Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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P L A N S 1. Bedroom 2. Kitchen 3. Dining Space 4. Deck 5. Living Space 6. Bath 7. Tower The main living area encompasses a living and dining space as well as a kitchen. "We kept the cabinetry in a simple Shaker style," notes the designer, "and painted it a periwinkle—a color found in the fields one as well as the slate floor in the kitchen." The flooring is an engineered European oak, which will patina over time to a soft gray. The living space is flan ed on each side with exposed stone walls that extend the outdoors to the inside. The space has 10-foot ceilings and unobstructed views of the water through a series of sliding glass doors that lead to a deck. "When the doors are open, the whole house opens to the outdoors and extends the living space," 192 1 2 3 5 4 7 6 notes Eoyang. The homeowners decorated the living area with an eclectic mix of mid-century Modern antiques and inexpensive contem- porary pieces. The property needed to be low-main- tenance due to its waterfront location. To achieve this, Eoyang chose a standing metal-seam roof, copper gutters, and ipe, a Brazilian walnut, for the deck. Ipe will weather over time and begin to match the interior flooring—furth r blurring the line between indoors and outdoors. A simple thin cable railing surrounds the deck and off rs the least amount of view obstruction. The cable railing is also found on the interior staircase. For an optimal summer guesthouse, Eoyang incorporated an outdoor shower, Floor plan illustration by Pip Hurn which is also enclosed in fields one. Eoy- ang designed a trellis to act as an open-air roof over the shower, which leads directly into a bathroom on the lower level. The windows are a mix of fenestrated casement and large plate glass windows. The casements reflect the historical win- dows of the old towers and lighthouses in the harbor. Although there is an HVAC system in the house, during the summer, guests rarely use the air conditioning. "There are wonderful cross-breezes throughout the house," notes Eoyang. The house is open and airy, but it is also private from the main house. The small stone cottage off rs an intimate private space for guests and echoes the rocky coastline of the North Shore and its rich historical past. vifstudio.com ● n Towering View The bedroom offers pano amic views of the harbor. Below, the kitchen cabinets are designed in the Shaker style. "WE LOOKED AT THE ENVIRONMENT AND WANTED THE HOUSE TO BE 'BORN' FROM NATURAL ELEMENTS. THE STONE GIVES A SENSE OF PERMANENCE TO THE DWELLING." —LIAN EOYANG