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The Nascent House makes riverside views surreal.

You could almost call The Nascent House project “surrealist architecture.” Nestled among the trees lining the eastern shore of the South River in Annapolis, Maryland, the 3,000-square-foot house takes the shape of a teardrop – three pointed stories with dramatic angles on one side, and a big, curvy bubble on the other.

Architect Jason Winters of Kezlo Group and builder Brad Lundberg of Lundberg Builders worked closely with the homeowner to create his dream home – a contemporary structure with distinct views of the surrounding waterfront landscape.

Giant glass panels played a huge role in the design of the home, from Series 900 Hinged Doors and Series 600 Multi-Slide Doors that open onto outdoor living spaces to a Series 600 Window Wall spanning multiple floors.

“The main feature of the house is comprised of a large, angled interior atrium space that is open to all three floors and acts as a view corridor pointing down the South River as one circulates vertically throughout the house,” Winters says. “It was paramount to the success of the design of this portion to be open with multiple large glass sections of irregular shapes set at an angle leaning outward in the plane of the exterior façade.”

Working the Angles