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C O NTENTS

December 2017 60 Two Houses in One A contemporary addition preserves a historic Brunswick summer cottage

by Debra Spark Photography by Jeff Roberts Styling by Janice Dunwoody

80 Practical Magic A contemporary home in Cape Elizabeth uses traditional building techniques and natural materials to create a serene shelter for its outdoorsy owners

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100 Creative Genius Twenty imaginative architecture projects making indelible marks on the state Edited by Jen DeRose

ON THE COVER: The mood in the living room of a Cape Elizabeth contemporary home designed

by Caleb Johnson Studio and built by Woodhull of Maine is decidedly calm.

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38 TURNOUT

Going out, giving back: Supporting nonprofits and local businesses in the vital work they do year-round Cinq a Sept; Taste of Tidewater; Maine Preservation Annual Gala

48 AIA DESIGN THEORY

Architects Paul Bonacci and Lucinda Schlaffer of ARQ Architects on finding—and incorporating—inspiration

50 PROFILE

Landscape architect Michael Boucher designs environments to feel good and to last

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Portland’s One Canal Plaza on my way to work nearly every day for the past four years, so I was so glad to get a peek behind its transformation (Profile, page 50), in this, our eighth annual Architecture Issue. For her story, Susan Axelrod interviews Michael Boucher of Michael Boucher Landscape Architecture, who, along with several other firms, has been working on the plaza’s overhaul, replacing dark brick with local granite pavers, adding sixties-esque curvilinear seating, and building a central pavilion that will eventually house a restaurant. Of his role as a landscape architect, Boucher likens himself to the rhythm guitar in the band. “You don’t notice it’s there, but if it’s not, you would miss it,” he says.

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ome design and architecture have always fascinated me. On many occasions I’ve announced that, if I had to go back and choose a different career path, I would absolutely be an architect. I remember how much I enjoyed my high school drafting class and designing an elaborate Tudor-style home. I still have the plans and renderings for that house, and just a few weeks ago I pulled them out of an old box in my basement and smiled.

My more recent brush with architecture came about ten years ago when my wife, Lynda, and I decided that we wanted to have a house designed and built for our family. Whether it was working on the form, lines, or materials, we loved every step.

And while there were lots of discussions and lots of decisions over a three-month period, we ended up with a design that was perfect for us. The final step was getting that plan executed.

After many builder interviews and reference calls, it was clear that we wanted Thomas and Lord (back then known as Welcome Back Cottages) to build our

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These days I split my time between my duties as chief financial officer at Maine Media Collective and our art business, Art Collector Maine. The combination of the two roles works for me: structure and rules on one side, creativity on the other.

Perhaps it’s because those who work in home design and construction share a similar juxtaposition of responsibilities that I have such great envy and respect for their professions.

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We fill our work days creating Maine-centric media products—publishing magazines and guides, producing radio shows, managing social media sites, developing websites, filming videos, producing events—because of this simple tenet. Our staff have stayed here, come back here, or moved here because we love Maine’s rich history, its unique character, and the people who live here, and most important, because we believe in Maine’s potential. We simultaneously love the Maine we grew up in and fully embrace the reality that things change and evolve. And we bear witness to that happening here. We are cheerleaders for Maine as a place for people to live, stay, and thrive—a place for people from away to move to, a place for second homeowners to buy into, a place to raise children, a place to start and operate a business—as well as a place to visit and explore, a place to escape and heal. And, a place to be inspired.

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We cover Maine in a positive light. We intentionally leave the negativity and snark to other media outlets. There is a place for everything, and we honor that. But that place is not here.

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We believe that the work Maine’s nonprofit organizations do, individually and collectively, makes our lives better and Maine a better place to live. With limited budgets, Maine’s nonprofits need help boosting awareness of their specific causes and raising the funds they need. We have established long-term relationships with over 120 nonprofits and community-based organizations. We give to these organizations by providing, free of charge, services ranging from advertising to graphic design, brand development, marketing advice, online announcements, and social media engagement. We often include nonprofit organizations in our editorial coverage through feature articles and/or recaps of their events. You’ll find the latter in our “There + Then,” “Turnout,” and “Gather” sections. Over the past year, MMC has made cash and in-kind donations and services of more than:

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C ON T RI BU T O RS CALEB JOHNSON is principal and founder of Caleb Johnson Studio, a firm focused on uniting concept and craft to create exceptional spaces. Johnson’s full-service design firm has evolved to include interior design services and a construction and millwork company, Woodhull of Maine. Practical Magic, page 80

ANDY HERBINE is managing partner of operations at Caleb Johnson Studio and Woodhull of Maine. He has over 17 years of experience in construction management, design development, and engineering services. He graduated from the civil and environmental engineering program at the University of Maine in Orono in 2000. His diverse project background includes homes, residential developments, administrative buildings, high-rises, industrial facilities, and schools. He lives in Saco with his wife, Katie, and their two children. Practical Magic, page 80

COM E HOM E TO CREATIVITY

KRISTA STOKES opened and managed restaurants in Colorado, worked for the satirical newspaper The Onion, and coopened and operated a web design company in Washington, D.C., before she moved to Maine to open a second-hand home decor store with her best friend.

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WILL WINKELMAN, a native of Memphis, went to architecture school in Houston and lived in San Francisco before discovering Peaks Island in 1985. He has lived on Peaks ever since. Winkelman has been practicing residential architecture in Maine for the better part of the past 30 years. He established his Portland-based firm, Winkelman Architecture, in 2007.

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With deep family roots in Brunswick, DANA SMITH spent childhood summers on the water at Mere Point. He and his crew, Coastal Carpentry, have been building custom homes along the coast in and around Brunswick for over 35 years.

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Steal a decorating idea that you saw in our pages? We welcome comments of any kind. Send your notes to letters@ mainehomedesign.com or message us on Facebook @MaineHomeDesign.

I was told I must pick up your magazine for ideas to remodel our kitchen! I said yes, of course. The seven-foot light I just made for a client was inspired by some of the photos in your latest issue.

ERIC ROLLINS BUXTON, ME  After visiting Maine for close to 20 years, I recently moved my family here to start a new business and a different lifestyle. Both my wife and I share a love for homes and building. She designed one of our homes in Connecticut, and I built it. It was such a fun project. We are always looking for interesting house design details that we can incorporate into our own house, and we’re slowly developing a plan of attack on our Camden house, since it is in need of updating.

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D ESIGN W I R E

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The MAINE TROOP GREETERS MUSEUM has opened in the Bangor International Airport. Selected through a national design competition, the permanent exhibition designed by Brewster Buttfield of Prospect Design and built by Sheridan Construction Corporation captures the history and impact of the work of the Maine Troop Greeters, a nonprofit group of veterans who welcome and send off soldiers. Buttfield used an asymmetrical LED strip that integrates with the drop ceiling in order to illuminate the wall cases and the objects from within, including military unit symbols, letters, flags, and other Today, more than ever, intelligence is taking center stage. So we designed the all-new Audi A4 t insignia. Because the greeters meet the soldiers on a ramp, steal the show. The available, fully digital virtual cockpit puts Google Earth™ navigation square he angled the wall cases to match the corridor’s slope. In in your sight. It also delivers cutting-edge technology like available traffic jam assist* that sense addition, Prescott Metal in Biddeford constructed a slotted and adapts to help conquer your commute. This is intelligence with a whole new attitude. metal shelf to display nearly 6,000 coins.

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INN BY THE SEA has recently opened 12 newly constructed two-bedroom suites. WrightRyan Construction and Kaplan Thompson Architects added an indoor fireplace, full kitchen, and furnished deck to each suite, while the decor by Natalie Sheedy Interiors features solid teak and wicker furnishings with milk glass, wood, and beadboard detailing.

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SCOTT SIMONS ARCHITECTS is reconstructing Portland’s State Theatre’s marquee based on a 1930s photograph of the venue. The project received funding from the city’s Facade Improvement Program, as well as the building’s Dealer Tag Here 1234 Anystreet, Anytown, US 12345 123-456-7890 owner, Redstone, and theater operators Alex DealerURLHere.com Crothers and the Bowery Presents. The construction is being coordinated bya substitute for attentive driving. See Owner’s Manual for further details and important limitations. “Audi,” all model names, and the four rings *Feature is not “GoogleSigns Earth” isisa trademark of Google Inc. ©2016 Audi of America, Inc. Southern Maine Rentals. Lewiston’s Neokraft fabricating the marquee, and Acero Metal Design in South Portland is completing the steel restoration.

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Q+A with architect Will Winkelman on renovating a seasonal home

When the Floyd family updated their 1885 summer home on Mere Point in Brunswick (Two Houses in One, page 60), they determined the best plan was to leave the original building as a seasonal structure. This meant they could maintain the feeling of a summer cottage while adding an adjacent year-round addition for wintertime use. We asked architect Will Winkelman of Winkelman Architecture about the process.

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Any upgrade to the original building, to truly be efficient, would have lost the charm and history of the cottage and/or would have been a very expensive undertaking. And tearing the original building down and rebuilding would sacrifice the character that was so endearing about the historic home.

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The primary concept of the house is bridging the old and the new. The key is the space that joins and bridges the two buildings. It feels like the outdoors, but it is an interior space between two buildings. It has a glass roof so you see the sky and a stone floor like a terrace.

Q. WHAT EFFICIENT FEATURES WERE INCLUDED IN THE RENOVATION?

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The original building needed a new roof, so we took that opportunity to skin the existing roof with an inch of rigid insulation. Much of the construction is just studs and a single layer of tongue-and-groove boards that are both the interior finish and exterior siding. This made flashing conditions tricky, but we were able to restore the original siding where needed. The addition, although built on a budget, has high-performance Marvin windows and closed-cell spray-foam insulation. The overall result is that the addition costs less to heat than if the original portion had become insulated for year-round use. MH+D For more, see page 60.

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T U RN O U T PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE DOSTIE

CINQ A SEPT AT BOSTON’S THOS. MOSER SHOWROOM Maine Home+Design readers and design enthusiasts met up at the Thos. Moser Boston showroom for Maine Media Collective’s first out-of-state Cinq a Sept, a monthly event for friends and colleagues. Eventide Oyster Co., celebrating the opening of Eventide Fenway, a new counter-service location near Fenway Park, catered the event. MH+D

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T U RN O U T PHOTOGRAPHY BY KYLE DUBAY

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TASTE OF TIDEWATER The third annual Taste of Tidewater, a benefit for the University of Maine Gardens at Tidewater Farm, took place at the Parish House of the Episcopal Church of Saint Mary in Falmouth. Guests enjoyed gourmet food made by several Portland-area chefs, including Mitchell Kaldrovich of MK Kitchen, Don Morrison of Wayside Food Programs, Kyle Robinson of Five Fifty-Five, Joe Fournier of A and C Grocery, and Karen Turner, formerly of C Salt Gourmet Market, as well as members of the American Culinary Federation’s Casco Bay Culinary Association of Portland.

Attendees also had the opportunity to purchase original works of art created by some of Maine’s premier artists, including Catherine Breer, Diana Johnson, and Suzanne deLesseps.

