Spa creek house with harmony of private & public space by GriD Architects

Date of Publishing: March 8, 2022

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Architecture Design of Spa Creek House

Description About The Project

Spa Creek House is a creative residential project on Spa Creek in Annapolis, MD, designed by GriD Architects who was one of the winners for the Excellence in Design Awards in October 2018. As well as the winner of the ACI of Maryland Excellence in Concrete for residential design.

The house’s preeminent focus is on its promenade and connection to the waterfront. Also, the desire for connectivity is equally about views and physical access. To set the stage for this, the program elements layered across the site with “private” support spaces arrayed towards the street and along the landward property lines. The more “public” living spaces dispersed closer the water. Then, the functional distinction made diagrammatically legible through the massing strategy and amplified by material contrast.

Besides, support spaces live tightly packed within one of two platonic metal boxes and living spaces are associated with a stepped wood volume, which hovers over the living room and projects out to the water. The contrast between these complementary volumes is amplified by the subtle angle with which the wood box shifts to follow the property line, running along the southern edge of the lot. This allows the living spaces on both levels – the living room on the ground and the master bedroom on the upper – to open up expansively, rendering them spatially dynamic.

The Architecture Design Project Information:

Project Name: Spa Creek House
Location: Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Project Year: 2017
Area: 2800 ft²
Designed by: GriD Architects

Spa creek house with harmony of private & public space by GriD Architects — The upper floor of Spa creek house includes the guest suite, laundry, and master bathroom.

The Spa Creek House Gallery:

Text by the Architects: On a narrow irregularly shaped lot fronting Spa Creek in Annapolis, Maryland this house slips between its neighbors and emerges buoyantly as it lilts towards the creek’s edge. Eschewing traditional ornamentation, the house is formally abstract, modestly scaled, and simply clad to resonate with the local maritime culture. Designed for a couple with a passion for art and sailing, the house becomes a canvas for both these interests simultaneously.

Photo credit: Brycen Fischer| Source: GriD Architects

For more information about this project; please contact the Architecture firm :
– Add: Ganesh Meridian, 1008, Vishwas City 1, Chanakyapuri, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380081, India
– Tel: +91 79 4002 7009
– Email: careers@thegrid-arch.com