A House In A Field
The story of a house. In a field. And how it gets there.
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Remind me again – who did that?
It seems like most of our discussions about Dash Landing start with a version of this question. “Who did the tile?” “Who designed the house?” “Who picked out that fabulous green?” The answers to those questions and many more are…
Read More“I’m not even going to bother to write a report…”
After eight months of design work and eight months of construction, today’s final “punch list” inspection ended up redefining “uneventful.” We invited Rob up to Freeport to do the inspection with us. Not only is he far more experienced at…
Read MoreDarwin has nothing on us : The evolution of a mantle.
One of the areas where we’ve all “struggled” just a bit has been the fireplace mantle. Visually really important to the house. Coincidentally also a source of contention between the two of us. (Let’s just say that one…
Read MoreRob has a blog too. Let’s learn about the design process.
Our friends at Whitten Architects just redid their website and added a blog. Or added a post about Dash Landing to their existing blog — we can’t remember. In either case, it’s worth a look just to get a sense…
Read MoreA journey of a thousand miles starts with a big meeting.
With apologies to Lao-tzu, it was a auspicious day on Dash Landing. Freeport “unposted” its roads on Monday. And while we would have liked to imagine a line of sub-contractors revving their engines at the border to get this thing…
Read MoreAlmost like this. But definitely different.
If you’re one of the two readers who have followed us from the beginning (thanks kids!), you’ll know our hopes for the design of a house in the field : We wanted it to fit into Porter’s Landing. There are…
Read MoreGreat Expectations
One of the questions we’ve asked ourselves since making this journal public is “how much and when?” While we want to record our progress, we also want to respect the decision making process And today was definitely one of those…
Read MoreThis Is Starting To Feel Like A Good Decision…
Just received this from another of the build/design contractors that we met with : “Great choice- if there was an architect I would have placed on the top of the “Recommended” list, it would be Rob. He’s a great guy…
Read MoreBig Decision
After a long series of “Design/Build Contractor vs. Architect,” “Fall 2012 vs. Spring 2013,” “Design/Build Contractor A. vs. Design/Build Contractor B.”, etc. debates, we’ve made a decision to hire Rob Whitten of Whitten Architects. We like Rob’s work and — more…
Read More“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity” – Seneca
In pulling together our scrapbook, there was one one house that we kept revisiting. Not perfect, but just something that “connected” with both of us. More interestingly, it’s a house that’s here in Maine and designed by a local architect….
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A House In A Field 