PROJECT:        NEW CONSTRUCTION
LOCATION:     HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
DESIGN:          DEBORAH BRIEN - RIVERLIGHT BUILDERS
BUILDER:        RIVERLIGHT BUILDERS, INC.

A BUSY PROFESSIONAL COUPLE AND THEIR CHILDREN WANTED TO BUILD A NEW HOME CLOSER TO WORK AND SCHOOLS. WE HAD WORKED TOGETHER ON SEVERAL RENOVATION PROJECTS AT THEIR EXISTING ANTIQUE HOME, BUT IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE. THEY PRIORITIZED MAXIMIZING THE OUTSTANDING MOUNTAIN VIEWS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, A LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT, INDOOR/OUTDOOR LIVING AND A BLEND OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ELEMENTS. THE BUILDING SITE HAD MANY UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND THE HOUSE HAD TO BE DESIGNED TO CONFORM TO A VERY SMALL AND IRREGULARLY SHAPED BUILDING ENVELOPE. AN OPEN FLOOR PLAN WITH HIGH CEILINGS ON THE FIRST FLOOR LENDS ITSELF TO LARGE FAMILY GATHERINGS AND ENTERTAINING. THE STUDY WAS DESIGNED AROUND A BABY GRAND PIANO AND THE MUDROOM BOATS A SEPARATE GEAR AND COAT ROOM FOR THIS ACTIVE FAMILY. THE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACES AND LARGE STONE FIREPIT ENCOURAGE INTERACTION WITH NATURE FRAMED BY STUNNING VIEWS OF VERMONT'S GREEN MOUNTAINS IN THE DISTANCE. AND THE FINISHED BASEMENT INCLUDES A LARGE HOME GYM, RECREATION AREAS AND A CUSTOM SKI TUNING ROOM. WITH A LARGE ROOFTOP SOLAR ARRAY, THIS HOME RUNS WITHOUT THE USE OF ANY FOSSIL FUELS.