Projects

Ocean Pines Residence, Ocean Pines, MD, 2010

Project

This project is a new vacation residence for a client who uses a wheelchair. The site has a beautiful view to the north, and a busy street to the south. The design solution was to use passive-solar strategies and a continuous row of clerestory windows to provide abundant south light while blocking views of the street, and opening the home to the north while tucking the roof down to shed storm winds.

The primary focus is out over the water to the North, though most of the light comes from high clerestory windows to the South.
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Though relatively closed on the street side, the home uses material and texture to fit into the neighborhood. The edges of the
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The home is open to the water views to the north
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This project is a new vacation residence for a client who uses a wheelchair. The site has a beautiful view to the north, and a busy street to the south. The design solution was to use passive-solar strategies and a continuous row of clerestory windows to provide abundant south light while blocking views of the street, and opening the home to the north while tucking the roof down to shed storm winds.
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The hall along the entry courtyard
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The kitchen, designed for ease of cooking while in a wheelchair
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Master Bedroom
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Hallway
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The home is relatively private from the street, but has a welcoming entry courtyard

" Belief in the significance of architecture is premised on the notion that we are... different people in different places... and that it is architecture's task to render vivid to us who we might ideally be" Alain de Botton