Writer's Studio | Mt. Desert Island | Maine | New England |

The Writer wanted his working space to take advantage of the beauty of the site and views while respecting the fragile landscape of Somes Sound on Mt. Desert Island, Maine. The studio was built with minimal impact on the shoreland and vegetation. With the bark-like texture of the red cedar shingles and the transparent connection to the ground, the architecture becomes a part of the Maine woods. The cantilevered daybed looks into an Eagle’s nest on nearby Bar Island.....more

Bisharat Residence | Chebeague Island | Maine | New England | Carol A Wilson Architect

From the entry hall, Halfway Rock Light marks a due southerly course in Casco Bay with Crow Island in the foreground. The Bisharats returned to a Maine island after years of living in Cairo and the Middle East with a new appreciation of trees, water and the natural beauty of their land. They asked for an “unassuming house that would lie close to the land, settled among its trees, seaside ledges and underground springs.” The long lean house accommodates an active life while constantly acknowledging the landscape thorough a transparent wall. The vertical south facing glass is carefully protected in the summertime by a deep overhang yet by mid-winter, the low angle of sunlight touches the base of the north wall of the Living Room. Year round the house responds to sun and wind, the house opens and closes to the weather.....more

Weir House | West Bath | Maine | New England | Carol A Wilson Architect

The site is four acres of land on Mill Cove where the New Meadows River meets Winnegance Bay. The Owners are New Englanders who lived in the south for thirty-five years. He is a tree geneticist who chose the land for the red pines, straight tall stately trees similar to the loblolly pines of the south. She is an artist, a weaver and a cook in need of a studio for her loom and a kitchen for her talents. The site demanded windows on the north face to take advantage of the views of the water, contrary to the requirement of any house in Maine for vertical south facing glass to provide light and solar warmth. These conflicting desires were settled by facing the tall southern glass toward future gardens and by framing Mill Cove with a band of narrow horizontal windows. The color was the artist’s choice, a “cardinal in the woods” as she calls it.....more