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This seasonal home was designed to embrace the style and spirit of its Northeast Harbor century-old architectural community. The owners sought a historic-feeling house that honors the locale and relates to the adjacent family members’ properties.

The architecture of this midcoast home is informed by its natural landscape and surrounding boulders. “The intent of the design of this house was to fit into its natural surroundings, in terms of its floor plan as well as the exterior massing and the way it sits on the land. We took a lot of … Continued

An extensive renovation of this late-1970s solar house in Camden transforms the home’s ski chalet vibe into an art gallery aesthetic. Keeping the original footprint and basic structure, the new design gutted the interior and opened spaces. Now, the ground floor consists of a living room and kitchen with gleaming dark-brown stained-pine floors and soaring … Continued

Q. How do you approach a new project? A. At its core, designing is simply problem solving. It’s a three-dimensional puzzle with an infinite number of possible solutions, factoring in cost, codes, structure, aesthetics, functionality, and history. Q. Can you take us through your particular design process? A. To narrow in on the best design solution, I put a … Continued

A finely crafted home that communes with the landscape on Camden’s Sherman’s Point Visitors to this cliff-top Camden home will notice a lovely give and take between the property’s dramatic Penobscot Bay views and its most prominent room. Wide bands of water and sky envelop the octagonal windowed living area, making you feel as though … Continued

Priestley + Associates Architecture has been chosen as a winner of the 2017 Red Diamond Achiever Award! Marvin Integrity windows and doors sponsors this contest. We are thrilled to be winners.  

The greatest challenge of this project was also its most rewarding aspect: the immense coordination of dozens of individuals—owners, consultants, craftspeople and design team—to create a carefully wrought, integrated and unique dwelling,” says John Priestley of Priestley + Associates Architecture.