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MAINE PRESERVATION’S 7TH ANNUAL GAL A Maine Preservation raised over $50,000 at its seventh annual gala, held in the historic Brick South building at Thompson’s Point. Guests played a guessing game that featured photos of historic Maine train stations and bid on art donated by Portland Art Gallery artists as well as on experiences during live and silent auctions. MH+D

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AIA D ESIG N TH E O R Y EDITED BY JEN DEROSE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANE BERGER

INTEGRATING INNOVATION

ARCHITECTS PAUL BONACCI AND LUCINDA SCHLAFFER OF ARQ ARCHITECTS ON FINDING—AND INCORPORATING— INSPIRATION

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“Our design philosophy centers on trying to find moments of inspiration within the web of complex and often conflicting responsibilities and constraints that characterizes contemporary architectural practice,” says Schlaffer. “Out of this initial process, we find that particular moments or ideas often emerge that we can use to elevate the project beyond simple satisfaction of basic needs to meet the larger goals and aspirations of our clients in innovative ways.” MH+D asks them to tell us more.

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Early in our history, we partnered with a progressive animal care organization in California that wanted to upend the conventional approach to animal sheltering.

At that point, in the early 1990s, animal shelters had not changed much during the previous four or five decades. Most facilities had a front lobby and reception area for visitors with a few adoptable pets, but behind the public face of the building were rows and rows of chain-link dog runs and stainless-steel cages. Our client at that time recognized that these sorts of environments were detrimental to the behavioral health and physical well-being of the pets in their care and wanted to reinvent sheltering from the ground up. We worked with animal behaviorists and creative acoustical and mechanical engineers to reimagine the shelter environment from the perspective of animal health and well-being. The result was a project that broke from the existing shelter design conventions and helped to establish a new paradigm for future animal care environments.

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Our project for the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover is a good example of how we try to approach our work. Since the museum serves a diverse population, including parents with small children, many in strollers, as well as older grandparents and individuals with mobilityrelated challenges, we knew accessibility was going to be a critical component of the design. Rather than addressing that need by simply providing an elevator, we proposed using a long ramp to circulate between the two main exhibit levels. The ramp emerged as

a catalyst that organized the entire project. It not only links the two levels of the museum but also subdivides the main space into smaller exhibit areas and became the stage for changing special exhibitions. Museum visitors, whether in wheelchairs, riding in strollers, or walking on their own, can now enjoy the same experience and changing perspectives as they move up and down the ramp together.

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In some cases, the opportunities for invention remain hidden in the finished work but still contribute to the value of the project for the owners. A local residential project we completed had to comply with Historic District Commission regulations but at the same time meet the owners’ interest in high-performance design and goal of net-zero energy use. Through a process of meetings, negotiation, and refinement, we were able to site the building to permit the use of photovoltaic panels while concealing them from public view. Much of the effort we devoted to that project disappeared into the walls when the house was completed.

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PURPOSEFUL & ENDURING Landscape architect Michael Boucher designs environments to feel good and to last

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Many of Freeport-based landscape architect Michael Boucher’s projects take him around the world, but the renovation of Canal Plaza in Portland (above), which he is working on with architecture firm Canal 5 Studio and property owner Tim Soley, has kept him much closer to home. The primary elements of the renovation are the pavilion (shown at top), which will eventually house a restaurant, and a threepiece curvilinear bench that mirrors the pavilion in shape. “It’s a space like you would see in a bigger city,” says Boucher.

Michael Boucher of Michael Boucher Landscape Architecture at Canal Plaza (opposite).

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n a sunny, early fall morning in downtown Portland, landscape architect Michael Boucher is giving me a tour of the Canal Plaza renovation from the ground up. Perched on a low window ledge outside the One Canal building, which forms the back “wall” of the plaza, he points out the pattern of the granite pavers that make up the plaza’s “floor.” The light gray stone is laid out in 14-foot squares, “like a quilt,” he says, with a combination of wide and nearly invisible joints between the pavers adding further interest to the design. While most of his projects—including this one—are contemporary in feel, Boucher, a native of Old Town, embraced the opportunity to use Maine granite at Canal Plaza. “It’s local, enduring, and has a historical reference,” he says.

Quarried at Freshwater Stone in Frankfort, the pavers replace dark brickwork, one of several elements that made the space feel heavy and tired. Another was a large, circular planter with six overgrown linden trees that provided an unappealing abundance of shade. Now, slender honey locust trees that dot the plaza offer dappled light when they are in leaf and a sculptural element

when their limbs are bare, illuminated in all seasons by soft-white lights set flush into the plaza floor.

As a gardener, I’m fascinated to watch one of these trees being planted, curious to know how they survive in this field of stone. Boucher explains that the trees grow in special soil developed for urban environments and that each tree location has an aeration and irrigation system. But he’s not as interested in plants as in creating spaces. “We have very skilled horticulturists, and our approach is authentic,” Boucher says. “On a personal level, I would much rather play music or go sailing than garden.”

The team of eight professionals at Michael Boucher Landscape Architecture includes two horticulturists/landscape designers, five landscape architects—including Boucher—and an architect. Started by Boucher in 1994, the Freeport firm has clients all over the world; in fact, most of its projects are outside of Maine. These include private homes in Aspen, Colorado; the Caribbean island of Saint Barts; and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

They have also developed master plans for Saint Paul’s School in New Hampshire; for a new private university in Dubai; and for desert resorts in Utah and Arizona. The firm’s work is primarily done

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PROFILE| M I C HAE L B O U C HE R One of two sets of stairs on either side of Canal Plaza, which have been streamlined and lightened, with Maine granite pavers replacing dark brickwork and crumbling concrete.

The design of the plaza, along with future plans for more retail shops and restaurants in the surrounding buildings, is expected to draw more pedestrian traffic throughout the day and evening.

in partnership with architects. For the Canal Plaza project, Boucher is working with Portland’s Canal 5 Studio, and as the landscape architect for the 58 Fore Street development, his firm (along with many others) collaborated with global architecture and design firm Perkins and Will, whose Boston office is leading the project. “From a building point of view, we finish the project the way the architect would,” says Boucher. “We’re not ornamental designers. We like things to be purposeful and have some rationale.”

Part of the landscape architect’s challenge is knowing where a design should stop, especially when it connects to the natural landscape, says Boucher. For a prayer chapel on a church campus in Phoenix, Arizona, Boucher installed a grass lawn, a stark contrast to the desert setting. The swath of green is a strictly defined space used for outdoor events. A concrete bench delineates the edge of the lawn and provides a contrast between the landscape design and the desert hillside beyond it. “It’s a good example of stopping design and leaving it alone,” he says.

It took Boucher's team 18 months to create the design for Canal Plaza, which is owned by Portland real estate developer Tim Soley of East Brown Cow Management. Its most prominent feature is the pavilion, a single-story structure near the street side of the plaza, built in the shape of what Boucher calls a triangular ellipse, with floor-to-ceiling glass walls allowing passersby to see through it. The unusual shape is the result of a study of pedestrian traffic flow. Behind the pavilion, just off the center of the plaza, three curved benches are arranged to mirror its shape. The benches have poured concrete bases and cumaru wood slat tops that Boucher describes as “fine pieces of furniture.” Amber versions of the same white LEDs that illuminate the trees also shine up from the plaza floor in this area. The day I met with Boucher, he was working to get the hue of the lights just right, an example of the precision that characterizes his work. “There’s a lot here that we troubled ourselves with,” he says.

Boucher didn’t know Soley when he was brought on board, but the two have become friends, with the landscape

architect crediting his client for having the vision to allow the project to succeed. “It’s a space like you might see in a bigger city,” says Boucher. “Tim’s willingness to invest in quality materials let us make it simpler.” Soley’s plans for the plaza include a restaurant tenant for the pavilion and eventually converting the ground-floor spaces in the three surrounding buildings into retail stores and additional restaurants. Boucher points out that customers sitting at cafe tables in front of the pavilion restaurant will have clear sight lines to Monument Square and Tommy’s Park. He compares the plaza to European public spaces where people meet, chat over coffee or wine, shop, and stroll, adding that the curved benches are Soley’s “invitation to the city to sit down and talk,” and that more seating may be added as the space evolves. “A lot of the qualities of this project are consistent with what we do everywhere,” Boucher says. “Our goal is for it to feel good and to last, not just to look good.”

Building projects traditionally have cornerstones, and Canal Plaza has an unusual one. Boucher gets especially animated as he shows me the “raw piece of the mountain” that abuts the sidewalk at a primary entrance point for the plaza. “It has lots of things wrong with it that make it great,” he says. Thirty feet long, nine feet wide, and 30 inches tall, with drill marks from the quarry along its flank, the rough-cut granite slab is not just a statement piece; it solved an issue with the grade in that section of the plaza, and it also serves as a bench. Boucher and Soley chose the stone himself at the Frankfort quarry, an example of both his exacting attention to detail and his connection to the project. “It has been very personal, and becoming friends with Tim made it more so,” he says. While his firm took the lead, he credits the entire project team, which, in addition to Canal 5 Studio, includes Consigli Construction Company, Greg Day Lighting, and engineers from Woodard and Curran and Becker Structural Engineers.

“Landscape architects are the rhythm guitar in the band,” Boucher says. “You don’t notice it’s there, but if it’s not, you would miss it.” MH+D

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The right portion of this house, with its front porch and glassed-in sunporch, was built as a seasonal summer cottage in 1885. In 2015 homeowners Heather Holmes Floyd and Bill Floyd added the year-round addition to the left.

Outside, the addition uses the vocabulary of the original structure, with similar windows, shutters, materials, and roof forms. Inside, the old house and new are distinctly different.

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Two Houses in One A contemporary addition preserves a historic Brunswick summer cottage

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n 1943, when Catharine Rollins Holmes and Herbert Shepard Holmes bought an 1885 summer cottage on the tip of Mere Point in Brunswick, the official paperwork said that the “lot and creators thereon shall never be used for keeping a hotel, boarding house, saloon, or other place of public entertainment.” These conditions were (happily) not honored, according to a history of Mere Point from 1878 to 2003, but that claim is half tonguein-cheek. While there was never a business on the property, the family did like to entertain. Keeping to tradition, Catharine and Herbert’s granddaughter, Heather Holmes Floyd, and her husband, Bill Floyd, tend to the convivial. The Holmes cottage, which they now own, is part of a picturesque summer colony with families so tightly knit that neighbors routinely joke that they have already selected their children’s spouses from one another’s offspring.

Friends are in and out of each other’s houses all day, and residents rarely publicly sell their homes, instead passing them from one generation to the next. As far as Bill Floyd knows, the last time one of the 50 or so houses in the community actually came on the open market was 1976.

In addition to the closely connected community, Heather and Bill have always loved their cottage

itself, which remains much as it was in Heather’s grandparents’ day. On the exterior, it is classically charming, with hydrangeas clustered at the base of a deep sitting porch out front and a glassed-in sunporch furnished with the grandparents’ white wicker. Inside, the rooms have wood floors and exposed stud walls, often of dark weathered pine but sometimes painted, such as the dining room, which is a light green and has an open corner shelf with ironstone china. The four small upstairs bedrooms—one furnished with sleigh beds, another with an antique brass bed—each has a makeshift closet of colorful fabric curtains, behind which hide hooks with hangers. Paintings, often of Mere Point and always by Catharine, hang on the walls.

Everything is old-fashioned and, for Heather and Bill, perfect. Except in winter.

This has always been the downside of the cottage: it is often cold. More and more over time, Heather and Bill, who are based in Massachusetts, wanted to visit Maine year-round. However, they knew there was no way to winterize the summer cottage without doing damage to its historical character. The cottage’s interior and exterior walls were one and the same; insulation and a heating system could not be added without covering up something that the entire family loved.

