The Tabarnak!

Photos

credits: Paul Lewandowski, Paul Lewin, Asa Gorman, Jeffery Bean

Project Name

The Tabarnak!

Planning Challenges

The existing, gabled 1950’s home is inside the waterfront setback zone and did not comply with zoning setbacks. (fig. 12a) Expansion and reconstruction would require a pitched roof – not the flat roof the client desired- if the foundation was not brought into compliance. The side wall was moved 4’-3” and the front wall in by a mere 4 5/8” to allow the design to be executed. (fig.12b)

The existing house was demolished and an architectural salvage effort resulted in repurposed materials to be sold – except a fire door (fig. 11a), a pink bathroom sink and an S-shaped bar for the basement home-brewing area with salvaged sink. (fig. 8a)

Design

The aesthetic is industrial, a house that is distinctive in the neighborhood, a 2 ½ story, flat roof building with exposed steel columns and beams. (fig. 1) The design is a stack of blocks on the hilltop. (fig. 2, 3, 5)

The exterior is corrugated metal, fiber cement and membrane roofs. The decks are aluminum dock sections with custom extruded aluminum rails. (fig. 1,4,5) The color palette is bold – metallic, grays, black, an orange garage door (fig. 3) , yellow entry doors & window trim, (fig. 1, 3-5) and blue corrugated metal.

Interiors

All of the flooring in the house is large scale porcelain tile in a stack bond pattern.

The back counter and walls of the kitchen are clad in aluminum as are the window sills and door trim. (fig. 6)

The vanity in the 1st floor bath is topped with a concrete sink and drain hidden by a colored lozenge in the shape of the back cove. Water from the faucet flows over it. (fig. 9)

The central stair is architectural steel with a rubbed wax finish and perforated industrial treads. The lighting on the stair, from the step lights and custom steel chandelier cast unique patterns on the walls as it flows through the steel rod railings. (fig. 7, 8c)

The master bath floating vanity and 4’x10’ single plate glass mirror are opposite a wall of purple glass tile with matching grout. (fig. 10)

Energy

The house is built with super insulated exterior walls and roofs. All of the lighting is LED. Heating is radiant floor with heat recovery ventilation. Hot air from the top of the stair tower is captured and recycled into the system in heating mode. Additionally, the gas fireplace (fig. 8b) heats air and redistributes into the first floor open plan space. Dual flush toilets, energy star appliances and energy efficient windows all contribute to the home’s reduced carbon footprint.

Architecture or A/E Firm Name

PaulDesignsProject

Architect

Paul Lewandowski AIA

Team

Construction Administration - Paul Lewin

Consultants

Structural Engineer – Andrew Bradley, Architectural Steel – Nate Deyesso, DSO, Electrical Contractor – MJ Reed, MJ Electric, Tile Contractor – 5 Brothers Tile, Concrete Sink – Aron Buterbaugh, Beachstone Sustainable Products, Demolition/Salvage – Portland Architectural Salvage

Location

114 Mackworth Street, Portland, Maine

Client

Jeffery Bean + Jill Kerekes

General Contractor

Asa Gorman, Asa Gorman Builders