Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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84 wrapped in shingles, clapboards, and stone and perched on a granite outcrop in Annisquam Village, is a natural beauty, with details that captivate the eye as much as the rippling Atlantic Ocean below. But behind the home's exquisite exterior is a beast, a feat of engineer- ing and design that protects the structure from the most vicious storms the Atlantic can dish up. The home's combination of sublime looks and ultra- strength was achieved through intricate planning and many modifications, says Robert S. MacNeille, AIA, design principal of Carpenter & MacNeille Architects and Builders in Essex and Wellesley. MacNeille and project architect Tim Curtis, AIA, led the effort to weave high-tech sustainability methods with sturdy New England architectural character. Here, sustainable measures such as triple-paned windows, continuous exterior insulation, and current energy- efficient systems converge, in complete concert with the home's domestic profile and sunlit interiors. "It wasn't a straightforward traditional design," MacNeille says, "so it was a lot of work to ensure that it looked natural." T H E H O U S E The abundant use of natural materials – primarily red cedar shingles and stone – reflects the natural landscape of the Gloucester coastline.