MANCHESTER BAY GARDEN

BEVERLY FARMS, MASSACHUSETTS

MANCHESTER BAY GARDEN

BEVERLEY FARMS, MASSACHUSETTS

Motivated by a love of seaside living, a modern family envisioned a gracious home and garden that fully embraced their dramatic exposure to Manchester Bay and the Atlantic beyond. Considered geometries between interior and exterior spaces create an elegant balance between indoor and outdoor experiences. A restrained palette of highly textured materials combine with clearly defined landforms that allow for incredible movement throughout the site. Dramatic swaths of bayberry, sweetfern, and inkberry merge with colonies of salt-tolerant grasses that sway with seasonal wind patterns throughout the year. The east-facing pool garden perches immediately above the rocky Northshore coastline, as linear striations of granite form a terrace that provides flexible spaces within a curated shoreland thicket. A spectacular reclaimed granite walkway slices through the lush entry courtyard embellished with a gas fire pit and bespoke water feature. Every part of the site is designed and built with intention and functionality in mind. Artful details demonstrate excellent craftsmanship and rugged durability. Amid the dynamic conditions of oceanfront living, the Manchester Bay Garden is ordered, resilient, and calm.

Collaborators: Hutker Architects, Found Design Studio, County Homes, Inc., Coastal Landscape Construction, Stone Curators