New Residence
Rockport, Maine

This residence was the second project Van Dam Architecture and Design has designed for this client. The open living-dining-kitchen area is almost completely glazed on three sides to take in views of Vinalhaven, Weatherend Estate, Beech Hill, open fields, and the woods. Two bedrooms and a bath sit above a protected area for two cars. The master bedroom is on a second level twelve feet above the first floor level for long views and privacy. All exterior materials were chosen to make the house recede into the woods and avoid the notice of neighbors. The roof’s standing seam copper will gradually turn green. Red cedar shingles will turn dark gray and black. The trim color is a dark neutral gray brown chosen to blend with the tone of tree bark.