Bill Floyd and Heather Holmes Floyd sit with their eldest son, Henry, on the summer porch (above) with white wicker furniture that dates to the days when Heather’s grandparents lived in the house. Casco Bay is in the background.

The original summer dining room (opposite) has exposed framing and inherited furniture, as well as ironstone china on the walls and an open corner shelf.

All the paintings in the old part of the house were done

by Heather Holmes Floyd’s grandmother, Catharine Holmes. The paint on the floor and furniture is new but true to the original colors.

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The open living and kitchen area in the new house is outfitted with blue stools. The link that joins the new part of the house to the old is on the right. The materials here—stone tile and walls of nickel gap and cedar shingle—suggest what might have been on the outside of the house, if there had been an actual gap between separate new and old buildings.

The space is covered with a glass roof framed with reclaimed heart pine. The lighting throughout the house is from Fogg Lighting. The framed flags on the kitchen wall are from the Mere Point Yacht Club and the Portland Yacht Club. The family’s dog, Popham (named after the beach), wanders between the new and old parts of the house.

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The family’s Grady-White boat on Casco Bay (above).

Behind the boat is their dock.

The living room (opposite) has a raised-hearth fireplace that allows for wood storage underneath.

The mantel is made of the same reclaimed heart pine that frames the glass roof linking the old and new parts of the house. The rug is seagrass.

Heather and Bill might have been permanently stumped by their conflicting desires, if not for Winkelman Architecture in Portland. Architect Will Winkelman and lead designer Melissa Andrews, along with support staff architect Brian Stephens, came up with an unconventional “have your cake and eat it too” solution, which Dana Smith of Coastal Carpentry in Brunswick then built. The plan left the original cottage more or less intact and added a contemporary wing with an open living/ kitchen/dining room and four new bedrooms, two en suite. In the summer, the whole house, now expanded to eight bedrooms, can be used.

In the winter, the old cottage can be closed off for comfortable living in the new portion.

As built, the old cottage and the new home seem like the same building on the exterior. The addition is cottage-style and complementary to the original, with similar roof forms, fenestration,

shutters, exposed rafter tails, and shingling. A terrace defined by a stone wall in front of the new house balances the original front porch, which is situated over more traditional wood lattice work.

Inside, however, old and new are distinctly different. The new part of the house is light and airy with white walls, beadboard, and blue accents. Bathrooms and kitchen are full of modern conveniences, and a room off one hallway serves as laptop nook and charging station. “It’s like going from black-and-white to color in The Wizard of Oz,” says Bill of the transition between the two parts of the house.

When it came time to tell Winkelman Architecture what he hoped for in the addition, Bill said he wanted to be able to make a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner in the kitchen and simultaneously see the dining room table, the ocean, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade,

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and a fire in the fireplace. And, indeed, now Bill can truss a turkey and do all that, as the view from the kitchen island is to the dining room with its large ocean-facing windows and to the living room, which has a TV (rising on a lift from a built-in cabinet) and a raised-hearth fieldstone chimney. The latter replaces an item that was lost in the renovation—the original cottage’s brick chimney, which could not be stabilized when Smith built a foundation to replace the posts on which the cottage was originally built.

Ordinarily, to shoehorn a new foundation under an existing house, Smith would lift the house, place it on adjacent land, and lay the foundation, but the cottages on this side of Mere Point are clustered tightly together. Smith had to lift the home and have his workers “hammer ledge with a building hovering above them,” he says.

Easily one of the most unique parts of the home is the “link porch,” which is an L-shaped

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space that marks the transition from the old home to the addition. It’s an indoor space suggestive of an outdoor space, capped by a glass ceiling framed with reclaimed heart pine timbers and floored with stone tile similar to what you might see on an outdoor patio. “We wanted it to feel like two separate buildings linked by a porch,” says Andrews. To this end, the walls are finished in the same white cedar shingles and white nickel gap used on the exterior walls of the original cottage.

Heather was largely in charge of the interior design, although she had help from friends within the Mere Point community. In the new part of the house, she kept to a nautical theme, using boat cleats for refrigerator handles, Company C rugs with lobster silhouettes for the halls, framed yacht flags in the kitchen, and a rope banister for the stairway, which has a lighthouse-shaped newel fashioned by Fat Andy’s Hardwood in North Yarmouth. The most unusual nautical detail

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A weathered “Private Property” sign (above, left), which hangs on the wall in the link between the old and new part of the house, is a nod to the past and the Floyds’ engagement with it. One day, when Bill was collecting wood for a community bonfire, Heather’s grandmother gave him the sign, which had been stored in her basement.

Rather than throw it into the fire, Bill gave it to the Mere Point Yacht Club. It hung on the club’s walls for years, but then one day Heather saw it in a junk truck, ready to be thrown out again. She rescued it for a second time and framed it for her house.

Max Zachau is responsible for built-ins throughout the house, including this pantry (above, right) located in a corridor wall behind the kitchen. Part of the wood was painted white and part left natural.

For the interior design, Heather consciously chose Maine materials whenever she could, selecting reclaimed barn wood for flooring and a gray-green Norumbega stone for the kitchen countertops and island (opposite). She is shown here to the far left with Henry, her eldest son; friend Kat Shortsleeve; and her husband, Bill Floyd. Their dog Goose is named for Lower Goose Island.

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A guest bedroom on the ground floor (above).

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Opposite, clockwise from top left: The upstairs office has a built-in desk by Max Zachau and wallpaper that Winkelman Architecture designed from charts of Casco Bay. The design team also used the wallpaper for the downstairs powder room and the top of the dining room table.

For an upstairs built-in linen cabinet, Zachau replicated the exact cabinets that Heather and Bill had seen in a home in Rye, New York. A pull-out shelf is intended for folding laundry. The hall rug with lobster silhouettes is from Company C and the window is Marvin.

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The central room of the old part of the house (above) has original furniture from Heather’s grandparents’ day. The extra-wide pine boards on the walls have a triple-bead profile where board meets board. Through the door and window, you can see the indoor “link” that leads to the new part of the house. What appears to be a transom window above the door is a window original to the house, now rotated on its side. For structural reasons, the original chimney had to be removed. A cabinet covers the space where the firebox once was. The original mantel can still be seen above.

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was inspired by Heather and her sister Bethany’s teen years waitressing at a Falmouth restaurant whose tables were topped by nautical charts.

Winkelman turned nautical charts of Casco Bay into wallpaper to line the walls of the study and powder room and also to cover the top of the dining room table. (For the table, the chart was glued down then coated with liquid acrylic resin.) Now, when Heather and Bill bring that Thanksgiving turkey to the dining room table, they can look down and see a cartographer’s view of what is out the window.

The chart wallpaper has one small addition: a red dot that represents Winkelman’s own home on Peaks Island. It’s a wink of the eye from the staff in Winkelman’s office. Builder Dana Smith, who also lives on Mere Point, might be one of the many friends and family members who come in and out of Heather and Bill’s house on a given day, partaking in whatever “public entertainment” is on offer. Winkelman, Andrews, and their associates are farther afield, but the map serves as reminder: they are there all the same. MH+D

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This contemporary house in Cape Elizabeth was designed by Caleb Johnson of Caleb Johnson Studio in Portland and built by Woodhull of Maine. The property is home to three structures: a main house, a freestanding garage, and a small office space.

Todd Richardson of Richardson and Associates in Saco was the landscape architect.

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s the coastline unspools north from the sandy beaches of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and up through Maine, it becomes increasingly harsh, rugged, and untamed. These cliffs and raw rock formations contribute mightily to the state’s appeal—they seems to speak, somehow, to the Maine character. So when Caleb Johnson of Caleb Johnson Studio in Portland set out to build a property on just over an acre of particularly craggy land in Cape Elizabeth, he knew better than to attempt a design that would tower over black shale and white waves. Rather, this home would meld into the landscape, married to the land through local materials, unadorned architectural features, and a general sense of simplicity.

The first time Johnson came to the homeowners—a retired couple from Cape Elizabeth who were looking to downsize— with a preliminary design, he was hesitant to show it. “It’s very plain,” Johnson cautioned.

He revealed a sketch that showed three refined but unfussy structures (a main house, a free-standing garage, and a small office) each constructed without overly decorative touches. “We were going for a design that would feel clean and transparent,” he says.

“Every structural element is right there, in your face. Everything you see does a job and serves a purpose.” The resulting home

is contemporary (with large windows, an open floor plan, and exposed steel beams) yet classic (thanks to the steep pitch of the standing-seam metal gable roof). It was exactly what the homeowners wanted; Johnson, they say, “understood our vibe.”

Builder Andy Herbine (director of operations at Caleb Johnson Studio and Woodhull of Maine, their construction wing) emphasizes the use of natural materials, which “bring warmth into the space.” He says that simple materials, such as wood walls, metal support beams, and stone accents, “blur the line between indoors and outdoors.” This not only fits into the homeowners’ active and outdoorsy lifestyle (they both like to kayak, swim, and hike) but also pays homage to the history of building in Maine. Building this way “ties us back to our ancestry and our heritage,” he says.

“Our forefathers used horses to bring stone to build foundations. Even now, when you see stones in a house, you get a sense of history, of longevity.”

While many of the materials were purchased locally and reflect the natural resources of New England, the house also speaks to a larger, global tradition of elegant practicality. Although the Cape Elizabeth home isn’t overtly Japanese in style, Johnson drew inspiration for the design from a book on Japanese architecture he

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The mood in the living room is decidedly calm, with views of the ocean and an abundance of natural materials. The flooring is white oak, the paneling is whitewashed poplar, and the cast-iron woodstove is backed in granite. Interior designer Krista Stokes furnished the space with a sofa and chair from Youngs Furniture, and the custom rug is from Angela Adams.

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The kitchen is the “control center” of the house, as Johnson explains it. The pendants are from House of Lights, and the tile is from Distinctive Tile and Design. Sam Robinson of Robinson Furniture constructed the walnut cabinets; the upper ones are painted white.

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purchased secondhand at Yes Books on Congress Street in Portland. “I have always admired Japanese architecture, and this book really showed how traditional Japanese architecture stacks structures in clean, transparent ways,” he explains. “There is a hierarchy visible within the designs.” Larger beams carry more weight, both visually and structurally. Johnson used the load-bearing features of the Cape Elizabeth home (such as exposed beams made of Maine hemlock) to help define the space and impose a sense of order on the open floor plan. On the first floor, the kitchen is the “command center,” says Johnson, and the rooms flow “logically through the house.” He adds, “If you think about it sequentially, the house goes entryway, kitchen, sitting area, lawn, ocean—with no big railings or steps in your way.” He used ceiling heights and floor levels to set the living room apart from the kitchen, installing a single long granite step that puts the sparse and casual living area just a few inches lower than the busier realm of the kitchen.

In this room, as in the rest of the home, purpose comes first; style is secondary.

A sense of practicality is also on display in the layout of the property and its three buildings. As you enter from the main road, you first encounter a stand-alone garage-cumoffice that houses the homeowners’ original Ford Model T automobile on the first floor and

the husband’s work space on the second floor.

