See the 2022 Spec Home of the Year
At the HOBIs, Riverside Design + Build took home three awards for this residence.
RIVERSIDE DESIGN + BUILD
HOBI Awards: 2022 SPEC HOME OF THE YEAR, BEST ENTRY, BEST PRIMARY BATH
On a park-like site overlooking the New Canaan Reservoir, this project by Marc Vandenhoeck, president of Riverside Design + Build, and consulting architect Michele Rudolph, can best be defined as rustic barn meets midcentury modern. Although the stone-and-glass main entry appears to be a one-story house, in fact, it is two stories. An inverted plan’s lower level serves as a retaining wall to hold the regraded hillside in place. The entry’s 10-foot ceiling smoothly flows into the foyer before opening up to a classically proportioned double-height living room, where a linear see-through fireplace reveals a rear deck and water views. The beamed kitchen is built with a dramatic Compac “Unique Calacatta Black” backsplash and countertops. The primary bath, which won a 2022 CTC&G IDA for Bath Design, is equipped with a two-person steam shower and an oversized spa tub.
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