“The clients didn’t want a great room,” says architect Mark Hutker, “but they did want a kitchen with a highly social function to it.” His solution: a 10-foot-7-inch-wide inglenook open to the kitchen of this Martha’s Vineyard vacation home. The fireplace pops nearly 2 feet beyond the exterior wall and is flanked by casement and clerestory windows that make the nook an ideal spot for watching the fire and the water view. To further strengthen the indoor/outdoor relationship, cedar shingles wrapping the wall continue the exterior siding, while the travertine hearth and mantel mimic the hue and texture of the beach.
Builder: Martha’s Vineyard Construction, West Tisbury, Mass.; Architect: Mark Hutker Associates Architects, Vineyard Haven, Mass.; Stonemason: Cumar, Everett, Mass.; Photographer: Brian Vanden Brink.