As the driveway winds downhill, you begin to glimpse the garage (located slightly higher on the landscape) and the house (located closest to the water). When Johnson was designing the layout of these structures, he says, he was highly aware of the “reality of modern life”: “The majority of the time, when you come to a home, you’re arriving in a car,” he states. “I didn’t want to try and hide that fact, to make the garage somehow less visible. I’ve seen that done before, and that denies our reality and forces buildings into weird circulation patterns and redundant entries.” Instead of trying to disguise the garage, Johnson created a carport with an ocean view in front of the main entryway. Then, to connect the two buildings (both visually and physically), he created a cascading covered walkway held up by galvanized steel beams set at an angle.

This not only mimics the natural growth of young trees but also provides additional stability against the bracing wind. Landscape architect Todd Richardson of Richardson and Associates in Saco planted birch saplings around the steel columns to help “blend the steel into the landscape,” Johnson explains. “The trees have a similar diameter and act as little vertical poles that parrot the galvanized poles that hold up the roof,” he says.

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The owners’ bathroom (above) features walnut cabinets built by Robinson Furniture and Skyline Marble and Granite countertops sourced through Distinctive Tile and Design.

The covered canopy (opposite) that leads from the main house to the garage is made from galvanized steel poles and eastern white cedar.

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The balcony off the owners’ suite offers excellent views of the coastline. Johnson’s design was inspired by the “clean and transparent” elements of Japanese architecture.

Opposite, clockwise from top left: The stairway was built by Woodhull of Maine.

The homeowners have a collection of cast-iron cookware, which hangs on the wall between the kitchen and pantry.

The poplar wood ceiling was pickled and the beams were treated with oil.

Galvanized steel poles help visually connect the main house with the canopy and garage.

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The main house (right) sits closer to the water than the garage (left).

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put in raised beds and created a flourishing vegetable garden, where they grow salad greens, tomatoes, and crisp string beans.

For Johnson, the homeowners’ well-kept garden is just further evidence of his clients’ predilections and tastes. “Any good house will always be some sort of reflection of the owner,” he says. “This house has an agrarian feel. To live there means that you are on the land, that you are outside. You walk from the office to the house; you have to walk to the garage or the garden. You can’t just hole up and turn the air-conditioning on.” In the summer, the couple uses their indoor–outdoor spaces, such as the patio, for dining and entertaining. In the winter, they watch the sea change color from their living room, where a cast-iron stove emits warmth, flickering light, and the comforting scent of woodsmoke. (Herbine admits that having a woodstove in an energy-efficient home such as this “isn’t typical.” But, he adds, “Our client loves the smell of burning wood and has since he was a child. He was adamant, and so we made it work.”)

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work on” even though the clients didn’t come to her with any clipped pictures or Pinterest boards. “They came to me with words and ideas,” she says. “At our first meeting, I wrote down what they wanted: raw, refined, strong, quiet, rugged, and peaceful.” These, Stokes says, make up the “dichotomy of the house.” To achieve this look inside, she collaborated with Herbine and Johnson to pick out bleached poplar wood shiplap, which makes a “simple, understated statement” on the ceiling and staircase. Stokes also helped the clients select neutral-colored rugs from Angela Adams and Mougalian Rugs for the living room and bedrooms, as well as a black kitchen island countertop that, when juxtaposed with the white cabinets, gives a “sense of sturdiness.”

“When you have a view like that, it’s hard not to have objects look fragile when compared with it,” she says. “Everything in the house had to have weight, interest, and presence to hold up to the landscape.” Although Stokes did help the homeowners select some new furniture from Youngs Furniture in Portland, she says they brought many of their old possessions into their new house. “They’re just practical people,” Stokes says, “Plain and simple.” MH+D For more information, see Resources on page 138.

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The owner’s Model T outside the home office and garage (above, top). “We wanted it to feel distinct from the other buildings, but still have a handcrafted feel,” says Johnson. “We stained it dark and gave it some classic lines.”

“It’s a habit of ours to work in some architectural salvage,” Johnson says. In this case, his firm brought in antique stained glass windows to serve as transoms in a hall (above, bottom). “With the black-andwhite family photographs and the antique windows, the hallway has an old camp feel inside a very modern home,” says Johnson.

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TWENTY IMAGINATIVE ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS MAKING INDELIBLE MARKS ON THE STATE

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aine architecture has a storied past. In Portland alone, buildings range from the Colonial Tate House (1750–1820) to the Renaissance Revival United States Custom House (1868–72) to the postmodern Portland Museum of Art addition by Henry Nichols Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed and Partners (1983). For a variety of reasons, design evolution often means buildings that were once “in style” aren’t anymore. And whether or not you deem a particular building beautiful, what there’s certainly no arguing about is that Maine architecture continues to evolve at a rapid pace.

Need proof? You’re holding it in your hands. In this, our annual Architecture Issue, we’ve rounded up 20 recent residences and commercial buildings that speak to the caliber of design happening around the state. Many have a quiet beauty, an inherent simplicity that echoes the qualities that help define Maine in both its landscape and culture. Some projects are designed to be a seamless transition from sea to land to structure, while others have an eco bent along with a bit of unflagging grit. (A home designed by GO Logic and built far beyond the last power pole in Palermo comes to mind.)

The projects range in scope—from a contemporary residence with a planted flat roof to a three-story urban penthouse to a 19,000-square-foot office building for an insurance company—but what is notable about many of them, as architect Scott Blanchard of Eric A. Chase Architecture puts it, “is what you don’t see.”

The firm updated a turn-of-the-century farmhouse with solar panels that store summer’s excess energy to be used during winter’s sun-shy months. Indeed, sustainable design strategies are used in abundance: Fiorentino Group Architects planted a fine fescue lawn that requires less water, and BrightBuilt Home constructed an entire house off-site—both saving on the cost of construction and saving the home from the elements while it was built. These projects speak to a level of sustainability that simply wasn’t possible just years ago.

What will Maine architecture bring in the coming years? If the following pages offer a glimpse of where it’s going, if they serve as a roadmap to the future being built around us, then we’re on the right path. In color, form, line, shape, space, texture, value, and scale, these projects are making their artistic, imaginative, optimistic, and indelible marks on the state. Here’s to making beautiful history.

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GOOSE ROCKS WITH A VIEW

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hese repeat clients had an existing Cape-style house that did not take advantage of its spectacular views to Goose Rocks Beach. One of the challenges of the property was a zoning restriction that said that, if the entire existing house were to be tore down, the new house would have to be quite a bit narrower on the ocean side, thus restricting the views. Architect Brian Beaudette solved this by keeping the basement and tearing down the rest of the old house, which retained the grandfathered width.

“While the homeowners had amazing vision and knew exactly what they wanted, sometimes this vision needed to be pulled out,” says Beaudette. Like so many seaside residents, the clients enjoy hosting lots of guests and wanted to be able to comfortably accommodate them. Beaudette accomplished this by creating five en suite bedrooms and three getaway spaces. Other requests included preserving a sitting spot on the covered porch that faces the ocean and fine-tuning the mudroom/laundry area.

The house has roll-down screens on the covered porch, spray-foam insulation throughout, high-efficiency mechanical equipment, and PVC trim for easy maintenance.

The resulting quintessential coastal home is perched on a sand dune, and now overlooks magnificent Goose Rocks Beach from most rooms—all while being able to accommodate lots of guests.

Architect: Brian J. Beaudette Builder: Bowley Builders Landscape Designer: Ted Carter Inspired Landscapes Interior Designer: Lisa Teague Studios Photographer: Brian J. Beaudette

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HOUSE ON THE REACH

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ocated at the edges of diverse environmental conditions—sea, meadow, and forest—this house is divided into three distinct volumes designed to engage the site both visually and phenomenally. The shed-roofed masses are arranged for interaction with family and friends or for seeking refuge as needed. While each of the structures is oriented to the water, the shifting of the masses allows each to capture unique views of the site as well as other parts of the home. This has the effect of creating microclimates that offer not only views but shade, sun, or wind as well.

Flat-roofed breezeways provide connection and separation, linking the owners’-bedroom, living, and guest wings of the house. The result of this uncoupling of functions allows different zones of the house to connect with different aspects of the site. The owners’ bedroom sits back on the site for privacy. It has a water view but also abuts the forest edge, which provides screening and a sense of enclosure. The living wing fronts both the water and a two-sided courtyard, conditions that allow for gathering in either shade or sun as desired. The guest wing is perched above the meadow, projecting into the view but oriented to the east, toward the morning sun and away from central activity. The apertures of the house follow this site/privacy dictation, with the water-facing facades more transparent and permeable, to capture both light and coastal breezes; the remaining elevations have more strategic openings for cross-ventilation and framed views of meadow and forest.

Architect: Elliott & Elliott Architecture Builder: Jon D. Woodward & Sons Lighting Designer: Peter Knuppel Lighting Design Structural Engineer: Becker Structural Engineers Photographer: Rob Karosis

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family living abroad wanted a new home in Maine that could replace the home they’d occupied on previous regular trips back to the States.

The goal of the home was to connect them to the history and majesty of the location on Coombs Cove, a tidal inlet of the Pemaquid River. The setting, located close to granite bluffs and surrounded by old-growth pine and fir trees, offers a distant view of Fort Charles at the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, one of the earliest sites of European occupation in North America.

The family also wanted the home to be as energy efficient as possible, capable of achieving net-zero energy. It would house an aging parent who would serve as a year-round caretaker, so it needed to be safe, efficient, and easy to maintain. Finally, they dreamed of a protected outdoor kitchen that could easily accommodate the frequent, large-scale, and complex Thai meals they love to cook for friends and family.

The modest home lives large thanks to lots of triple-glazed ventilating windows that connect the indoors to the natural setting outside. The glass also helps to reduce the costs of operating the home, bringing heat costs down and allowing the family to achieve net-zero energy with fewer solar panels. The eastern white cedar shingles used on the home’s exterior were locally grown and sourced, providing a durable, attractive, and naturally rotresistant siding material that will last in this wild coastal environment.

An open plan with two-story spaces connects the floors, and a glassy, cantilevered portion of the bathroom off the owners’ bath provides a peaceful, unique experience, floating within the patio roof, in the trees and above the water. The bedrooms are deliberately small, because the family does not plan to spend much time there, but their views are absolutely tremendous.

Architect: Kaplan Thompson Architects Builder: Black Bros. Builders Engineer: Becker Structural Engineers Lighting Designer: TRS Lighting Photographer: James R. Salomon

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CONTEMPORARY IN KENNEBUNKPORT

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implicity of form was the primary design objective for this contemporary dwelling that was built on a very limited budget. “At its most basic, the house is a shoebox,” says Will Winkelman, describing the shape of a long, thin rectangle with a flat roof. A pop-up second-floor shed roof catches daylight from the south and throws it down into the public spaces.

The house is perched on the edge of a ravine overlooking a freshwater stream that flows into a tidal river, so the view changes dynamically through the day. The plan responds to the site as a “bar house,” or a single-loaded rectangular form, with every room offering a view of the ravine and tidal river.

The entry is on the public/car side, with the entry axis crossing through the house and looking back out to nature and to the river view. The flat roof was planted to soften the otherwise hard form. The effect of the living roof lifts the landscape up, onto, and over the building.

A high-performance building envelope and systems were priorities for the owners and were achieved while respecting budgetary considerations.

In addition, simple materials were used in different unique ways, delivering a low-maintenance exterior.

