New York firm GRT Architects has positioned a cedar bungalow above marshland on the Connecticut shoreline, featuring a central courtyard with a swimming pool.
Called Guilford House, the bungalow is clad in cedar and has large windows with charcoal-coloured frames that provide panoramic views of the tidal marsh.
Guilford House sits above a tidal marsh
Designed for a throuple ? a three-person relationship ? the homeowners wanted to include a swimming pool and carpentry workshop in the house design without compromising on views of the landscape.
The architects positioned Guilford House as close to the water as the location allowed, with the bungalow's longest side facing the tidal marsh and the lush trees surrounding it.
The bungalow's windows have dark frames L-shaped in form, the house is built opposite a separate workshop with a courtyard tucked between the two buildings.
"We created a courtyard defined by the workshop on one side and the home on the other," said GRT Architects, a Brooklyn-based studio.
"Elongated overhangs create shelter and lend definition to this outdoor room."
A kitchen garden features in the central courtyard
The courtyard features a kitchen garden and a square-shaped swimming pool surrounded by decking made from Garapa, an unstained and unpainted rot-resistant wood.
On the side of Guilford House facing the tidal marsh, the plot is left unaltered except for short decks that jut out from the bedrooms and provide private seating area...