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Modern Lake House Love

Lake House Love

 

Artfully blending the modern farmhouse aesthetic with classic lake house style for this property in New York’s Finger Lakes region, this home features steep gables, traditional white shiplap, a screened in timber porch, and extensive timber detailing.

 

Lake House Love
“We went through multiple design iterations to both capture the design intent, and also stay within the homeowner’s budget. The materials are kiln dried Douglas fir with a custom burn and brush finish, playing off the modern farmhouse look but also keeping it very much a lake house aesthetic.” - Eric Fraser New Energy Works COO

 

“The clients really like that clean, white, modern farmhouse look with steeper gables, white shiplap, and timber detailing,” Peter Heintzelman, AIA, LEED G.A. from Method Architecture Studio shared. “On the exterior we also added a little character with stained and finished timber. There is also a large screen porch that is connected to the living area that increases the size and variability of the space. The owners left it pretty open ended in terms of the design work, but they definitely had a look they were going for overall.”

 

Lake House Love

 

Lake House Love
The homeowners first boat, saved and restored from his childhood, embedded into the porch ceiling serves as a touchpoint in the fully custom home. 

 

Crafting a new waterfront home full of character and contemporary charm was a long-term dream for the homeowners and their three growing daughters. The homes design reflects the owners desire to finish raising their children on the lake, but also entice them to return to the nest as they leave in the years to come.

 

Lake House Love

 

Lake House Love

 

“This house had some interesting site constraints,” Pete added. “On every custom home project, the site helps to design the house, but this project had some restrictions for building on this particular lake, and we were using the footprint of the previous structure as part of the development of the new plans. No property is impossible to develop, so using those constraints as a positive for design always produces a more creative solution for the finished project.”

 

Lake House Love

 

“Working with New Energy Works is always great.” Pete concluded. “They had the professionalism and well detailed collaborative structure to help create the prefect scenario to achieve what the clients were looking for as well as the engineering expertise necessary to make the project successful.”

 

Lake House Love

 

See our case study: Classically Modern Lake House | New Energy Works

 

Project Credits:

Architect: Method Architecture Studio

Builder: Canterbrook Meadow Corporation

Engineer: Fire Tower Engineered Timber

Photography: Don Cochran

 

 

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