There are a bounty of quintessential Cape Cod experiences to be had this summer, from whale watching to clambakes. The region’s signature style of architecture is an attraction in its own right. The Cape Cod–style home was created in the 17th century, characterized as low and broad with minimal ornamentation and standing a story and a half high. Today, we also picture these charming cottages with faded wood shingles and bushes of fragrant hydrangea outside. In Mark A. Hutker ’s book A Sense of Place (Monacelli Press, $50), the New England architect revisits over 300 homes that he has designed in the region, and particularly on the Massachusetts shoreline. For over 30 years, Hutker Architects has become expert in creating one-of-a-kind homes that cater to the Cape Cod lifestyle. See AD ’s top ten designs from his book.
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A Sense of Place (Monacelli Press, $50) by architect Mark A. Hutker looks at more than 300 houses he has designed along the breezy Massachusetts shore. This traditional, turn-of-the-century summer home in Buzzards Bay has the hallmarks of a Cape Cod–style home, including a shingled façade and gambrel roof.
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For this Cape Cod dune house, Hutker restricted himself to just four straightforward materials—mahogany, bronze, glass, and concrete—loving the way they interacted with the surrounding vegetation.
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At Grey Barn Farm , a working organic farm on Martha’s Vineyard, the family residence was designed to look like a 19th-century barn that had been repurposed for modern use.
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In the breakfast nook at Grey Barn Farm, exposed beams and raw floorboards add to the rustic-modern look.
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Surrounded by native vegetation, marshes, and dunes, this residence is all about the views. When visitors enter the home, they are greeted with an expansive panorama of the Atlantic Ocean through a wall of windows.
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In the airy kitchen of the same home, warm white hues are paired with rustic wood grains for a look of casual cool.
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Upstairs in the master bedroom, a wall of windows opens to a screened porch.
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This residence at Osprey Marsh, which looks north across Buzzards Bay, has a traditional rambling shingle exterior.
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At the Salt Shack, a residence on a strip of land in Buzzards Bay, the covered terrace is enclosed by slatted barn doors.
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West Bend Point, near Falmouth, boasts a gable roof and a turret on its water-facing façade.
