Goosewing
GOOSEWING
LITTLE COMPTON, RI | This family farm straddles a ridge-lined peninsula on the southern coast of Rhode Island. Bound by water and set within the Sakonnet landscape patternings of coastal field, forest, pond, and meadow, this property embodies a modest agrarian character while preserving critical habitat for endangered shorebirds, seaside plants, and wildlife. MVLA's design preserves an existing road and walls as a framework that organizes a series of building compounds into the matrix of windswept coastal fields. This project artfully integrates restrained architectural and landscape interventions with existing terrain, creating a lucid structure that illuminates the peninsula’s striking beauty.
2011 National ASLA Honor Award Winner, 2011 Potomac ASLA President’s Award Winner
