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Champlain Modern

Champlain Modern is a lakeside residence built with natural materials and careful craft to complement its wooded peninsula setting.

Champlain Modern is a lakeside residence built with natural materials and careful craft to complement its wooded peninsula setting.

The build required careful integration into the landscape and the use of natural materials that would age with the surrounding woods over time.

The build required careful integration into the landscape and the use of natural materials that would age with the surrounding woods over time.

A contemporary lakeside residence with two angular wings surrounding a central courtyard, large hip roofs with 8-foot eaves, 26-foot cantilevered overhangs framing views of Lake Champlain, thoughtfully crafted with natural materials: western red cedar, corten cladding, corral board, board-formed concrete.

Nestled on a wooded peninsula overlooking Lake Champlain, Champlain Modern is a residence that harmonizes with its natural surroundings through the use of natural materials and considered craft.

The home’s massing is defined by two angular wings, enclosing a central courtyard and connected by an entry corridor, ensuring privacy and an uninterrupted connection to the outdoors. Western red cedar, corten steel, corral board, and board-formed concrete age well with time and set the home in its wooded context.

The two wings of the house are crowned by large hip roofs with 8-foot eaves, framing views of the lake and surrounding woods. The cantilevered overhangs extend 26 feet, creating a sense of weightlessness while providing protection from the elements.

Architect

Birdseye

Builder

Birdseye

Woodwork

Birdseye

Metalwork

Birdseye

Sitework

Birdseye

Landscape

Wagner Hodgson

Photography

Jim Westphalen

Completed

2012

3104 Huntington Road


Richmond, Vermont 05477

©2025

Birdseye

3104 Huntington Road


Richmond, Vermont 05477

©2025

Birdseye

3104 Huntington Road


Richmond, Vermont 05477

©2025

Birdseye