Architect: Winkelman Architecture Project Team: Eric Sokol, Erin Vickers & Will Winkelman Landscape Architect: Richardson & Associates Structural Engineer: Albert Putnam Builder: Trademark Photographer: Jeff Roberts

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A MODERN SOLAR FARMHOUSE

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ottram Architecture designed this farmhouse to have a symbiotic relationship with the sun and the surrounding environment. It is a netzero-ready home with a Home Energy Rating System score of 10, built by Live Solar Maine. An additional row of panels, planned for in the solar design, would put this house at below-zero energy consumption with positive solar output and the accommodation of an electric vehicle.

Careful consideration was given to optimizing sunlight, energy, and air quality through the use of daylight planning and by tracking the sun’s movement and the homeowner’s habits across the house during the course of a day. The house faces south to take advantage of passive and active solar gain. In the summer, a farmer’s porch blocks out stronger sun, while light from the south and west warms the home in the winter. North-facing windows were minimized for performance.

Because Mottram Architecture feels that spaces transform lives, this home was designed for the physical, social, and emotional well-being of the owners. The firm maximized the layout while minimizing the footprint. By adding vaulted ceilings on the second floor and setting the windows low to the ground it created an air of spaciousness within a smaller footprint. With modern farmhouse touches that blend traditional and contemporary design, the home is comfortable for today while also conserving energy, and the environment, for future generations.

Architect: Mottram Architecture Builder: Live Solar Maine Panelized Walls: Construction Systems of New England Solar: Teel Green Energy Photographer: Michael Eric Bérubé/Maine Virtual Home Tours

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A NET ZERO HOME & STUDIO ON THE ROYAL RIVER

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New York couple looking to relocate closer to family in Maine purchased a wooded ten-acre lot on the shores of the Royal River in North Yarmouth. The goal of the architect, Briburn, was to design an energyefficient home and artist’s studio capable of reaching a net-zero energy goal.

The buildings are sited to create visual and acoustic separation while maximizing views east to the river as well as southern orientation for both natural light and heat gain in the winter.

The firm worked with a landscape designer and the owners to develop a series of public and private exterior spaces, including auto courts, walking paths, patios, and gardens, that contrast yet harmonize with the landscape. The home features 12-inch-thick double-stud exterior walls filled with dense- packed cellulose, triple-glazed windows and doors, 4 inches of rigid insulation beneath the concrete slab foundation, deep roof overhangs to control light on the south side, a highly efficient gas-fired boiler, radiant in-floor heating, and an energyrecovery ventilator to circulate fresh air. Photovoltaic panels on the roof of the artist’s studio are designed to offset all the energy demand for that building as well as the home.

Taggart Construction used tapes and sealant to create a tight building envelope that earned a reading of 0.85 ACH50 (air change per hour at 50 pascals) during the final blower-door test, indicating minimal air leakage. The exterior finishes were chosen for their natural beauty and low-maintenance properties and to blend with the earth tones found on-site. Locally harvested, thermally modified poplar, which requires no paint finish and is termite and rot resistant, was used for the siding, and the trim around the aluminum-clad wood windows is a poly-ash material. Both the windows and trim are painted dark bronze to create a unified appearance.

Architect: Briburn Boiler: Viessmann Builder: Taggart Construction Engineer: Becker Structural Engineers Exterior Doors & Windows: Loewen Glass Artist: Kremer Glass Studio Landscape Designer: Soren DeNiord Design Studio Solar Panels: ReVision Energy Window Supplier: Pinnacle Window Solutions Woodstove: Wittus Photographer: Irvin Serrano

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AN UPDATED TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY FARMHOUSE

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t first glance, the renovation of this Deer Isle home might seem skin deep, but “it’s what you don’t see that sets this 100-year-old farmhouse apart,” says architect Scott Blanchard of Eric A. Chase Architecture, who designed updates that harmonize with the simple vernacular style prevalent throughout Maine. The redesign opened up the first floor and included a new connector to the barn from the ell and a new 14-foot bay window to enlarge the living room and enhance its ocean view. Outside, Chase designed an octagonal screened porch with a second-floor deck that wraps around the home’s northwest corner. “Each new element flows from the existing design and honors the original architecture,” says Chase.

Blanchard, working with the client, who is a committed environmentalist, developed a design to retrofit the farmhouse with new energy-saving technologies. After furring out the walls, the walls and roof were insulated with 5 inches of Corbond spray foam. A Daikin Altherma air-to-water heat pump system supplies low-temperature radiant hot water and heating throughout the house.

In the barn, nail-base panels insulate the exterior walls and roof, and two Fujitsu mini-split air-to-air heat pumps stabilize the temperature. An energyrecovery ventilator circulates air within both the house and the barn. On the roof, a 7-kilowatt grid-tied solar electric array supplies electricity to run the heat pumps and ventilation as well as for other electrical needs, and the grid stores summer’s excess electricity for winter’s sun-shy months.

Visitors to the site don’t see any of the energy system equipment, but the client quietly knows of her contribution to the environment.

Architect: Eric A. Chase Architecture Builder: Stewart Construction Electrical: Chris Joyce Electrical Contracting Plumbing & Heating: Percy L. Brown & Son Masonry: Dennis J. King Masonry Solar: Sundog Solar Photographer: Brian Vanden Brink

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A PORTLAND PENTHOUSE

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his was an opportunity for our firm to design an urban dwelling for a restaurant owner with lots of ideas and distinctive tastes,” says architect Caleb Johnson of Caleb Johnson Studio. Designing a three-story penthouse with a large rooftop deck and plenty of room within the unit gave the firm a chance to make a sculptural statement out of the staircase. The owner’s experience and love of cooking is evidenced in how the central kitchen has the feel of a professional one. The bathroom is designed to be an experience, featuring a full glass wall and a vanity made from a dining table cut in half. Designing with excess space was a new experience for the architects, and it allowed them to experiment with features such as an oversized owner’s closet big enough for furniture and a living room large enough to allow for many alternative furniture arrangements. One of the defining features of the living room is the streetlights that the owner found at an architectural salvage dealer in Chicago. “Overall, the success of the project affirms that a great project requires an exceptional owner,” says Johnson.

Architect: Caleb Johnson Studio Builder: Asa Gorman Structural Engineer: Structural Integrity Consulting Engineers Photographer: Trent Bell

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ocated on a remote site in Palermo where connecting to the power grid would have been uneconomical, this slick, minimal, and net-zero retreat designed and built by GO Logic offers its owners all the comforts of home—at a cost that didn’t break the bank. The house occupies a narrow shelf of land along the shore of a secluded pond. Responding to the site’s north–south orientation—less than optimal for solar power—GO Logic gave the building a simple, boxlike form topped with a finlike array of photovoltaic panels. Mounted in eight parallel rows across the building’s long axis, the panels are as integral to its aesthetic as they are to its function. The standingseam metal roof spans a two-car garage at its north side and 1,100 square feet of conditioned living space at its south.

Reflecting the owners’ minimalist lifestyle, the house’s interior spaces are compact and space efficient, but large windows and glass doors enhance their sense of volume. A screened porch, which is bracketed near the center and offers a view through the building to the pond, serves as the main entrance. It adds flexibility, serving as an al fresco living room during the warmer months; with the addition of fitted storm panels, it can be used well into the spring and fall. Closets in the house’s unheated areas and a large, easily accessible attic minimize the volume of interior space devoted to storage.

The building’s 24 photovoltaic panels generate 6.7 kilowatts, enough to satisfy everyday electrical needs. Sixteen deep-cycle batteries store surplus electricity, while a small propane generator provides backup and emergency power. The house’s superinsulated, air-sealed Passive House building shell and triple-glazed windows and doors—along with passive solar gain from the bedrooms’ south-facing glass—reduce the demand for supplemental heat so that it can be supplied by one small propane heater. The overall design lets the owners live the good life—far beyond the last power pole.

Architect & General Contractor: GO Logic Structural Engineer: Albert Putnam Photographer: Trent Bell

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he clients came to Whitten Architects looking to replace a worn 1930s cottage with a new contemporary, day-lit, energy-efficient vacation home. It also needed to provide amenities for their extended family and friends. Located on a frontal dune, this house would be constrained by the height limitations of the town and the FEMA floodplain of the beach.

Whitten Architects worked closely with William Walsh of Walsh Engineering Associates to create a code-compliant path to maximizing occupied space while keeping the building in line with its surroundings and complementing the neighborhood aesthetic. Needing to set the structure 11 feet above the street for flood purposes, Whitten Architects worked with Albert Putnam to create an evocative language of exposed galvanized steel structure that would tie the building to the ground with a light and airy touch. The galvanized steel is repeated throughout the house on the exterior entry stairs, water table, and exterior porches, tying the building to the land and creating a contemporary interpretation of a beach cottage.

Large, comfortable processional steps provide a gentle arrival through the house and down again to the beach, making the house a permeable bridge between the outside world and the beach. Once a visitor ascends the steps and enters the house, the view changes from structure, screening, and street to beach and open ocean. The sound of the rolling waves that pervades the house creates a constant sense of serenity. Expansive glazing embraces the view and connects the occupants to the outdoors. Landscape architect Emma Kelly’s landscape rolls around and through the lower level of the house, slipping underneath the exposed steel structure and continuing to blur the line between indoor and outdoor spaces.

The building seeks to minimize energy consumption through an insulated shell, daylighting strategies, and cross-ventilation. A large solar electric array works to offset the energy consumption in the building. View-driven decks extend the living space toward the beach. They provide needed shade in the summer and a commanding overlook of the beach below. These spaces create the perfect respite after a day at the beach.

Architect: Whitten Architects Project Architects: James Beasley & Rob Whitten Builder: Douston Construction Civil Engineer: Walsh Engineering Associates Interior Designer: Spaces Kennebunkport Landscape Architect: Emma Kelly Landscape Structural Engineer: Albert Putnam Photographer: Trent Bell

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he desires to attract a younger workforce, to create a more modern, flexible, and sustainable work environment, and to plan for the future led a growing insurance company to relocate to Portland. Scott Simons Architects designed a 19,000-square-foot office building for Patrons Oxford Insurance Company in Portland Technology Park to support the company’s mission and long-term goals. The building is based on a simple planning layout of three 20-foot-wide structural bays, with the center bay opening at the main stair to allow daylight to flood the interior.

The two-story building takes advantage of the natural setting of the park. Public meeting areas are on the first floor, including the “collab cafe,” a boardroom, and a training room for 65 people. The first floor also has a large fitness room and direct access to the gardens and the park’s trail system. All primary work spaces are located on the second floor, with views out to the exterior in all directions. Inside, the building is designed to have a feeling of spaciousness and connectivity. There are eight private offices, but workstations are arranged in an open office format. Meeting rooms provide opportunities for privacy and group work sessions, including “solo” rooms, small meeting spaces, and larger conference rooms. Employees are encouraged to meet in the collab cafe with their team and a cup of coffee.

The rhythm of the windows and heat-treated wood panels creates a visually stimulating fenestration while generously flooding the interior work environment with light. The lower floor has a broader rhythm of windows and more solid, stonelike panels differentiating the less occupied support spaces from the more transparent common areas.

The building uses a mass-timber framed structure with glulam beams, columns, some structural steel reinforcement, and wood roof decking. More traditional light wood framing is used to frame floor and roof plates, shear walls, and partitions, but the primary frame is left exposed throughout the building, which highlights the natural beauty of the material and the value of a renewable, carbon-sequestering structural system.

