Houses of Maine

Houses of Maine by Elliott + Elliott Architecture. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781616891220.

"There have been many influences for us over the years but the defining factor in our firms work is that we practice architecture in Maine, amidst extraordinary and ordinary beauty." Although it has become something of a cliché for architects to say they pay close attention to a buildings site and surroundings, for Elliott + Elliott Architecture, residing, working, and building along Maines rugged coast has translated not only into refreshing architectural forms whose roots in tradition are clear, but also into collaborative processes with local builders and artisans, in the spirit of the shipbuilders and craftsmen of the states history. Featuring six of their most emblematic residential projects, Houses of Maine demonstrates that, in the right hands, the rough-around-the-edges individualism and often harsh natural environment for which this coast is known allow for a balanced, serene, and vernacular architecture whose links with the past create nothing less than a confidently optimistic preview of the regions architectural future.