Our weekly Walk Through Wednesday. This week is the 2010 Best in American Living Award winner for Custom Home 6500+ sq ft.: The Allen Residence

1. Walk Through Wednesday
National Association of Home Builders

2. The Allen Residence is the 2010 Best in American Living Award winner for Custom Home
6500+ sq ft.

3. Nestled in an enclave of bay front homes, a few blocks west of Ocean City, Maryland’s
Atlantic beaches, rests a shingle style charmer. With its dramatic glulam structured concave
roof sweeping upward, it’s a real eye-catcher.

4. This home was designed by Becker Morgan Group, Inc. in Salisbury, MD

5. The Owner’s program was simple: provide open floor plan spaces oriented to capture the
spectacular water views, create open flow for major entertaining, a pizza oven, many
bedroom en suites for overnight guests—a mini-beach hotel.

6. The harsh elements played a role in the design of two lanai spaces—one directly
waterfront, the other in a wind protected courtyard.

7. Rooms and windows were placed to maximize privacy from
adjacent neighbors while providing panoramic water views giving a boat-like feel to almost
every space.

8. As most lots dictate, the density in coastal towns is intense with water frontage at a
premium. In an effort to visually reduce the large, 3-story mass, the core of this home was
“carved out”. Carving out the façade was softened by the gentle upward swoop ascending
to the centrally punctuated octagonal tower.

9. Thank you!