun than are experienced on inland sites. Good houses on the coast deal with these issues successfully, and the solutions to these technical problems enhance the quality of the design rather than forcing compromises in it. Published/Edition: 2003. ISBN/1561586072 |
