LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE

Mount Desert Island is one of the most beautiful places in New England. Situated in the middle of Penobscot Bay in Maine, which is home to Acadia National Park, one of the most visited parks in the National Park system. The landscape is classic Maine, with evergreen trees clinging to a rocky coastline. Over the past 150 years it has been a summer retreat for many, including the Rockefellers who helped create the carriage trails in the Park, and home to the infamous “cottages” of the wealthy that came to the Island starting in the second half of the nineteenth century to escape the hot summer temperatures of the cities. It was on this island, in this historic setting, that Pondicherry was created. With a love of this unique place and a desire to find a way to live here in harmony with the natural setting, the owners sought out Scott Simons Architects to help them design a unique house, one that would combine aesthetic beauty and ultra high environmental performance. They were looking to create...