High Design
The architectural
elements throughout
the house are
impeccable. Truly the
work of masters.
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Plans
1. Entry
2. Dining room
3. Kitchen
4. living room
5. study
6. Bedroom
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Floor plan illustrations by Pip Hurn
Built into a bank with a very steep
grade sloping north, the house allows for
some spectacular ocean views, culminating on the home's east side. From the
north-side kitchen—two floors aboveground level—leafy sweeps of green
treetops and cove views beyond are
visible. The site's topography and grade,
while lending dramatic beauty, had its
challenges. "It was a very tricky site,"
Tittmann says. The architect, along with
his colleagues, including builder Carl
Anderson of Manchester and landscape
architect Richard Burck of Richard Burck
Associates, Inc., in Somerville, worked in
concert with the family and the site itself
to create the family's dream home.
"It seems like a very natural expression of how to live in that part of the
world," Tittmann muses about the house.
"Connected to the earth, ocean, and history—through stone, sun, and cultural
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aspects—like the echo of Kragsyde." ●
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