NEW HOUSE
Built at the top of a hill, this weekend house references three distinct architectural traditions: the Connecticut vernacular, modernism and the architectural heritage of the client, a descendant of architect Stanford White of the noted firm McKim, Mead and white. The west-facing entry porch ends a seventy two-foot long gallery leading to the open living, dining, kitchen spce that is grand, but has a balanced sense of intimacy. the low, long gable form at the exterior quotes the Lowe House of 1897, a seminal work of White's, while steel columns in the entry hall reference White's own house that features large, riveted, exposed steel beams in the living room. In addition to the main house, the project also includes a detached cottage.