Bringing Nature Home PHOTOGRAPHY BY Justin Robinson
“I thought it should have a name but never came up with one,” he said thoughtfully. “I always called it ‘the lake house’ and somehow that just seemed right. Located on a beautiful main lake point lot with massive rock formations, it seemed the perfect spot to build my dream rustic contemporary home.” Bob said he drafted the plans for the home by hand and took them to an architect who made them manifest. Those plans changed and evolved over the course of construction but endeared the home to him more fully. You can hear the love in his voice and the memories he’s shared with the people he loves when he talks about it. This one and a half story walkout has over 3,000 square feet dedicated to wide open spaces and blending in. The abundance of expansive windows provides copious waterfront views and Bob said he thought the naturalized lot was so beautiful that it didn’t need anything extra and that the Lake House was designed with that in mind. He wanted the place to blend seamlessly with its surroundings inside and out but he also wanted this to be a space where anyone who dropped by, be it family or friends, could enjoy their stay in comfort. The slope of the property is capped with retainer walls of fieldstone to complement the natural look of the cedar wood home. “This is on a steep incline so you have to face that you’re going to have to have retainers,” he said. “Originally [the wall] was concrete but we wanted more warmth, a more natural look to go with the house so we decided on the fieldstone. If you look at it, there’s no trees, no landscaping, just natural rock formations. You should see it in the winter. We wanted a rustic look on the interior and exterior, more like Hearth & Vine 66 Summer 2019
