- Year
- 2018
- Type
- Residential
- Status
- Concept
- Firm
- Messana O'Rorke
- Location
- Wellfleet, United States
A superstructure of latticed cedar, inspired by the humble forms of Japanese and New England fishing traps, contains and protects this compact house situated on the leeward side of Cape Cod. The main house and a small guest cabin are both nestled within the slatted box, which provides insulation, literal as well as figurative, from the sun, wind, rain, and other natural forces endemic to beach life. In addition to orchestrating a lively play of shadow and light that changes throughout the day, the canopy extends over a series of outdoor spaces that fully encircle the house, creating a continuous alfresco circulation route.