PROJECT Tower House
LOCATION Annapolis, Maryland, US
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 6/1/2016
ARCHITECT Hansen Architects
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT
OWNER/CLIENT Confidential Client
CONTRACTOR / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Hansen Construction
PHOTOGRAPHER Marta Hansen
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM Marta Hansen, AIA
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Located on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, near one of Maryland’s earliest settlements, this 3500 SF house minimized its footprint for environmental reasons, becoming a tower with Classical and Maritime references. The Classical white tower, with a temple form and board-and-batten siding used to emphasize the verticality, contrasts oversized traditional windows, rationally stacked, with a first floor Modern floor-to-ceiling curtain window wall set in a serpentine pattern to bi-pass an Ionic column, which opens the main living space onto a wrap-around deck overlooking the waterfront. On the back, or north side, a four-story stair tower differentiates itself with natural cedar shingles, a flared base, and wrap-around windows at the top mimicking a light house beacon. On the interior, the structural stairs span across the vertical ribbon window accented with salvaged stained glass church windows. The continuous interior guardrail abstracts the adjacent wetland reeds in welded metalwork. The home was designed for an artist and philosophy professor, so artwork and floor-to-ceiling bookcases further sculpt and define the spaces.
MEDIA FOR DOWNLOAD
Project PDF
IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1 Tower House, Entry twilight, Marta Hansen photographer
IMAGE 2 Tower House, Waterside, Marta Hansen photographer
IMAGE 3 Tower House, Living Room, Marta Hansen photographer
IMAGE 4 Tower House, Kitchen and Dining, Marta Hansen photographer
IMAGE 5 Tower House, Waterside twilight, Marta Hansen photographer
IMAGE 6 Tower House, Stairtower, Marta Hansen photographer
IMAGE 7 Tower House, Waterside Day, Marta Hansen photographer
IMAGE 8 Tower House, Kitchen, Marta Hansen photographer
Tower House
Category
Local > AIA Chesapeake Bay > Residential Architecture (AIA Chesapeake Bay)
Winner Status
- Merit Award
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