Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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84 ineteenth-century American painter Fitz Hugh Lane, a native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, often depicted maritime landscapes near his North Shore home following the tenets of Luminism, an artistic tradition that imbued the study of nature with an intensity of feeling. One such canvas may have been created near the site of a home recently designed by Flavin Architects of Boston. The simi- larity between Lane's vista painted in 1847 and the glorious views of a cove captured from the house is uncanny. For both the artist of yore and the architects of this modern farmhouse-style design, Colin Flavin and Howard Raley, embracing nature is an unequivocal part of the equation. "The house is really subservient to the landscape, it doesn't dominate your view," observes Flavin, the firm's founding principal. "You feel like nature is still the master in this setting." Behind the scenery of mature oaks and lush green marsh grass, and in concert with the architects, the homeowners played an integral role in the home's conception, especially the husband, a former student The home is designed as an open concept plan. Bay windows and window seats offer spaces to sit and enjoy the views.