10 View to Portugal
This escape from the city for a retired couple is sited on a barrier island populated with large vacation homes. Shaped by its oceanfront location and the owner’s desire for sloped ceilings with exposed rafters, the basic form of the house and its structure speak about building at the edge of the land and sea. The large entry porch forms a threshold that frames a view out to the Atlantic Ocean and back to the marsh, while the extensive use of exposed heavy timber construction gives expression to the natural forces imposed on it by the coastal environment.
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