Project Details
- Project Name
- Freeman Residence
- Location
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Bristol ,RI ,United States
- Project Types
- Custom
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Size
- 2,600 sq. feet
- Shared by
- Editor
- Consultants
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General Contractor: Wes Deane.,Landscape Architect: Martha Moore.,Michael Mathers.
- Project Status
- Built
- Room or Space
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Bedroom ,Kitchen ,Living Room
Project Description
2001 RADA
Custom / 3,500 Square Feet Or Less / Merit
The 1.2-acre waterfront site was the biggest influence on the design of this 2,600-square-foot house, says architect James Estes. Thus, an exuberant waterfront facade presents an ample deck and large double-hung windows to the expansive views, and wide overhanging eaves shade both from the sun. The living room, dining room, and kitchen--anchored by a large Pennsylvania fieldstone fireplace--also cleave to the waterfront side.
A two-story bedroom wing comes at the view sideways, connecting to the main structure at its broad side. Estes calls the sleeping quarters "a kind of bunkhouse." Lesser rooms (a study, the laundry room) collect at the front of the house, which hunkers down protectively to greet the street.
With such prime real estate, it would have been easy to get carried away, but Estes showed considerable restraint. "We tried to max out the lot, though it is a very reasonable size house," he says. The judges agreed, calling the house "consistent" and "not the least bit overwrought."
