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| Adirondack Lake Cottage - view from across the lake |
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| Great Room feature window bump out on toward lake |
The Adirondack Cottage on the Lake I designed is now enclosed from the weather. The roof is on, the walls have their insulated sheathing and windows installed, and some temporary doors are installed. Porch and deck floors have been framed and one can really see the entire massing of the building and get the feeling for all the rooms - interior and exterior. It looks and feels fantastic!
I am pleased by how connected each room feels to the lake in particular, and the outdoors in general and how the balcony bridge and soaring feature window really make the interior unique the moment you step through the front door. My layout of windows, glass doors, transoms, and outdoor decks/porches, as well as the placement on the site, really maximized this water-front property. The house totally takes advantage of it's location.
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| View from Great Room back toward Kitchen and Balcony above |
Other than the master bedroom suite tucked to one side of the floor plan behind the fireplace, most of the first floor area is open. The great room is the focus with many, many windows reaching upward toward the roof, and fireplace, and a high ceiling with a balcony looking over into it. The kitchen and dining spaces are in view, and a first floor office/bedroom is also very visible, with glass French doors as it's entry.
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| Glass doors in Dining Room to the deck |
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| Bridge Balcony |
The second floor rooms and balcony are tucked up into the roof. This helped the massing of the home fit in with its petite neighbors a bit better. Windows pop up in dormers from the roof and the bridge balcony allows one to be high up with views down into the foyer, the great room, and out the many lake side windows toward the water.
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| Front Porch - dormers above (temporary door) |
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| View from Bridge Balcony down into Entry Foyer |
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| Lake Side Elevation |
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| Front/ Street view with protected existing tree |
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| Glass doors/windows in Master Bedroom have small roof overhang |
To read the previous post on this project click on the link below:
cwb-architect.blogspot.com/chapter2-adirondackcottageonlake
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