Photography courtesy Cheng + Snyder.
It is certainly possible to write a great novel while sitting in a tiny writer’s studio in Maine, looking out a window that overlooks a landscape of blue, blue water. We’re eager to read the book, after visiting this stylish 190-square-foot writer’s studio a couple of hours’ drive south of where E.B.
White used to live.
With a peaked roof and built-in canoe storage, the writer’s studio sits at the edge of the Sheepscot River on Westport Island in Maine.
Louvered windows act as sun shades, filtering bright light when necessary.
“The monolithic form with concealed corner doors and punctured corner windows adds a mysterious quality to this tranquil retreat,” the architects say.
The door folds open, shed-style, to welcome breezes.
“The windows and awning are arranged to maximize views and allow passive heating and cooling,” the architects say.
Legroom and canoe room co-exist under the desk.
Doing double duty as a boathouse and writing studio, the tiny building’s two functions blend seamlessly.
Two salt-water rivers separate Westport Island from the mainland.