Modern Guest House

A Vermont Guest House Project which involved renovation to an existing art studio (see existing photos)and an addition to house the bedroom area and loft. The Architectural and Interior Design concepts were developed by Mitra Designs Studio Collaborative(me), a design firm based in Vermont. This building is located on a 160-acre private property. The guest house sits on beautiful rocky ledges, looking over the spectacular view of the Adirondack Mountains, a pond, and Vermont farm fields. The homeowners are Americans who work and live in Hongkong and come to their Vermont home several times a year to get away from the hustle bustles of the concrete city of Hongkong, ( please note that their main house is a short walk to this guest house). The goal of the design was to create a Guest House and a Forest retreat with subtle influences of a modern tree-house and a theme where east-meets-west! The original studio was not insulated and did not have plumbing, as you can see in the photos plumbing was added as part of the renovation and the building was insulated very tightly. All built-ins including the queen bed and two children's bed was custom designed by Mitra. Much of the design concepts were created artfully to bring the outdoors indoors. The bathroom theme of concrete counters and river stone pebble flooring suggests subtle influences of a river that is surrounded with rocks; Mitra selected mid-century furniture to further complement this clean and modern forest retreat. A local artist was commissioned to take artful photographs from the natural surroundings of this property. Her photographs were then infused on a floating brushed chrome plate. There are many stories to be given about this wonderful project and I will be happy to speak with you and provide you with any other information you may need. Photo credit Susan Teare Photography