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Motts Residence

The Motts Lake House is located on a densely wooded lot that slopes steeply down to Tellico Lake.
The site is home to a former logging road, which is where much of the project began to develop. The new driveway follows the logging road, continues beneath a bridge that connects the main house to the guest house, and creates a native stone path to the lake. The major public spaces of the home- the living room and the outdoor rooms- open up to views of the water and small forested islands beyond.
The forest growth created several interesting challenges in the design process. Many of the trees on the site are several feet in diameter and, with careful planning, most were preserved. Because of dense forest growth around and above the house, a dormer along the south side lets light into a double-height hallway, brightening all of the rooms that open onto it.
The house sits firmly in the site on a stone base and is clad in horizontal cedar siding and cedar shingles. A significant amount of landscaping and terracing around the house connects the public spaces with the forest and, through the logging road, connects the front of the house to the back.
The symbiotic relationship between landscape and architecture help this project preserve the history of the site while also allowing its occupants to enjoy every aspect of it.