At the entrance, grasses and sedges create a soft, green backdrop for the orange-tinged, rough-textured trunks of river birch trees.
ASLA Award Winner Quaker Smith Point Residence in Shelburne, VT, by Keith Wagner Partnership, Burlington, VT
The existing house built over 40 years ago, was not energy efficient, awkwardly sited and turned its back on the dramatic views to Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains. The clients, an art collector and an entrepreneur, were attracted to this parcel for the outstanding 10 acre house site and the option to lease an additional 5 acres of adjacent land for their hobby, raising English Shire draft horses.
Left: Close attention was paid to setting up horizons and views from the house and terraces. The stone plinth wall allows the house and terraces float above the meadow and distant views of Lake Champlain.