Lush greenery tops one half of this three-bedroom residence on the shore of Connecticut's Lake Wononscopomuc, which local studio Allee Architecture and Design created as two separate parts (+ slideshow).
The stone and wood Wononscopomuc Residence in Lakeville is made up of a pair of principal volumes: a public "pavilion" for entertaining guests and a private "sleeping box" for a couple and their two daughters.

Strict zoning requirements for the lakeside prevented Allee from fulfilling the brief in the prescribed site. However, the designers used the foundations of a previous cabin by the lake to extend the project's buildable area.
The one-storey pavilion fully encompasses the area of the former structure, and includes kitchen and dining functions for when visitors are over.
The low volume has broad sliding doors that provide residents with views of the lake, and that lead to a ground-level terrace. The north-western corner was cut out to accommodate a hot tub.
Above, the architects laid out a lush roof garden. The studio describes it as "an intensive live roof over the public section with deck, fruit trees, vegetable garden, blueberries, herbs and a variety of flowers and coniferous plantings".

"Programmatically, the pavilion suits the client's desire to feel connected to the lake and the informal layout allows multiple groups/generations to be together at the same time," they added.
The "sleeping box" was allowed t...