The 1290 live or work residence by Sigrid Miller Pollin

July 30, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Home design

This structure redefines the New England house. The residential portion fits into a ten foot elevation drop and opens to a beautiful meadow. The work portion is located on the flatter area related to the street the finely crafted interior elements are created to harmonize with much of the furniture, also designed by the architect.

The following text is from Sigrid Miller Pollin :

1290 Studio and Residence is inspired by and a transformation of the traditional white clapboard New England farmhouse. A sweeping curve connects an art and architecture studio workspace on the west, a drive-through arbor in the center and living space on the eastern portion. The house takes its cues from the specifics of the site and a contemporary programmatic mix of living and working on the site. The operable clerestory windows on the west and operable view windows on the east provide cross ventilation through the living/dining space.

The traditional screen porch at the lower level is reinterpreted with an aluminum frame grid.The living/dining space opens ups exuberantly to views of the meadow to the east while maintaining privacy with high walls and clerestory windows on the side oriented toward the street.

The studio or work wing is located perpendicular to the residential bar of spaces. This L-shaped plan forms an entry garden area with a cobble stone driveway that doubles as a patio area for outdoor entertaining. The small scale drive way passes through an arbor designed for climbing, flowering vines.

This arbor area collects rain water in a large drain and two adjacent gutters. The rainwater now exiting below grade to daylight on the lower portion of the site will be collected in a retention tank and harvested for various on site needs in the future.

Designer website: www.millerpollin.com

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The 1290 chair furniture