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Nantucket,
Naturally
New England’s northeast winds are notorious, so much so, in fact,
that storms coming off the ocean are named for them. Known as
nor’easters, they usually signify three days of wild weather and shore-battering winds.
When Lyman Perry and his project architect, Jeffrey Spoelker, were
asked to design a guest house to be built on the northeast edge of
Nantucket, an island already situated thirty miles out to sea, sweeping in the ocean vistas while taming the incoming elements posed a challenge. Moreover, the family-friendly guest house would not only need to withstand strong winds and winter storms,
but also the energy and activity
of grandchildren.
Read more
In the Fall issue of La Vie Claire Magazine |
