{"id":3167,"date":"2025-08-01T16:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=3167"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:13:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:13:39","slug":"specht-novak-architects-reimagines-usonian-design-for-lakefront-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/specht-novak-architects-reimagines-usonian-design-for-lakefront-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Specht Novak Architects reimagines Usonian design for lakefront house"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Architecture studio Specht Novak Architects<\/a> has wrapped a Frank Lloyd Wright<\/a>-informed house in blackened-wood<\/a> siding in Pennsylvania<\/a>, USA.<\/span><\/p>\n

The studio added Log Tavern Pond House to an area in Milford that was previously a summer camp, but was closed in the early 1960s and divided into private plots for residences informed by Wright’s Usonian style.<\/p>\n

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Specht Novak Architects has completed a waterfront house in Pennsylvania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Specht Novak Architects<\/a>, drew inspiration from the surrounding residences with long, low proportion, but opened the interior spaces and functional roof terraces to meet the clients’ contemporary needs.<\/p>\n

“These priorities shaped the composition, resulting in a clean, modern design that subtly nods to its architectural predecessors,” principal Scott Specht told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

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The house is located on the grounds of a former summer camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 3,356-square-foot (312-square-metre) house is set on 1.82 acres of horizontal lakefront with contrasting light and dark materials that help it blend into the surrounding landscape.<\/p>\n

The exterior is clad in wood blackened using the shou sugi ban<\/a> technique.<\/p>\n

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The studio was informed by the low-slung proportions of the surrounding houses on the property<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The dark wood aligns with Wright-informed traditions, while the charred finish negates the need for maintenance. The blackened wood is juxtaposed by a white stucco fascia and rear facade that creates a contrasting graphic composition, the studio explained.<\/p>\n

“The lakefront environment is the central focus of the design, reflecting its importance to the owners,” Specht said.<\/p>\n

“The house acts as both a screen and a threshold \u2013 offering privacy from the street while opening fully to the water.”<\/p>\n

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The interior features open-plan spaces to meet contemporary needs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Residents enter the house through a bright red door into a compact vestibule with an art wall, but as they progress through the house, the view of the lake unfolds through floor-to-ceiling glazing that creates a panoramic vista across the rear of the house.<\/p>\n

The house is organized along the longitudinal access, moving from the garage<\/a> to the kitchen, dining and living spaces before terminating at the primary bedroom suite.<\/p>\n

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The interior palette includes white oak flooring and light colored millwork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The interior material palette is simple with solid interior walls featuring artwork and rift-sawn white oak flooring and millwork that bring warmth to the spaces.<\/p>\n

The stair leads up to a “crow’s nest” rather than a full upper floor where a small pavilion opens to a roof deck with a spa facing the water.<\/p>\n