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Yankee modern : the houses of Estes/Twombly / William Morgan.
Author
Morgan, William, 1944-
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Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/Created
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2010.
Description
167 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.
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NA7239.E88 A4 2010
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Estes/Twombly
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Architecture, Domestic
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New England
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Summary note
"Architects James Estes and Peter Twombly have described their nearly two decades of work as 'quiet modernism.' Their Rhode Island-based firm, Estes/Twombly Architects, builds modestly sized and geometrically precise houses that are unique to their New England locale without being style-driven. These award-winning homes reflect the area's strong architectural heritage - white cedar shingles, sliding barn doors, standing-seam metal roofs - without being derivative. Yankee Modern features ten elegant houses in Rhode Island and Connecticut that are moderate in scale and budget yet quietly large in ambition. For Estes/Twombly, each building site, whether responding to a view, a neighbor, or the terrain, requires a unique solution. Through careful integration of site and design, the architects create enough natural heat and ventilation to defy the rugged New England climate and extend the warm seasons." "Estes/Twombly's multiple award-winning Cyronak House on Block Island combines a modern, open plan - so suitable for the way most families live today - with time-tested local materials; sliding barn doors enclose a small courtyard entry and protect it from north winds, while to the south a small deck catches summer afternoon breezes. The pair of simple two-story blocks that comprise the Danevic House are turned at right angles and pulled apart to make outdoor spaces and take advantage of different views. A latticework tower joins them, acting as a transition between indoors and outdoors, the private and public realms. Sumptuous photography, charming drawings, and detailed plans fully illustrate Estes/Twombly's commonsense design solutions. Author William Morgan s opening essay traces the firm's development and situates their work in both regional and historical contexts. Yankee Modern is a welcome return to the simple pleasures of modest, innovative architecture, sensitive to its site and clients' needs."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents
Foreword / by Howard Mansfield
Yankee modern / by William Morgan
Wolf House
Cyronak House
Freeman House
Estes House
O'Leary House
McKeough House
Osprey House
Barker House
Danevic/Bernard House
Stonington House
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Houses of Estes/Twombly
ISBN
9781568988177 (alk. paper)
1568988176 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2009006733
OCLC
310097134
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