Burkhardt Cottage
Bridgeman, Michigan
1995
This weekend retreat overlooks a wooded valley in the dunes on Lake Michigan’s shore to harmonize with the natural environment. Set at an intermediate level against a steeply sloped dune forest, the house is outfitted with a boardwalk leading up the front door. The boardwalk’s axis to the entry implies that it continues through the house to the porch on the other side. The entire structure acts as a viewing platform made of simple forms and natural materials that minimize the home’s intrusion on the environment.
Project Type
Residence
SIZE
1,825 square feet
CONTRACTOR
Gray Carlson Construction
PUBLICATIONS
Asensio, Paco. Mountain Houses (Barcelona: Loft Publications, 2000), 152–157.
Barreneche, Raul A. Brininstool + Lynch, Building on Modernism (New York: Edizioni Press, 2002)
Hensler, Kate. “Private Residence,” Interiors, December 1997, 64–63.
Ojeda, Oscar Riera. Brininstool + Lynch (Buenos Aires: Casas Internacional, 2000)
Ojeda, Oscar Riera. The Best of American Houses (Buenos Aires: Kliczkowski, 2001), 76–91.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Jamie Padgett, Karant & Associates