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Window Shopping Waterfront living translates into glass galore in these modern homes.

BY MARIA LAPIANA

7 BEDROOMS 7 FULL BATHS 1 PARTIAL BATH 14,458 SQ. FT. $10,000,000

LAKE EFFECT Inspired by the simplicity of a Japanese teahouse, this property is composed of three integrated “pods” on multiple planes with sloping rooflines. The home sits on six tranquil woodland acres on the edge of Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, with 430 feet of lakefront and 180-degree views.

The current homeowners met the challenge of building on a rugged, steep site by embracing nature and surrounding the expansive 14,000-square-foot home with lots of decking and outdoor living spaces.

There are seven en suite bedrooms, and plenty of common and “away” areas, including a vaulted great room and formal dining room divided by a double-sided granite

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fireplace; a soundproof library/media room; a fully equipped gym, spa, and sauna; and an extraordinary kitchen designed for the current homeowner who is a classically trained chef.

This multipurpose family home has been used to host retreats, concerts, and nonprofit fundraisers. It evokes a sense of “peace and calm,” says the homeowner.

“It’s a great place to explore one’s creativity, make music, read a book, or just be.” It’s a getaway for all seasons, as stunning on the

sunniest days as it is in cooler weather when the wind blows briskly across the lake.

CONTACT: Adam Dow, Keller Williams Lakes and

Mountains Realty, Meredith, N.H., 603-867-7311, adamdow.com, MLS# 4823985

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4 BEDROOMS 3 FULL BATHS 3,018 SQ. FT. $2,500,000

SURF’S UP Enchanting ocean-and-sky views visually amplify the interiors of this 3,000-square-foot home on Moody Beach, a private oceanfront community in Wells, Maine.

“It’s like watching the Atlantic on IMAX,” says Kelley LaRue of studio kl in New Hampshire. In 2007, the architecture/ design consultant worked on the transformation of a very small “beach camp” into this contemporary gem.

The renovation didn’t impact the street-side exterior for code and permit reasons, but seaside, expansive window walls enhance both the view and the sleek modern spaces within. Steel beams

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overhead hint at industrial influences, but light bamboo flooring throughout warms up everything quite nicely.

A comfortable living area dominates the main level; slate flooring defines the small, efficient kitchen. Quartz countertops mimic the texture of beach sand, while a glass backsplash reflects the water view. A staircase with textured glass steps, open risers, and glass railings leads you up to the intriguingly open main bedroom suite where the sleeping, relaxing, and bathing areas (with river rock flooring) are one. A soaking tub sits out in the open on a tile platform. Clad in river rock, the oversized shower

allows full ocean views. Got company?

No worries; there’s an additional bedroom on the main level, and, at ground level, you’ll find guest quarters with two more bedrooms and another kitchen.

CONTACT: Adam Parent, Mainstream Real

Estate Company, Saco, Maine, 207-604-4624, mainstreamrec.com, MLS# 1455634

Photography by Scott Meile

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5 BEDROOMS 5 FULL BATHS 1 PARTIAL BATH 8,621 SQ. FT. $4,900,000

A BLANK SLATE One-of-a-kind is one way to describe this property, but it might be more accurate to say it’s “open to interpretation.” Designed by noted New England architect Charles Rose, the L-shaped courtyard house is situated on a natural rise on a four-acre site, offering dynamic views of Todd Pond in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The striking structure is built of architectural concrete, which allows for bold cantilevers, expanses of glass, and wide-open interiors.

Those interiors, as designed by Rose, include five bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths. They’re fitted with rift-sawn oak with sixteen-inch-wide oak plank flooring, oak casework and millwork, a stainlesssteel-and-glass main staircase, and minimalist concrete details throughout.

But here’s the rub—or the opportunity, depending on your perspective: This rare custom home isn’t exactly finished. Sometime after the building shell was complete and before any work started indoors, the homeowners divorced and decided to sell the house as is. The approved construc-

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tion plans are available, but the photos you see here are renderings.

Listing agent Lauren Holleran allows that this is a “complicated property with a pretty specific buyer,” but she points out that the floor plan’s openness makes the possibilities endless. “When you enter, the volume of space is breathtaking. It’s a vast, open expanse, and huge windows enhance that feeling,” she says.

CONTACT: Lauren Holleran, Gibson Sotheby's

International Realty, Cambridge, MA, 617913-2203, gibsonsothebysrealty.com, MLS# 72667989