Houses of Maine - Hardcover

Elliott + Elliott Architecture

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 161689122X ISBN 13: 9781616891220

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 2013

Synopsis

"There have been many influences for us over the years but the defining factor in our firm's work is that we practice architecture in Maine, amidst extraordinary and ordinary beauty." Although it has become something of a cliché for architects to say they pay close attention to a building's site and surroundings, for Elliott + Elliott Architecture, residing, working, and building along Maine's rugged coast has translated not only into refreshing architectural forms whose roots in tradition are clear, but also into collaborative processes with local builders and artisans, in the spirit of the shipbuilders and craftsmen of the state's history. Featuring six of their most emblematic residential projects, Houses of Maine demonstrates that, in the right hands, the rough-around-the-edges individualism and often harsh natural environment for which this coast is known allow for a balanced, serene, and vernacular architecture whose links with the past create nothing less than a confidently optimistic preview of the region's architectural future.

About this title

About the Author:

Husband-and-wife team of Matthew and Elizabeth Elliott formed Elliott + Elliott Architecture in 1993

Review:

"A love letter to coastal Maine." -- BOSTON MAGAZINE

"This deliciously quiet book book is the first on the husband-wife firm.. All six [featured homes] achieve dignity, simplicity, and authenticity." -- INTERIOR DESIGN

"Stunning... An extraordinary monograph." -- METROPOLIS

"Few locales conjur up more summer fantasies than idyllic Maine. In Houses of Maine: Elliott + Elliott Architecture, the Pine Tree State takes the spotlight in a tour of some of the gorgeous homes that dot the coast from Cape Cod to Mount Desert Island." -- THE DAILY BEAST

"Beautiful." -- NEW ENGLAND HOME

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 161689122X
• ISBN 13: 9781616891220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176