...Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on MountDesert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve...
Description: ...Article about the development and research of the cetacean program "Allied Whale" with its field station on MountDesert Rock, run by Ann Rivers and Steve...
Property plan, site plan, floor plans, elevations, schedules, framing plans, details, sections, mechanical plans Roc's Comments: I have liked most of the clients I have worked for over the years. The McLeans are in the top 5. Two older Philadelphia people who found each other later in life and joined their big families. They were happy and kind and wonderful to work with. Don had found some property that was thought to be inaccessible but once we had hiked to the site the view was magnificent looking down into all of Northeast Harbor and across to Greenings and Southwest. Harris Hyman, my partner and friend was an excellent civil engineer and he worked out a precipitous drive up the side of the mountain to their ideal site. We decided that, while the view was excellent from there we did not want to harm the view looking back toward their home so I suggested we build the home then only sparingly prune tree limbs for the view. As the land was so steep I also suggested we wrap the grade level and porches and support columns in study western red cedar lattice made to silver out and blend into the surrounding forest texture. This was the first time I tried this and have used it often since. The mottled texture of the surface diminishes the visual impact of a structure on its surround. Something, I think, the early shingle style architects tried often. I was a full time employee working for Venturi, Scott Brown in Philadelphia at the time and did this project at night and on weekends. It was good to see the McLeans in their home state and know the vacation home site as well. This project, in my mind was a total success.
Roc Caivano
1986
Mount Desert
135 sheets
37 mylar, 54 tracing paper, 32 paper vellum, 12 paper
37 mylar, 54 tracing paper, 32 paper vellum, 12 paper
Description: Property plan, site plan, floor plans, elevations, schedules, framing plans, details, sections, mechanical plans Roc's Comments: I have liked most of the clients I have worked for over the years. The McLeans are in the top 5. Two older Philadelphia people who found each other later in life and joined their big families. They were happy and kind and wonderful to work with. Don had found some property that was thought to be inaccessible but once we had hiked to the site the view was magnificent looking down into all of Northeast Harbor and across to Greenings and Southwest. Harris Hyman, my partner and friend was an excellent civil engineer and he worked out a precipitous drive up the side of the mountain to their ideal site. We decided that, while the view was excellent from there we did not want to harm the view looking back toward their home so I suggested we build the home then only sparingly prune tree limbs for the view. As the land was so steep I also suggested we wrap the grade level and porches and support columns in study western red cedar lattice made to silver out and blend into the surrounding forest texture. This was the first time I tried this and have used it often since. The mottled texture of the surface diminishes the visual impact of a structure on its surround. Something, I think, the early shingle style architects tried often. I was a full time employee working for Venturi, Scott Brown in Philadelphia at the time and did this project at night and on weekends. It was good to see the McLeans in their home state and know the vacation home site as well. This project, in my mind was a total success. [show more]
A survey and inventory of Somesville completed for the National Register of Historic Places; provided by the Maine Historic Preservation Committee and conducted by the U.S. Park Service.
Description: A survey and inventory of Somesville completed for the National Register of Historic Places; provided by the Maine Historic Preservation Committee and conducted by the U.S. Park Service.
Description: Northeast Harbor's town dock with yachts and work boats moored in the harbor and, in distance, a sail boat race. Clifton dock is right center.
Description, with photographs, of the Walter Harrison designed house "Anchorage" built in 1939 for Nelson Rockefeller in Seal Harbor. Owned by Dodie Ford in l979. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1989.
Description: Description, with photographs, of the Walter Harrison designed house "Anchorage" built in 1939 for Nelson Rockefeller in Seal Harbor. Owned by Dodie Ford in l979. Published in Down East Magazine, August 1989.
Copies of Photographs and drawings of several Northeast Harbor homes collected by Mark Cole for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission Historic Properties Survey conducted by T. Mark Cole in 1985.
Description: Copies of Photographs and drawings of several Northeast Harbor homes collected by Mark Cole for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission Historic Properties Survey conducted by T. Mark Cole in 1985.
First real estate development in Northeast Harbor by James Terry Gardiner and Wiswell, consisted of seven properties designed by Fred Savage and built on speculation.
Description: First real estate development in Northeast Harbor by James Terry Gardiner and Wiswell, consisted of seven properties designed by Fred Savage and built on speculation.