Killingworth, CT
A small white farmhouse on a tree – lined road had been in the family for many years as a weekend getaway. The owners wished to double the size of the house to include a new large living room for entertaining, a master bedroom wing, and a kitchen and sunroom. However, they did not want the house to look big – or out of place –on the narrow road.
The small scale was maintained by making the additions a group of barn-like buildings in colors different from the original house. The master bedroom and a porte-cochere at the family entrance are simple, gable-roofed structures, painted barn red. The new “great room” structure is painted slate gray to blend into the shadow under the huge maple trees and the entrance and the sun room are painted spruce green, further differentiating its parts. The original house remains white, as the focal point of the composition.
Recognition:
1993 American Wood Council Design Award
1993 Renaissance Remodeling Design Award, Project of the Year
1993 AIA Connecticut/Metropolitan Hartford Residential Design Award
1992 New England Regional Council/AIA Design Award
Design Team:
A project of Centerbrook Architects and Planners
William H. Grover, FAIA, with Nick Deaver, AIA
Builder:
A.J. Shea Construction LLC
Photography:
Jeff Goldberg/Esto ©