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Moonrise Cottage

 

Moonrise Cottage is a thought-provoking study in architectural form and space that creates a modern beachside home with intimate comfort.  Drawing playfully on the tropes of Shingle Style for both interior and exterior, partner Chuck Dietsche created high-energy spaces with modernist flow and whimsical millwork detail.

Traditional Shingle Style asymmetry creates variety and without sacrificing balance.
The Shingle Style roof slopes to create an intimate arched entry to the back garden.
A spectacular mantle is framed by cozy window seats under an oversized proscenium arch.
A 3-step drop to the main room opens the space with contemporary flow and cottage intimacy
Jewel box cottage-detail enliven the spacious interior.
Grand details are inspired by traditional Shingle Style
A double arched stair transports guests down into the main room of the cottage.
Traditional molding shapes are oversized to create a new take on Shingle-Style scale.
Balusters that sway like stylized seaweed tie the house to its seaside setting.
Bright over-scaled woodwork is a fresh look at traditional Victorian lines.`Bright over-scaled woodwork is a fresh look at traditional Victorian lines.`Bright over-scaled woodwork is a fresh look at traditional Victorian lines.``
A one-of-a-kind stairway reaches from the future to its Victorian roots.
Traditional molding shapes are oversized to create a new take on Shingle-Style scale.
While the spaces feel strictly indoor, sunshine and ocean views are present in every room.
Every shingle style house should have an eyebrow window.
Dietsche + Dietsche Architects Bald Head Island
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