Cattail Cottage (featured in Vermont Magazine)

Vermont Magazine • February 2012
Story by Jordan Werner
Photos by Carolyn Bates and Gary R. Hall
Architect: Linesync, Wilmington, Vt

Cattail Cottage

Living large in a small second home.

Cattail Cottage (featured in Vermont Magazine) - Living Room

Robin Brand and Neda Ulaby bought a summer camp on beautiful lakefront property on the largest natural lake in the state of Vermont: Lake Bomoseen. The old camp house had never been intended for year-round use. It was tiny, and its uncomfortably low ceilings had suffered damage from a leaky roof. These factors made it unfeasible for any hope of it becoming a rental or getaway home for the new owners as it was and kept the house from really fitting into the setting of such a pristine piece of property.

The owners presented the LineSync Architecture team of Wilmington, Vermont, with an extensive and carefully curated collection of images, all cut out from the latest contemporary design magazines, and they expressed confidence in the team’s ability to achieve their aesthetic aspirations within their modest budget. Considering the need to replace the leaky roof, the budget became even more constrained. They would have to be careful and conserve resources to be able to apportion funds for the artisanal concrete countertops and local metalwork fixtures the owners envisioned.

Cattail Cottage (featured in Vermont Magazine) - Kitchen