Loon Lake Retreat
Honor Award // Excellence in Architectural Design, Residential
Architect // Whitten Architects
GC // K.P. Hood Construction
Structural Engineer // Albert Putnam Associates
Landscape Architect // Soren deNiord Design Studio
Interior Designer // Heidi Lachapelle interiors
Jury Comments
This is a simple and clear concept carried out with great care. The relationship to the site and landscape are wonder and support by both the architecture and the landscape design. We appreciated the thoughtful use of natural light, framed views and carefully considered procession.
Description
Our clients have deep roots in this small town in New Hampshire situated between the Lakes Region and the White Mountains. They imagined a home that expressed enduring ties to this place while reflecting a breadth of ideas learned abroad. The T shape plan implies two courtyards — extending the domestic zone of the home into the landscape. Granite boulders, emerging between hardscape, express the splice of the architectural intervention with nature. The entry courtyard is to the north and the south courtyard gestures toward the fire pit and lake. The living space opens with glass sliding doors and a corner window to the lake. The master bedroom opens to a private patio with an outdoor shower facing the lake. Our clients challenged us to think deeply about how a home can be an expression of a particular place and unique people. As a team of collaborators, we welcomed the challenge.
