Monteagle House

While we're waiting for photos of some of our "new" projects, we thought we would include a house that we worked on in 2003, but just visited again last weekend. This home is in Monteagle, Tennessee- which is between Nashville and Chattanooga.

Although the house has the feel of a "retreat", it is actually a year-round home that is designed to "connect" to the land in a very regional and responsible fashion. Board and batten siding, lap siding, metal and asphalt roofing, and local Monteagle stone contribute to the regional nature of the residence. The car-court is gravel as opposed to the usual poured concrete.

As one winds around the house, there are several different outdoor areas for different uses and seasons. This shady side courtyard is just a few steps from the car-court through a small breezeway that connects the garage and utility area. Apologies for the photographs- I blame a hazy, alternately sunny and then cloudy day, and my limited skill in photography!

As you continue around to the "back" of the house there are a collection of varied outdoor spaces: an angled screened porch that allows for views of nearly the entire back "yard", and a covered porch just off of the Living Room through a set of french doors.

Here are interior views of the kitchen, screened porch, and living room. Again the regionalism of the design carries from the exterior to the interior. All of the rooms on the main level have a close connection to the outdoors. The kitchen and the living room have windows to both the front of the house and the back allowing for a visual connection to the entire property. Peter Mollica was /is the builder. Elizabeth Hickman contributed greatly to all aspects of the design- but especially the interiors ( she also took the interior photographs ).

As usual, the real people behind most enjoyable ( and hopefully successful ) projects are the clients.