This project involves the extention of an existing seaside cottage on the East Bay of Rhode Island. The cottage was built at the turn of the last century to provide a retreat for staff of the Providence State House. Despite its intended use as a summer cottage ,the building has been occupied year round since the seventies when many similar cottages became family homes.

The addition to this modest home is expansive, our strategy has been to retain the scale and integrity of the original structure. The addition is conceived as a cluster of new buildings, the largest of which is a tower; this provides circulation to the neighboring structures by way of a narrow bridge.

We hope that the project provides an alternative solution to the current trend for tearing down the smaller dwellings and replacing them with considerably larger properties.

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