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A Connecticut Home with Terraced Green Lawns

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Specht Harpman Architects surmount the Weston Residence with a scattering of green roof terraces.

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Inside one of the terraces, a bed appears at the ground level created by its encircling grassy lawn.

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This beautiful space is the guest suite upstairs.

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Surprising transparency allows the surrounding greenery to be glimpsed through the house in orchestrated frames.

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Steps into the house bring you to another example of transparency:

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…that even the fireplace is surprisingly surrounded by glass.

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With no obvious chimney, it is not clear how this magic is wrought.

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Next to the living room, a pair of stainless steel islands comprise a simple, brisk kitchen.

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The master bedroom has easy access on the ground floor, for ageing in place.

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A fireplace does double duty in both dining room and the bedroom.

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Below the guest suite, a clerestory window in the master bathroom also looks out at a grassy lawn at eye level.

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The green terraced spaces and the transparent views conspire together to even more fully immerse the Weston House in its Connecticut landscape.

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