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New Lakeside House in Maine’s Camp Style

Location, location, location: This new home is sited on a peninsula jutting into a lake for a spectacular 360° view.

By Brian Vanden Brink
Design: Stephen Blatt Architects

Architect Stephen Blatt of Portland, Maine, took full advantage of a spectacular lakeside building site when asked to design a new house for a client in western Maine. The site, a small peninsula jutting out into the water, offered dramatic views of the entire lake. Blatt’s design took the best of traditional architectural forms and added new features. The result is a house that looks right at home in the lineage of Maine camp architecture. Shingled siding, sharply angled dormers, modest scale and an open roofed porch make a wonderful combination and gave the homeowner a sweet little lake house that perfectly suits the one in a million location ….

Image: © Brian Vanden Brink | Design: Stephen Blatt Architects

 

Image: © Brian Vanden Brink | Design: Stephen Blatt Architects

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    tfarwell | | #1

    Great looking house and location

  2. geoffcraig | | #2

    Fantastic location and house..!! Would love to see more regarding the house construction..!!

  3. RustyTools | | #3

    More info here...

    http://www.sbarchitects.com/cottageOnaPoint.html#

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