Orleans Waterfront Residence
Modern Coastal Home
Foundational Work
High-End Design Experience
Completed during Lori’s transition from senior architect at Charles Rose Architects to independent practice, this waterfront residence in Orleans, Massachusetts embodies the integration of craft, light, and landscape that continues to define her work.
Modern house exterior with wood siding, metal roofs, large glass windows, stone steps, and green lawn with trees.
Modern living room with large glass sliding doors opening to a shaded patio overlooking greenery and Cape Cod Bay
Modern dining room with a round wooden table, large floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a garden and water view, and a hanging white pendant light.
Flow & Form
Creative Architectural Expression
Expansive glass walls frame sweeping shoreline views, while high clerestory windows accentuate the flowing rooflines. Warm layers of wood, concrete, and metal extend seamlessly from exterior terraces to interior living spaces. A sculptural stair evolves in form and material as it connects each level, uniting the home’s expressive geometry and precise detailing.
Modern interior featuring a floating staircase with glass treads and black metal frame.
Modern home library with tall ceilings, a concrete fireplace, and built-in wooden shelves.
Modern wooden stairs, one run with open risers, the other run with folded wood treads and risers, both with metal mesh railings next to tall windows overlooking green trees.
Modern house exterior with undulating window wall with glass and wood panels, board-formed concrete, and metal roofing
Artful Design
Crafted Spaces and Details
From a water-view home office above outdoor spa showers to a guest suite over an artist studio, along with sculpted window walls, mixed-media stairs, concrete fireplaces, and mahogany sunshades—each element was crafted as a inspired yet refined gesture, creating a truly one-of-a-kind home.
Modern two-story cabana with large windows facing water views, outdoor shower and bathroom, hot tub and patios surrounded by greenery.
Modern guest cottage with deck above garage with large windows surrounded by tall grass and trees.
Facts
8000 SF
6 Bedrooms
6 Baths
Contractor: Scott Sisson
Landscape: Steve Stimson
Interiors: Haynes Roberts
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