Built on a long, narrow site that is positioned between an expansive coastal landscape and a deep, second growth maritime forest. The clients wanted a very modern and very sustainable 5000-square-foot home/compound, including a four-bedroom “main” house with combination living/kitchen and dining/library areas, a master bedroom/home office suite, and a two-bedroom guest wing. The house embraces the outdoors through several elements such as a screen porch, second floor terraces, and a deck level pool.

The architect explains that the site gave him the opportunity to use forms and spaces to sculpt the compound into the landscape by breaking the spatial requirements into three distinct sections. The main house rests at the center, flanked on one side by a guest wing and on the other by the master bedroom/home office suite. The three sections form a U-shaped courtyard around a swimming pool. The three sections can be heated or cooled independently so that the entire compound doesn’t have to use energy if not in use.