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Friday, June 3, 2011

McKeough House: Classic Island Cottage

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The McKeough House is a small cottage located on Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island. Although keeping the traditional island style of weathered gray shingles, porches with low-pitched roofs, and steeply pitched extended dormers, this charming home has a whimsical twist, created by two house blocks and a central connecting unit.
The roof of the attached front porch continues through the house; on one side it serves as the vaulted ceiling of the living room, where on the other side, as the roof of the back-entry porch.
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The design of this charming private residence is simple yet classic, featuring pure and uncluttered, bright open spaces. The living room serves as a space somewhere between an indoor and an outdoor room, featuring exposed rafters and 8ft tall framed doors and transom windows overlooking magnificent view of the ocean.
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I love the simplicity of the kitchen with its large double-hung windows, floating sink and the ample of bright light pouring in.
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The mass of the structure has been cut in two, and so has two sets of stairs, each leading to dormer bedrooms on each side of the house.
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This beautiful house is also featured in Sarah Susanka�s book �Inside the Not So Big House�. In this book Susanka and architectural design writer Marc Vassallo focus their lens on 23 homes, from Rhode Island to San Diego, illustrating exceptional attention to detail � Each offers inspiration for those building or remodeling to transform their home into an expression of all that is important to them.
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* All images courtesy of Estes/Twombly Architects