American Moedrn House | Cape Cod Beach House | Hariri & Hariri

Provincetown is a thin strip of low-rise buildings at the curved tip of Cape Cod. Despite it's known bohemian summering artist, writers, painters, and a historic gay community –the town still has little contemporary architecture. Only a few steps away from a masterwork of 20th-century architecture by Walter Gropius, this project takes form.

This 2400 Sqft. Beach House is located at the far end of the geographically exquisite Provincetown, on a dune facing a salt marsh and a mile-long stone breakwater. It is a two-story structure with 3 bedrooms, loft like living/dining/kitchen areas, large terrace and covered balcony spaces above. The contours and curvature of the land combined with the city's 23 ft. height limit were used to develop a snug, intimate relationship between the architecture and the site.......more