Designed to outperform energy codes by 30 percent, the building exceeds this target with its R-35 exterior walls, R-48 roofs, R-10 slabs, U-0.27 windows, heating and cooling provided entirely by heat pump systems, daylight and motion sensors, and energy-recovery ventilation. It also incorporates a 29-kilowatt rooftop photovoltaic array, with ground-mounted photovoltaic arrays planned to further reduce energy costs.

Architect: Scott Simons Architects Builder: Zachau Construction Engineers: Allied Engineering; Becker Structural Engineers; Woodard & Curran Landscape Architect: Richardson & Associates Photographer: Robert Benson Photography

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A WOODSY LAKESIDE HOME

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his lakeside home designed by Kevin Browne Architecture is heavily influenced by the idea of a summer camp in the Maine woods. The clients’ family has been on the lake since the 1910s, and the design intent was to create a timeless home that melts into the landscape. The home itself is nestled into the surrounding woods, while the materiality is almost exclusively wood. Views of the lake are maximized with a wraparound screened porch, while unfinished live-cedar columns pull the site indoors, blurring the line between interior and exterior. In the summer, sliding porch doors that run 40 feet long are left open, to extend the living space, while an outdoor kitchen is used year-round. The adjacent buildings—a garage with overflow space and a bunkhouse (converted from the original garage and designed by the clients)—are both clad in matching cedar shingles to unify the site.

Kevin Browne Architecture sited the home in order to minimize impact on the lot and reduce the removal of large pines. The trees that did need to be cut down for construction were repurposed into the flooring of the home.

Many of the elements in the home are manufactured and designed by Maine companies and artists, bringing the Maine spirit into the fabric of the home and site.

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HISTORIC REDEVELOPMENT IN LEWISTON

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he rehabilitation of 46 Lisbon Street in Lewiston demonstrates the influence that small-scale redevelopment can have in revitalizing historic downtowns. The building was constructed in 1895 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Despite the neglect suffered by the building over the past few decades, the iconic granite and black glass facade continued to stand as one of the more significant small commercial buildings in downtown Lewiston; with this rehabilitation, it has returned to its former glory.

Rehabilitating the upper floors of the building, which had been vacant for at least 40 years, proved to be both a challenge and an opportunity. Despite being in poor condition visually, the superior building materials used a century ago were remarkably intact. Their reuse was simply the best option both financially and for longevity. The end result is a project that simultaneously highlights the historic character of the building yet is unmistakably modern.

Converting the interior from its previous office use to residences required certain modifications, but the design prioritized maintaining the interior's historic character.

Floor plans were changed minimally. Doors, windows, and openings were preserved, and the original wood floors were refinished. Entirely new electrical, plumbing, heating, and communications systems were seamlessly integrated. The attention given to the small details is what gives the project its defining character. Gas-powered brass wall sconces were rewired, restored, and reinstalled. A marble vanity that had been home to roosting pigeons was cleaned and reinstalled in the half bath. Historic doors that had been removed due to floor plan changes were repurposed as sliding barn doors. Original glass in the historic windows was retained and cleaned, and a wood and glass display case that had been sitting on the third floor, unused for decades, was repurposed as a dramatic chandelier above the kitchen island.

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A SUNNY & BRIGHT COTTAGE BUILT OFF-SITE

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he clients chose BrightBuilt Home’s Little Diamond design because they felt that it captured the classic aesthetic of a New England Cape with a twist of modern spaces and finishes. Simultaneously unimposing but a little bit grand, the design strikes a balance between the old and new, melding coastal vernacular with innovative building ideas. Located in the coastal town of Tenants Harbor, the 1,900-square-foot home has a one-and-a-half-story window wall in the main living spaces that displays magnificent views of the surrounding wilderness and maximizes the sun’s potential to bring light and warmth inside.

The home is designed to produce as much energy as it consumes, thanks to components such as well-insulated wall and roof assemblies, efficient mechanical systems, and a photovoltaic array. During the winter months, this home can be heated during the day by just the sun. Furthering BrightBuilt Home’s commitment to conscientious design and construction, the home was built off-site, ensuring that it was protected from the elements and minimizing building waste.

Architect: BrightBuilt Home Countertops: Freshwater Stone Native Grasses & Landscape Design: Hedgerow Patio & Stone Work: Granite Gardens Landscaping Wood Floors: A.E. Sampson & Son Photographer: C.A. Smith Photography

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A LIGHT-FILLED SUMMER CAMP DINING HALL

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his new 20,000-square-foot dining facility at a summer camp seats 500 and contains a large commercial kitchen that supplies nearly 2,400 meals a day. The building replaces the original dining hall, which the camp had largely outgrown. An adjacent pavilion, designed and constructed at the same time, provides sheltered outdoor eating and gathering space. The entire facility is also designed to host functions before and after the regular camp season.

The building is carefully integrated into the existing camp, which is located next to a lake in the woods. Although the new dining facility is only months old, it was carefully sited so that it looks as though the adjacent mature trees grew up around it. Windows around the dining area frame views of the surrounding woods and playing fields.

The arrival sequence and internal circulation were carefully studied to create a pleasant flow and minimize conflicts. High windows bring daylight into the middle of the building. Inside, the steel structure keeps the space light and airy and, contrasting with natural wood on the walls and ceiling, adds visual richness to the interior experience.

Architect: Richard Renner Architects Builder: J & K Builders Structural Engineer: Becker Structural Engineers Photographer: Richard Renner

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A DYNAMIC MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT VENUE

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ura is the transformation of a 1960s-era nightclub into an expanded and rebranded performance venue in the heart of downtown Portland.

Located within a historic district, Aura’s design grounds the building in strong, existing masonry elements and contrasts it with a modern form highlighting the event space. A large aperture in the main event space creates transparency from the sidewalk to the venue.

The 9,000-square-foot addition and renovation to the existing 15,000-square-foot space doubled audience capacity, allowing Aura’s owners to attract a greater variety of touring artists. New amenities such as two prefunction areas, as well as renovations to the existing sports bar and dance club, create flexible spaces for meetings, celebrations, and concerts. This project also brings patrons state-of-the-art audio, lighting, and video technology with remarkably little sound emission during concerts.

To improve the sight lines of the existing space, the stage was raised up four feet, and a tiered approach was taken on the first floor, allowing patrons to see over the people in front of them. A horseshoe-shaped balcony level with direct views to the stage was also added. Correspondingly, performers enjoy an unusual sense of intimacy with the audience.

A concept of “musical frequency meets architectural rhythm” spans all design aspects of the building and interiors, from the undulating windows to floor and lighting patterns, tying together this dynamic space with the constant interplay of light and movement.

Architect, Interior Designer & Engineer: WBRC Architects Engineers Acoustics: Cavanaugh Tocci Associates Brand Strategy: Blaze Partners Builder: Consigli Construction Co. Production: Waterfront Concerts Photographer: Jeff Roberts

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A CLASSIC WATERFRONT COMPOUND

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t took five years of permit agency negotiations to find a mainland base for utility connections to the Inn at Cuckolds Light, located on an island half a mile offshore. Once the mainland utilities were installed, the small 0.62-acre parcel was made even smaller by utility easements and shoreland restrictions: only 5,520 square feet of buildable area remained.

Knickerbocker Group efficiently designed a traditional Maine compound, capturing the expansion potential in a grandfathered main house and guesthouse, and siting a new barn for use by the sea captain who manages the offshore inn. All three buildings are positioned to take in spectacular views of Cuckolds Light and maximize privacy for guests.

The main house sits on the water’s edge. The lower level, formerly an enclosed storage space with a dirt floor, was converted into an elegant open-air room with a cedar ceiling, porcelain tile floor, stone fireplace, and mahogany-framed screen panels between shingleclad columns. The materials were selected for warmth and beauty as well as weather resistance, since storm surges will inevitably reach the home and flood the FEMA-compliant foundation below.

On the main level, the living areas encircle a central fireplace, finished with plastered concrete and integrated firewood storage made of diamond-lattice steel. Pickled fir beams and columns delineate the individual spaces while unifying the living areas. The winding stairway offers an open visual connection among the three floors.

At the guesthouse, the small footprint necessitated a layout as open and airy as possible, accentuated by numerous windows with large panes to take in expansive views and flood the intimate space with light. The barn serves as the office for the sea captain and a lounge for arriving guests to relax in before boating to their island retreat. As a whole, the compound embodies the classic detailing of a traditional Maine farm, with elegant finishes in hues of blue and gold that contribute a nautical edge.

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MODERN LIVING IN LONGFELLOW SQUARE

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ocated on Portland’s Longfellow Square, a very active public space rich in history, the Hiawatha is an eight-story high-rise. The mixed-use project consists of retail and structured parking on the ground level and 139 market-rate apartments on the floors above. In addition to helping define the western street edge of the square, the building design bridges the past and the present by mixing a traditional brick facade with metal siding.

The building’s shell uses an innovative insulated panel system that provides a high insulation value to minimize energy use. It was designed and constructed on a site with zero setbacks, maximizing its development potential and requiring a high degree of precision during construction. The result is a high-density, urban infill project that provides energy-efficient modern living spaces.

Architect: Ryan Senatore Architecture Civil Engineer: Acorn Engineering Developer: Redfern Properties General Contractor: PC Construction Company Structural Engineer: Structural Integrity Consulting Engineers Photographer: Jeffrey Stevensen

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A MODERN MARITIME COTTAGE

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bout a block away from the beach in Saco, an old cottage had an angled view down the street. It also had insulation, mechanicals, and a structure that were not worth saving. The client had grown up spending summers in the quaint seaside neighborhood, which has several older cottages and an old camp-style inn; his parents still live in the house across the street. The new home began around a desire to have an open living/dining/kitchen space on axis with a view to the beach, which became known as “the coffee view,� says architect David G. Johnson of Skaala Architecture. By cranking the house on its site, they were able to take advantage of the view, while also setting up a dynamic, angled relationship to the street and passersby.

The house also accommodates four bedrooms and an office loft around a central, open staircase. The latter serves to connect the whole house physically and visually and becomes a sculptural take on the union between vertical and horizontal geometries. Five steel tube columns run three stories from the basement up to the turret/loft, while downturned steel channels are welded in between the columns as brackets for each tread. The result is a very open and flowing staircase that also allows vertical ventilation, creating a stack effect up through the house on hot days.

Low maintenance and energy efficiency were also top priorities.

Skaala Architecture used double-stud wall construction, hybrid closedcell foam/dense-pack cellulose insulation, smart air barriers, and triple-pane windows to achieve a very efficient shell. Cement panels and acetylated wood siding offer a very low-maintenance exterior.

The finished summer cottage now has maritime flavor and a modern presence, with durable materials and flowing spaces.

Architect: Skaala Architecture Builder: Casey Construction Kitchen Designer: Balance Design Studio Structural Engineer: Civil & Structural Design Photographer: David G. Johnson

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A RELAXING RETREAT

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ituated on a knoll that consists of ledge outcroppings and mature trees, this 3,500-square-foot residence is on a densely wooded 18-acre lot surrounded by wetlands. The clients wanted a home to mirror the way they live—organic, clean, and simple—and be a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of their fresh produce company. The goal was to create a home filled with natural light and flexible spaces and with a seamless transition from indoor to outdoor living, integrating and celebrating the wooded landscape and native flora while minimizing the use of fossil fuels.

It was important that the interior finish materials—a mix of brick, stone, reclaimed timbers, and steel—be diverse and true, resulting in a design that blends state-of-the art mechanical systems with a rustic and industrial feel.

