SPECIAL FEATURE
Year In Design 2022
Each year, as sustainable technologies and design evolve, we are impressed with the innovative and forward thinking of the Maine design build community. Many of our architects are looking toward passive house standards, meaning tightly insulated homes with no air leakage and made of sustainable materials. Others are conscious about paying back their carbon debt accrued in the process of building a home. Designers are working to complement a home’s landscape and bring the outside in through colors, textures, and patterns. We’re seeing bigger windows, light-optimizing spaces, and earthy palettes. Let’s toast in the kitchens with dual islands to making efficient homes with plenty of gathering spaces as we close out 2022.
M.R. Brewer designs the ultimate glam walk-in closet of anyone's dreams
Taking note from the Maine farmhouse tradition, Paul Attardo, Mike Russo, and Catherine King bring the farm style to the next level
Kaplan Thompson, BRIBURN, and Simons Architects worked together to design and build new additions to The Ecology School
Returning to build a guest house on site of a main house they had designed, Matthew Baird along with Chris Parsons and Emma Kelly created an oasis for visitors
M.R. Brewer completed the calm and neutral toned interior architecture of a Kevin Browne project
Taking out diving walls and dark wood, Juniper Design + Build brings big windows and light spaces that uplift an old home
Portland's newest neighborhood bar brings tasteful dishes in a relaxed yet luxurious atmosphere
Louise Hurlbutt adds detail and texture to Jon Hall's impeccably built spec house
OPAL Architecture and GO Logic designed and built an efficient, single floor living space for a couple who wanted their forever home
Linda Banks and Edith Smith stretch their design expertise across nine apartments, each with their own unique look
Samantha Pappas adds a lightly coastal color scheme to a house designed by Kevin Browne
A family getaway made for four siblings is a project that David Duncan Morris of Woodhull recalls fondly
Catherine Weiland of Balance Design Studio uses biophilic design to make a kitchen feel like home
A Boston-based family worked with Mobile Studio Design and Bowley Builders to design their perfect Maine getaway
Skål, a community-oriented bar on Vinalhaven, brings the light, music, and spirits
Laura Pierce at Keeler and Co. adds refreshed blue, green, and purple patterns to a historic home in Northeast Harbor
A forest-swathed Winkelman Architecture family camp gets a new landing