Guest House
Location: Bar Harbor, ME
Residential: 2,500 SF
Awards & Publications:
The American House: 100 Contemporary Homes; Hannah Jenkins / Architecture Today: Houses; Manel Gutierrez / Dwell, Nov 2018
Credits:
Architect: Alan E. Ho, Project Manager (while on staff at SPAN Architecture) / SPAN Architecture: Peter Pelsinski, Principal; Karen Stonely, Principal; Aaron Zalneraitis
General Contractor: Brian D. Shaw Contractors
Structural Engineer: Albert Putnam Engineers
Photography: Adrian Gaut
Copyright SPAN Architecture, all design rights are credited to SPAN Architecture.
Situated on a historic 200 acre waterfront property, the Maine Guest House was conceived as a modern day carriage house. The Guest House is the first of a series of structures to occupy the site and is situated overlooking the entrance drive, historic garden and Tea House. The program is a modest two bedroom apartment over a three car garage and work space. The base reflects the vernacular architecture and landscape on site through the use of local granite and cedar board and batten siding. The apartment level is a more contemporary take on the local architecture and is finished in glass, dark stained cedar shiplap siding and steel. The house consists of intricate wood details combined w/ steel to reflect the local craft and rich building traditions in Maine.