The exposed building materials and structure define the home’s character and provide ornamentation of the interior spaces. Wide and tall spans of glass windows and doors as well as a large, central cupola provide light, natural ventilation, and panoramic views to the wooded setting, and a cantilevered, four-season sunroom feels almost like a tree house set within the landscape.

Sustainable features include large overhangs, structural insulated panels on the roof, photovoltaic solar panels, and geothermal radiant heating and cooling, as well as native plantings and a fine fescue lawn that requires less water. The current average energy cost is less than $50 per month. It was the owners’ drive for low site impact, their passion for Passive design techniques, and their love of nature that ultimately established this relaxing retreat.

Architect: Fiorentino Group Architects General Contractor: Howarth Builders Structural Engineer: Becker Structural Engineers Landscape Architect: Terra Firma Landscape Architecture Photographer: Rob Karosis

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The Shimmield Residence Hall brings college students and visiting marine scientists together to live and learn in a Net-Positive energy building at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.

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ART SPOTLIGHT EDITED BY BRITTANY COST

O N E S T O WAT C H Five standout artists to keep your eye on

“Time, as a property containing all action, is always a necessary component of the artist’s process. The construction of artwork can be seen as an attempt to make a visual document of experience; this experience can be primarily optical, formal, conceptual, narrative, or have a number of other bases. In my current work, time is increasingly presented as a theme in the narrative content. I am interested in the reactive changes that the landscape undergoes when it is built over and into, and the history of our collective attempt to make the natural world—chaotic and resistant to influence—into a place of order, shelter, and the production of power. The relationships that are found between the natural world and our modifications of that world exist in the context of histories, whether as a large and public history or a small and personal variety of history that allows the individual to reflect on time’s movement. By incorporating elements of set design, landscape painting, abstraction, and specific historical and personal narratives, my work collapses and refracts time.”

HILARY IRONS

The Beekeepers, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 43” x 32½”

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ART SPOTLIGHT

BRIAN C . BROWNE Solstice, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 24” x 24”

“Music is the wellspring of my painting practice. I am inspired by music of all kinds—including opera, rock, classical, alternative, folk, and bluegrass. Once in the studio, I tune into process. I am an old-fashioned action painter, so I work quickly and intuitively, making fast decisions about which colors of paint to apply. I don’t work with paintbrushes but, rather, door sweeps from Home Depot, using them as large squeegees to apply the paint. Later I use the same tools to remove excess paint and revise. I continue in this vein until the painting reveals itself. I strive to give viewers a glimpse of the hidden beauty at the heart of life, especially what we experience inside—joy, sorrow, awe, loneliness, and longing—as we go about our daily lives.”

M. J. BENSON Rise, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 36” x 36” “I love the horizon and its ever-steady line of delineation between the spaces of land, sky, and sea. It’s the first stroke I make on the surface, and often the last. In between are layers and layers of light and color, sprung from my memory but unbound by realism. I start with a framework, a few rules around composition or color, but it’s the tension between what I expect and what the painting tells me that dictates the flow and finish. I work, and wait, until the fickle shifting between place and memory stills itself harmoniously on the canvas.”

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JOANNE PARENT

Memory of a Dream, 2017, oil on canvas, 30” x 40” “When I paint, I take inspiration from many different sources. I am a sailor first and foremost, and find inspiration every time I am aboard, or even just at anchor. I also love to walk and see marshes, rivers, fields, forests, and beaches—wherever the sky meets the water. My hope as a painter is to convey the feeling that I am having at the exact moment when I take the picture or remember the vista before me. The ethereal and often tranquil appearance of my paintings comes from my belief in a universal spirituality that I live by, through which I see the world and all its natural beauty, from the soft light in an early morning mist to the dramatic lighting after a rainstorm. I never know when I will be taken aback by a moment, but when it happens, I always look forward to returning to my studio to try and recreate that experience for the viewer.”

DAVID GRAEME BAKER February, 2015, oil on linen mounted on panel, 25” x 38”

“I enjoy exploring the line between reality and fiction. For me, painting is a process of connecting to and drawing inspiration from the intersections of art history, literature, folk tales, and traditional songs—and, most importantly, the grit, stress, and beauty of daily life. Actual places, objects, and people anchor the paintings. However, through interpretation and rearrangement, I strive to create juxtapositions that imbue my imagery with dreamlike qualities. The landscape of Maine and depictions of my family and friends within its embrace are favorite catalysts for my paintings and have become touchstones in my growth as an artist.” MH+D For more information, see Resources on page 138.

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44 High Street rests on Camden’s most beautiful street, in the Historic District, exquisitely sited to provide privacy, yet three blocks from the center of town. Skilled craftsmanship and attention to detail are evident throughout this impeccable property. MLS 1311976 Kate Jackson 207.691.3684 | $1,649,000

This waterfront, contemporary Shingle-style residence includes handsome stonework, high ceilings, cherry floors, a curved staircase & an elevator! Thoughtfully planned to maximize the space & views, there are wonderful decks & a lovely bluestone patio. Includes dock & rentable guest house. MLS 1324682 Ginny Whitney 207.451.3093 | $1,225,000

High quality Contemporary-style Cape. The property consists of a 4,200 s.f. residence on 1.9 acres with 254' of waterfront that is navigable to open ocean. Easily accessible common dock area.

Separate outbuilding with garage/studio/guest cottage space.

Beautifully landscaped & in truly move-in condition. MLS 1309118 Dennis Duggan 207.522.3747 | $995,000

The Penthouse #1, at the acclaimed Merritt House Condo.

Enjoy totally carefree living at this historic site, and be within minutes of your own deeded deep water access. This unit includes 2BRs, 2BAs, covered porch, rooftop deck, and turret room providing 270° panoramic ocean views. MLS 1302114 Dennis Duggan 207.522.3747 | $795,000

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Nestled on 13 woodland acres and minutes to Ogunquit and Moody Beaches. Open-concept 1st floor living/dining/kitchen. 1st floor office space easily converted to a bedroom. Viking appliances including sixburner range, butler’s pantry and custom cabinetry. 4-plus car garage.

Premier builder’s own home and it shows! MLS 1323965 Mary Jean Labbe 207.337.3661 | $689,000

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Traditional Village House overlooking Rockport Harbor. 3BR and 3.5BA. Second floor master suite with sitting level and access to deck.

Immaculately maintained grounds, interior and exterior. Remodeled kitchen. Perfect retirement or second home. Walk to harbor, village amenities and Beauchamp Point Trail. MLS 1328675 Peter van der Kieft 207.592.9366 | $675,000

Estate quality parcel with a building envelope that enjoys commanding views over the Kennebec River toward Atkins Bay and Popham Beach. Postcard views of the Perkins Island lighthouse to the West and open ocean to the South. Easement that provides for the necessary conditions to construct a dock. MLS 1313016 John Collins 207.607.2442 | $575,000

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The Sea Rose Inn offers 3 guest BRs each w/en suite bath in addition to owners’ quarters. Fully renovated, it offers a wonderful opportunity to operate your own lifestyle B&B or use as your residence. Includes furniture & equipment necessary to run a B&B. MLS 1323965 Ginny Whitney 207.451.3093 Lois Lengyel 207.233.2820 | $630,000

This fabulous converted boat house rests on the shores of the Fox Island Thoroughfare, in a sheltered cove known as Brown’s Cove walking distance to the village and ferry. A fantastic great room with a massive granite fireplace, walls of windows and additional living space below. A serene and private waterfront property. MLS 1295224 Kate Jackson 207.691.3684 | $475,000

Just a short walk to York Beach center and Short Sands Beach, you can enjoy all the activity and dining opportunities that abound. One of two top floor units, this one has been redone and boasts a beautiful new kitchen. There is nothing left to be done in this turnkey, furnished condo with all new flooring and updated bathrooms. MLS 1321491 Ginny Whitney 207.451.3093 | $685,000

Surrounded by meadows this 4BR, exquisite, light filled contemporary home rests on a private cove of the Weskeag River. Spectacular views of the Camden Hills and surrounding wildlife. Contemporary, chic, stylish, and minimal, yet very private. Includes a newly constructed oversized garage. MLS 1321491 Kate Jackson 207.691.3684 | $587,000

Expansive eastern facing Sheepscot River views. Deep water frontage provides easy access to Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset and Five Islands. Minutes to open ocean. The 11 acre lot is part of the McCarty Cove Association, which includes rights to an association deep water dock. Can be subdivided into two parcels. MLS 1286471 John Collins 207.607.2442 | $239,900

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First offering of one of Maine’s premier oceanfront estates. Located on the rocky shores of Cape Elizabeth, this 21st century home is one of the largest waterfront properties on the coast. Built with architecturally distinguished museum quality appointments, this magnificent home has it all: 16+ generously proportioned rooms with elegant flow, breathtaking views, a private beach, separate four bedroom guest house, pool, tennis court and much more - all on 600+ feet of bold Atlantic frontage.

Enjoy dramatic ocean views of Maine coastline from this custom built, Shingle-style, Wright-Ryan home. Commanding Southern and Eastern exposure fills the home with light and color. This luxurious private retreat is expertly situated to capture the views and sunrise from almost every room. High quality appointments are noted throughout and the open floor plan make this perfect for entertaining.

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Grand and stately colonial of yester year in Camden’s historical district. Step into the glorious past in this 5000'+, 5 bedroom main house and 2000'+, 3 bedroom carriage house. Seasonal water views to be improved upon. MLS 1308353

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Sandy Johnson 207.415.2128 | List Price: $595,000 Cumberland - Gracious colonial sited on a landscaped lot in a desirable neighborhood.

Spacious open-concept kit/fam rm w/ banks of windows. Yard complete w/ multi-level deck, screened gazebo & hot tub. Formal DR rm & LR rm, 4 bdrm, expansive master suite, 3rd floor den/media rm. MLS 1329450

Steve Parkhurst 207.232.4444 | List Price: $599,000 Cape elizabeth - Pristine Colonial w/some water views in Broad Cove neighborhood. Great floor plan w/ fam rm, front to back eat-in kitchen, front to back living rm w/ fireplace, dining rm, 4 bdrms including Mstr Suite. Paneled bsmt w/ fireplace & wet bar. Neighborhood beach w/ 2 ROW and access to Green Belt. MLS 1328960

Joi Kressbach 207.838.1865| List Price: $1,475,000 Falmouth - Custom built home in the Woodlands Country Club.

Meticulously renovated in 2010. 6 bdrms, 6 full & 3 1/2 baths, 7503 sq ft colonial w/3 car garage. Located near walking path to schools. 5 gas fireplaces, central air & vac, custom theatre, gym, sauna, & Harry Potter suite. MLS 1317126

Joi Kressbach 207.838.1865 | $925,000 Yarmouth - Located in one of Yarmouth’s finest neighborhoods. This custom built colonial is in the process of a kitchen upgrade to include beautiful white cabinets & subway tile. Large LR room & master suite both w/ gas fpls, cozy 2nd floor LR room, home office w/built-ins, home theater & gym with full bath. MLS 1327683

Dianne Maskewitz 207.329.4004| $945,000 Cape elizabeth - Ocean views from almost every room. Private, elevated lot in Shore Acres.

