Island Woods Cottage
The owners had purchased a beautiful, secluded wooded lot on Peaks Island, that came complete with a decrepit, abandoned cottage. In its place, they wanted to build a modest, three-bedroom, year-round classic cottage with an open kitchen/dining/living plan.
Project Details
Location:
Peaks Island, Maine
Structural Architects:
Architects Project: Winkelman Lead
Builder:
Lha Builders Whitten + Winkelman
Photography:
Winkelman
Recognition
Design Concepts
Working within the confines of a tight budget, a “single-loaded” plan scheme was employed where all of the living spaces were organized side by side in a linear fashion. This helped keep things simple and also allowed the majority of the structural members to be single-span.
To keep the interiors bright on the densely wooded site, the majority of first-floor windows and doors were oversized and pushed up tight to the ceiling. A custom-fabricated glass balustrade
