Mountain Road Residence, Kent, Connecticut
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| Mountain Road Residence | |
| Designer | Halper Owens Architects, Washington Depot, Connecticut, USA |
| Location | Kent, Connecticut, USA |
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| Building Type | Large House |
| Climate | Mild Temperate |
| Context | Rural |
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"The sheer airiness and lofty spatiality of this complex building make for a wonderful family place, both inside and out. This is made possible by two strong gestures.
1: In adapting the materials of a relocated cow barn the architects have created an interesting integration of rusticity and modernity. This is noticeable especially in the strong clarity and openness of the kitchen and related spaces, in the tamed brutality of the masonry fireplaces & chimney breasts, in the contrast between the generous bright stairwell and the weathered underside of the roof timbers.
2: In carefully considering all aspects of site planning,… approach, plain character, location of courtyard and pool….the architects have made an interesting and serene landscape. The facades shift from quiet planarity at North and East to a complex west side worthy of a multi-storey Athonite monastery. Yet this same façade, viewed from the pool presents an almost classical, formal elegance."
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- "New England AIA Awards", Brian Libby, ArchitectureWeek No. 451, 2009.1104, p N1.1.
