PROJECT Langford Creek Fish Camp
LOCATION Confidential, ,
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 8/1/2010
ARCHITECT Hammond Wilson
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT
OWNER/CLIENT Confidential Client
CONTRACTOR Wilson & Taylor Builders, LLC
PHOTOGRAPHER Hammond Wilson; Tony Lewis
DESIGN TEAM Robert G. Hammond, AIA
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
The client, a retired writer, envisioned this unique, waterfront retreat to be a “catawampus” collection of buildings reflecting a “turn of the century Chesapeake wharf community thrown together with flotsam and jetsam and things found in the woods… sheds, shanties and arks to shield sawyers, fishermen, gunners, shuckers and pickers from the elements.” A group of three buildings was developed, each with its own programmatic function. “The Depot” houses the main living area, “The Bunk House” houses sleeping and office areas, and “The Basket Factory” contains a woodworking shop, storage, and garage. Each building uses simple gable, shed and lean-to forms combined as needed to enclose the desired space. These simple buildings with their loose arrangement on the site create a complexity similar to the jumble of buildings found along a working waterfront. A framework within which components could be incorporated as construction progressed allowed these buildings to evolve as they were built.
IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1 A "catawampus" collection of buildings, loosely arranged and assembled from trees felled on-site and other salvaged and found materials, creates this Thoreau-like retreat. Image by Hammond Wilson.
IMAGE 2 Much of the lumber, siding and porch flooring was milled from trees felled on-site. Image by Hammond Wilson.
IMAGE 3 Much of the lumber, siding and porch flooring was milled from trees felled on-site. Image by Hammond Wilson.
IMAGE 4 Much of the lumber, siding and porch flooring was milled from trees felled on-site. Image by Tony Lewis.
IMAGE 5 Charred corrugated metal used on the exterior was all that remained of an old farmhouse. Image by Tony Lewis.
IMAGE 6 Some hand-hewn beams once held up a local tavern. Image by Tony Lewis.
IMAGE 7 Throughout the compound, exterior materials are an assemblage of salvaged horizontal siding, wood shingles, corrugated metal, brick and wood logs. Image by Tony Lewis.
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Langford Creek Fish Camp
Category
AIA Maryland > Residential Architecture (Single & Multi-Family) (AIA Maryland)
Winner Status
- Citation Award
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