St. Francisville Country Home

Nestled between a lake and stables, this remote residence is a country retreat home designed to showcase and savor the surrounding area’s remarkable views. The home has a unique design, with the appearance of a modest, traditional Acadian facade from the front, and the feeling of a contemporary, untraditional lake house from the back, including a vast window overlooking the ten-acre lake.

The space was designed to convey both the vernacular language of the house’s historic bones, including traditional cementitious stucco columns in the front, and a playful, contemporary language unbound by traditional form.

Centering the open main room is a custom steel-base dining table surrounded by antique leather-upholstered chairs.

 
Hand-hewn beams play a prominent role in the open-keeping area and kitchen, as does an old barn loft ladder that was incorporated into the design near the 16-foot ceiling. Adding cool contrast to the otherwise warm space are a 600-pound steel range hood and a steel bar cabinet

The overall idea was to create a cozy and warm environment that the family could really live in. It is comfortable and a little bit rustic, but it’s all about balancing the new and the old.