In 1962, during the New Moon cycle of the most devastating coastal storm in New Jersey history, the Long Beach Island shoreline had been split in half at its narrowest point, the small barrier island town of Harvey Cedars. Named after this infamous storm and the particular location of the property, the "New Moon Cottage" is an 1800 square foot weekend and summer residence located on Harvest Cove along the Barnegat Bay. Due to extremely restrictive site constraints such as building coverage and setbacks requirements, the plan had taken on a linear quality and somewhat serpentine flow to satisfy the client's program and still achieve maximum openness and efficiency. Much of the design took its cues from maximizing water views, natural day lighting and breezes, and solar orientation. A surfboard storage room was designed as a focal point adjacent to the main entrance for easy site access and as a gesture to the owners' passion for surfing.

Western Red Cedar was chosen as the primary exterior building material for its durability and warm natural appearance. The exterior walls were clad in both western red cedar shingle siding with a 5 ½” exposure and western red cedar clapboard to visually enhance the horizontal dimension of the home. The surfboard storage room adjacent to the main entrance has an interior finish of exposed 2” x 6” cedar wall framing and horizontal 1” x 6” tongue and groove cedar bead board sheathing.

2011 Watermark Awards, Grand Award