Enjoy 4 bdrms, 3 full baths, gorgeous living room with wood burning fireplace, a 20x40’ heated pool, beautifully landscaped yard with perennial gardens, stone walls, & access to Trundy Point Beach! MLS 1327487

Lynn Hallett & Whitney Harvey 207.671.8187| List Price: 529,000 Cushing’s island - The islands of Casco Bay are magical! Dotted along the coastline near Portland, each has an identity of its own.

On historic Cushing’s Island, 100 years later one can still enjoy park-like settings and walking paths designed by Frederick Law Olmstead.

Arrive to a slower pace,enjoy the vistas, ocean breezes and sandy beaches. MLS 1321134

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SMALL POINT, PHIPPSBURG | Beautiful contemporary multi-level, multi-deck home in great Small Point location! Large living and dining area make it perfect for family gatherings. Bedrooms located on separate levels offer exceptional privacy. Master bedroom deck and rooftop deck provide wonderful ocean views over the treetops. Convenient to several area beaches and hiking trails. Deeded right of way to Totman Cove. Excellent rental history; Well maintained and many updates, a must see.

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BATH | Beautifully restored colonial home with covered farmers porch and many recent

improvements including new kitchen and first floor bath and breakfast nook which overlooks the west end patio. The home has formal living and dining rooms, 2nd floor laundry, newer roof and windows. Within walking distance of downtown and library. $209,000

PARKER HEAD, PHIPPSBURG | An Historical Setting for this Classic turn of the century farmhouse extensively renovated within the past ten years. Master bedroom suite on first floor, screened poch, deck and serene views of ever changing marsh. Kayak and fish at your leisure, explore the many hiking trails on conserved land, swim at private Totman Cove or expansive Popham Beach!

Relaxed living on the Maine Coast with comfort and Style! Offered at $449,000

BATH | Professional Office Space just north of Downtown Bath with 8 private offices, 2 conference rooms, waiting room, and reception/secretarial office space. Building also offers paved parking lot and on street parking. Within walking distance of downtown, river and library park and adjacent to Kennebec River. $325,000

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Kristen Roy was great. She spearheaded the remodel of our home to prepare it for the market, she really knows her stuff....the house came out beautiful, we will seek out her advice if we remodel in the future.

She also tackled the many glitches that arose during the construction process and kept us sane during a very hectic time....did I mention we were living in the construction?

Kristen was also accommodating as she attended two closings and secured our paperwork and helped to make this process uneventful. We would recommend her in the future, especially if you plan on renovating first.

I want to help you find your Home Sweet Home!

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Kaitlyn is a Maine native who grew up in Standish and currently resides in beautiful Sebago, Maine. She has more than 9 years of sales and customer service experience and prides herself in being upfront and honest. Katie knows that the excitement of purchasing a home also includes a flood of additional emotions and tasks; which is why she strives to keep the entire transaction as seamless as possible. As a mom and mentor, she understands that sometimes it is more important to listen than it is to speak and above all else, trust. With her freespirited personality and deep roots in the community, she is the ideal person to put you at ease during the exciting process of purchasing, selling or investing in your next home.

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NEWCASTLE

Fabulous layout great for everyday living and entertaining. Panoramic views of the Great Salt Bay from every room. Close to town and a great location for a home business. $499,000 MLS#1288032

BRISTOL Enjoy the day’s sun in the move in ready home on a private road within a short distance to Damariscotta and the Pemaquid Peninsula. Four bedrooms and two baths with an open concept kitchen & family space. Three season sunroom. $343,000 MLS#1299864

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Rare beachfront on Johns Bay. Center chimney Cape with three bedrooms, one on first floor, bonus room over garage & sun porch. Deeded shared dock & float. $549,000 MLS#1278984

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Coastal Maine at its finest! Dock your boat at the float on the “Gut”- just steps from your door.

Windows—light-filled yet private. Three bedrooms and two & half baths with cathedral ceilings. Guest apartment included. $1,150,000 MLS#1316556

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Post and beam Cape with spectacular views (and frontage) of Hatchet Cove. Three bedrooms, two baths, wood floors, a wood burning fireplace & bonus room over garage. 8.62 acres $415,000 MLS#1225115

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This elegant & spacious custom built Cape was designed to maximize its setting. Situated on the east shore of Cobbosseecontee Lake with exceptional westerly views/sunsets. An open concept 2500sf, expandable home. Exceptional, flat, 1.3 ac lot with 202' of prime granite walled frontage w/ private sandy beach. Long, maplefloored living/dining expanse, two-sided chimney, 3 BR (main level master suite), 3.5 BA, bright dine-in kitchen, 3-season screened porch, expansive front deck & lawn to the lake. Lots of glass, spectacular lake views. 3 car garage, paved driveway, more.

An additional 11 abutting acres also available. A special home to enjoy life and family. Minutes to Augusta/I-95.

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Exceptional Cobbossee Lake Properties Gorgeous setting on the North end of Cobbosseecontee Lake in Manchester ME. Beautiful 2.48 ac lot with 368' of prime water frontage, exceptional southerly views. Private, contemporary, waterfront 12 room home includes five BR, 3.5 BA, a media room, game room, FR, formal LR & DR. Gourmet kitchen with S/S appliances, honed granite surfaces & two islands.

Expansive front deck. Property incl. a boathouse, dock & lawn to the lake. Adjacent to the awardwinning Augusta Country Club. A great home for entertaining or just relaxing at the lake. Minutes to Augusta/I-95.

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YORK OCEANFRONT – With panoramic ocean views, this custom-built 3,600 sq. ft. offers the best of comfort, luxury and security featuring a 3 floor elevator, full home generator & so much more! $1,395,000

KITTERY POINT OCEANFRONT – With true luxury and no detail spared, this seaside retreat features open living spaces, 1st & 2nd level master suites, a 2 bdrm in-law suite, private dock & mooring. $2,800,000

YORK – Located on 2+ landscaped acres, this 4 bdrm Colonial features a renovated high-end kitchen, formal dining room, fireplaced living room, finished lower level media room & pool house. $749,000

CAPE NEDDICK OCEANFRONT – Situated high above the rocky coast, this nearly two-acre estate with 4 en-suite bdrms plus a guest house offers beauty, comfort, convenience & privacy. $2,492,600

YORK – This 2 bdrm Cape allows you to run and grow your in-home or small business in the center of York Village featuring off-street parking, new roof, new heating system & more. $340,000

YORK HARBOR – Renovated in ‘08, this landmark multi-use building offers a sophisticated 2 BR residence with pocket gardens & two commercial units with street access and off-street parking. $1,150,000

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ONCE UPON A TIME... City dwellers discovered the magical coast of Maine, and have flocked here generation after generation. Many of them built waterfront

shingle sided summer cottages, which their lucky families cherish today. For the first time in 50 years, such a cottage is available for a new family. Built in 1902, “Glasfryn” proudly stands on one of the highest points of fabled Townsend Gut. Ten rooms, custom warm pine paneling, cathedral ceiling, with a balcony all around, and, gracing the two-story living room is one of the most spectacular fireplaces in the region. Built long ago by a master stone mason of local rock, with pieces of rose quartz, mica, and amethyst. Spacious living room, formal dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, sunroom, 4 plus bedrooms and 3 baths. Completely winterized, central air conditioning, security system, detached 2-car garage and large generator. Gracious and nostalgic, large original waterfront porch, and also a sun deck on the south side. A half-acre, 100 feet of protected deep water, private dock. Association tennis pro, 4 clay tennis courts, sandy beach and near yacht club, town and spectacular gold and country club. $1,395,000. Not in a flood zone. Broker owned. -Carol Buxton

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4BR/3.5BA extended cape on almost 4 acres enjoys an elevated southerly location with views and access to a common dock on West Harbor Pond. This property offers a separate 1BR guest house and 2 story barn. Close to yacht club & in-town amenities. $645,000

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Classic gabled 3BR/1.5 BA home with water views of Linekin Bay. Easy walk to public dock, general store & post office. Home features municipal water & central heating allowing for extended seasonal enjoyment. Living room fireplace, two porches & a workshop. $395,000

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SOUTHPORT WATER ACCESS

6BR/3BA/2 -1/2BA cape located in Newagen Colony with access to all resort amenities. Custom kitchen, wood floors, stone fireplace, full house generator & a two car garage. Includes a new carriage house with fireplace, wood floors & a full bath. $875,000

SPRUCEWOLD WINTERIZED COTTAGE

2BR/1.5BA winterized cottage set in the Sprucewold area. Bright open living space with slider to open deck. Full foundation, well and lovely back open porch. Great rental history. Close to all Boothbay area attractions & amenities, yet a world apart. $220,000

BLUE HILL SHORES WATERFRONT

3BR/2BA cape with 315’+/- of waterfront & access to a common deep-water dock. With a sunroom, open kitchen to dining room, living room with fireplace & river side deck.

Plus, scenic wooded acreage & perennial plantings. $499,000

SIGNAL POINT CONDOMINIUM

2BR/2.5BA end unit overlooking Mill Cove. Eat-in kitchen, dining area, living room w/ gas fireplace, wood floors, patio & great water views.

Second level offers guest room & ensuite master bedroom with cove views, fireplace & cathedral ceiling + 3rd fl office/den. $419,000

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On this very special island known as Cliff Island, a year-round island reached by regular ferry service from Portland’s waterfront, sits this beautiful parcel of land with about 120’ of deepwater frontage. on Luckse Sound. The views stretch to Long Island to the west and to Chebeague Island to the Northeast and Hope Island is front and center and the 3 bedroom, 1 bath cottage takes full advantage of the site and views. It’s a cozy cottage that is the essence of Cliff Island – simple, comfortable, not fancy but sure of itself. $389,000.00 for the chance of a lifetime.

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KENNEBUNK $550,000

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KENNEBUNK $519,000

Kennebunk Beach. This beautiful 2 bdrm condo was completely renovated in 2015. Panoramic views of Middle Beach, Lords’ Point & spectacular sunsets.

Mills Road Subdivision, 14 single fam lots w/deeded Right of Way to a 13+/- ac open space. Building packages start at $650,000. Similar home to be built.

Unlimited opportunities: Res/Comm/Multi-fam; 12 rms, 6 bdrm/4 ba.

It pairs antique charm w/updates, located just off Rt. 1, in downtown.

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This house has it all! Huge great rm w/antique beams & built-ins, private master suite, Gunite inground pool, fireplace & much more!

Private country setting, near beaches, open concept, 1st flr master suite, fireplaces, hdwd flooring, 4 bdrms, 4.5 baths w/tile & stone vanities.

A private & quiet setting. Custom built from special order windows to cedar clapboards & cedar shingles to mahogany decks. Quality craftsmanship.

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LUXURY PROPERTIES | TIMBERLAND | CONSULTING

Falmouth Foreside, Maine Custom built in 2014, this architect-designed timber frame home offers stunning craftsmanship throughout.

Conveniently located on Town Landing Road with access to the town's waterfront amenities. This home offers 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, indoor/outdoor lap pool opening to outdoor patio, stone fireplace, 2-car garage, and lots of outdoor living space. Attached to the main house is an 1820's classic cape with 3 bedrooms. This living area has excellent income potential or additional space for extended family. $1,195,000 John Scribner 207-874-2057 jscribner@landvest.com

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Listed as one of the “Top 15” architects in the Portland, Maine area, Dwight M Herdrich Architecture + Design is known for their holistic approach to architectural design by integrating interior design, acoustic design energy efficiency, and technology.

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