Often views or site characteristics make it either advantageous or necessary to build a house in the reverse of the way the plans were originally drawn. Red links to each of her plans appear below her bio, in alphabetical order. For easy access to this other version, click on the architect’s name (in bold blue letters, on the left side of this page). Each was drawn in response to frequent requests from our customers for a version that was a bit less costly to build, and/or that had a bedroom and full bath on the main floor. There are now two other versions of this house that are available on this website – Maple Forest 2 and Maple Forest 3. We are the only plan provider to offer plans for this house that include the changes made on those four occasions. The last change was made in September of 2004. These changes and clarifications were done on four separate occasions. Over the next ten years, the architect made small changes to the plans in response to the questions she got regularly from builders. The original plans for this gorgeous home were created in 1994. There’s also another bedroom suite, with a walk–in closet, a dressing area, and a full bath. The basement includes a large media room, and exercise room, and plenty of storage space. Bedrooms 2 and 3 each have walk–in closets, spaces for built–in desks, and their own full bathrooms. The master bath features two sinks, a large soaking tub, and a large separate shower. The master bedroom on the upper floor is vaulted, and has two walk–in closets. While a change like this is fairly simple to make, you might wish to take a look at Maple Forest 3, which was modified by the architect to have a bedroom suite in this area of the house. There’s a sunlit breakfast nook next to the kitchen for casual dining, and the more formal dining area accesses a large deck for outdoor dining on warm evenings.Ī number of our former customers have modified the plans to create a bedroom suite in the area that originally included the library/den, laundry room (which is typically moved to the breezeway), and powder room. The large wrap–around deck can be accessed from the screened porch, the kitchen, and the entryway. It also accesses a screened porch that has unlimited views in three directions. The great room is anchored by a finely crafted stone fireplace, and it is open to both the kitchen and the dining room. Curved archways, exposed beams, and wood detailing are as inviting as they are beautiful. Curved windows on the upper floor, and perfectly placed dormers, just add to the effect.Īnd then there’s the inside of the house! As you can see from all the interior photos we have of the original house, and of other homes built from our plans, the inside of the house is every bit as stunning as the exterior. The exterior also features a large wrap–around deck, a screened porch, and abundant windows facing in all four directions. The steep–pitched roofs (with a unique curving “lip” over the entry), combined with the shingles, wood siding, and wood detailing, produce an exterior that dazzles all who approach it. There is something about this beautiful Craftsman–style house that seems to make everyone who sees it fall in love with it. We seek projects of all types and sizes in architecture, landscape design, urban design, and object design.ĬPHC®, is a certification mark of the Passive House Institute US (PHIUS).This extraordinary home is not only featured in architect Michaela Mahady’s book “Welcoming Home”, it’s photo is on the cover! It was also featured in Sarah Susanka’s highly acclaimed book “The Not So Big House”, as well as on a segment of HGTV. Reverse Architecture is a full service modern architecture and design practice specializing in contemporary sustainable design. Our design philosophy is characterized by open experimentation that takes into account the needs and desires of our clients, the demands of site, culture, and ecology, the inherent properties of materials, and the transformative potential of technologies and techniques. Carl is a Certified Passive House Consultant (CPHC) and LEED AP. Carl Solander, AIA is a licensed architect in Massachusetts and Maine. Reverse Architecture's focus is on design innovation, sustainability, and the beauty of a well-crafted and carefully considered environment in the modern world.
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