Set on a narrow peninsula surrounded by water, this guest house (yes guest house!) by Bates Masi + Architects is composed of five distinct pavilions, each housing private spaces like bedrooms, family room and a kitchen, united by an overarching roof. Between them, open-air transitional spaces adapt to weather and season blurring the boundary between indoors and out. Centred around lush courtyard gardens each pavilion features plaster walls and bleached oak with copper siding that channels rainwater into the soil below. Elevated foundations reduce environmental impact, while the sculptural roof improves site hydrodynamics, merging architectural beauty with ecological resilience.
Photography by Bates Masi + Architects.