ISLAND TREASURE

This uber-modern waterfront home on Lambert’s Cove in Martha’s Vineyard was designed with the natural environment front of mind. Poised on a cliff overlooking a 250-foot-long sandy beach, the property known as Minawetu “makes you feel as though you’re living in a botanical garden,” says listing agent Gerret Conover. He describes the home as a perfect example of biophilic design, focusing on the inherent human inclination to interact with nature. The indoor/ outdoor connection is apparent from a distance: the boldly cantilevered woodand-glass structure built in 2021 sits comfortably among hardy shrubs, grasses, ferns, perennials, trees, and vines. Come closer and make your way over a water feature (that includes two waterfalls cascading to a lower-level pond) on vast granite stepping stones. Standing at the front door you can look directly through the house to Vineyard Sound. Step in, peer through floor-to-ceiling windows and doors, and you’re both in and out. There are captivating views from each of the five bedroom suites, too. To get the full experience, take the glass-sided open stairway to the rooftop, where the living space includes an Ipe deck, pool, sedum-covered green roof, and a variety of native grasses. When completed, the 2,500-square-foot lower level will include a wine cellar, media room, gym, and sauna. The home’s many green technologies include geothermal heating and selfsustaining solar energy. To wit: there are multiple rooflines of varying sizes and heights—and perched on them, nearly as many solar panels.

CONTACT: Gerret Conover, LandVest, Edgartown, Mass., landvest.com, 508-627-1617, MLS# MA3492