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a tangible connection between the landscape and the
building. Inside, the new foyer and dining area are lined
with windows affording views to the woods and admitting
ample daylight, filtered by the trees and the wooden screen.
Meanwhile, at the western end of the house, the
architects set out to revamp a bulky two-story wing that
included the master bedroom. Substantially offset in plan
from the main living areas and topped by a full gable roof—
the only one in the entire structure—set perpendicular
to all of the shed roofs, this wing bore no architectural
relationship to the rest of the house. The architects
determined that by replacing the gable roof with a pair of
shed roofs parallel to the others, they could simultaneously
tame the scale of this wing while creating space for a new
guest bedroom on the upper level.
Minor extensions to the southern end of the master
bedroom wing and to the eastern end of the house helped
rationalize the plan and give occupants a little more
breathing room. All told, the additions increased the
footprint of the 2,200-square-foot house by about 800
square feet. Sensitive landscaping and a consistent exterior
skin of warm-toned wood now help to tie the entire house
together. A separate new building with grey board-and-

batten siding and a bright yellow sliding door, suggestive
of vernacular barns of the region, includes an additional
guest suite, a garage, and a potting shed.

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