Exterior Ideas
Power is produced by solar panels and stored in a battery bank. Additional heating is provided by a slow-combustion wood heater that burns fallen timber collected on the property. Rainwater is collected and stored in four tanks with a total capacity of 24,000 gallons. Wastewater, which is treated through an aerobic sand filter, is used for irrigation in the garden.
Maine home set into a coastal woodland garden.
Unmanicured style fits the home's rugged park-chalet aesthetic in Maine.
Cor-Ten steel develops a changing patina over time. The homeowners were concerned that the material could stain the concrete, so the architects created this gap detail to protect it. The homeowners filled it with their collection of pebbles, shells and sea glass, adding a coastal touch on the home’s street side.
rusted metal, concrete, board and batten- mix of exterior materials
Natural
Natural play space
simplicity
Boulders appear to grown into patio; House as a part of the land.
Native plants; little to no grass
Maine Lake House
Coastal Maine house
Home in Sweden
Barge parked in London
Barge terrace
Small, retro-modern design
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