Built by an active retired couple to be used several months of the year as retreat, the small house engages the Bay of Fundy’s large and rugged landscape, 57 acres and a mile of rocky coastline. The construction materials, stone, glass, wood, aluminum and stainless steel, resist the caustic marine environment. In high winds, stiffened floor plates resist lateral load, allowing the building envelope to be largely composed of glass. The retreat is designed to slow the activities of every day life which are then permeated by the presence of the uninterrupted ocean horizon.
2003 AIA MN Honor Award
2002 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2002 AIA Honor Award
Casas International: Houses by the Sea – 2011
Building New Brunswick – 2008
At Home by the Sea – 2008
24 Maisons Ed Bord De Mer – 2007
Enlace (Mexico) – Jul 2006
A+U (Japan) – Mar 2006
Modern House 3 – 2005
Designing with Glass: Great Glass Buildings – 2004
Abstract (Belgium) – May/June 2002
Dwell – Aug 2001
