Eastern Shore
Residence
Materiality and a unique architectural approach allow this residence to become one with nature.
A new vernacular home on a remote stretch of Virginia’s Eastern shore sits on raised wood piles nestled within a forested landscape along the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The design team used exterior materials, masonry features, and a modern approach to allow the house to appear “settled” within this quiet and very rural landscape.
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Private Residence
Market: Lifestyle
Location: Eastern Shore
Size: 2,600 SF
Year Completed: 2014
APPROACH
To ameliorate the visual condition of a raised pile foundation, we designed a parged masonry wall in the foreground as a bearing wall for one side of the house and created a planted earthen berm to further soften its presence. The opposite side of the house is nearly all glass with a northern exposure, great for ambient light, and provides panoramic views of Craddock Creek and the Chesapeake Bay. Exterior materials are weathered western red cedar, stucco, and standing seam metal roofing.
A masonry fireplace with an expressed steel pipe fue is parged with native Tabby oyster-shell stucco. The interior is filled with sun light and finished in reclaimed wide plank wood flooring, stone tile, white-washed wood planks, custom mill work and tall airy ceilings evoking the casual and comfort of well-loved family farmhouse.
