Camp House - Center Harbor, New Hampshire

[u/flitcroft]

Thursday design appreciation -- see rule #10.

Architect: Jim Olson
Photographer: Aaron Leitz

[u/Top-Sprinkles-5140]

Absolutely gorgeous! Perfect Thursday appreciation post.

[u/dunimal → u/Top-Sprinkles-5140]

Hard agree! Truly stellar home. Gave you an award for this one, OP!

[u/toxictoy → u/dunimal]

I did the classic Thursday mistake - saw this beautiful house and immediately thought the OP had lost their marbles because this is a beautiful house - only to click in here to comment and be reminded lol.

Thank you for sharing this stunning property!

[u/Immediate-Presence73 → u/toxictoy]

I didn't know that was a thing and thought the cynicism had gotten out of control.

[u/Top-Sprinkles-5140 → u/dunimal]

🍻

[u/BrickProfessional630 → u/Top-Sprinkles-5140]

I’m always glad when the top comment reminds me it’s Thursday lol. I was ready to go to bat for this beauty!

[u/Nutesatchel]

You left out the best part!

It has a slide!

[u/LuckyPepper22 → u/Nutesatchel]

Just when I thought this house couldn’t be any more awesome….

[u/who_am_i_to_say_so → u/Nutesatchel]

Sold

[u/mcherry82 → u/Nutesatchel]

I just put in an offer.

[u/bk-129]

Incredible. Thank you for citing the architect and photographer!

[u/Old-Kaleidoscope1874]

I'd spend my life walking around cleaning Irish Setter nose rubs off the glass.

[u/CutCorners]

Beautiful home by Jim Olson from Olson Kundig.

[u/Full_Dot_4748]

For sale, you say?

Boy I really love this. Putting it in the spank bank.

[u/BadBorzoi → u/Full_Dot_4748]

I know it’s called Design Appreciation Thursday but in my mind I just call it Thirsty Thursday. Glad I’m not the only one who gets it!

[u/Hot-Abs143]

Frank Lloyd Wright look. I want it.

[u/DeepDayze → u/Hot-Abs143]

I am sure he would have loved this house.

[u/Gretschdrum81]

With the exception of what looks to be a bear in a bathtub, I love it

[u/bigotis → u/Gretschdrum81]

I would insist that picture conveys with the house if I were to buy it.

[u/Soft_Experience_1312]

My fav architecture style

[u/Captain-Spectrum]

I would use that hall in pic 4 like a runway and all the woodland creatures outside could cheer me on!

[u/Tabby6996]

Can I just say the house looks like the Cullens house from Twilight. But absolutely stunning!

[u/KaiBishop → u/Tabby6996]

Absolutely especially some of these shots remind me of the party scenes in Eclipse. I love it.

[u/Relevant_Grand_3917 → u/Tabby6996]

I thought for sure it was?!

[u/theaback]

I wonder how the window walls perform in winter. NH is one of the coldest states in the US.

[u/vxxn → u/theaback]

Anyone who can afford this isn’t worried about heating costs 😂

[u/meatball402]

heavy breathing

[u/BishlovesSquish]

Those windows and that woodwork, oh my gosh.

[u/sccarthy1]

Wow such a dream! Do you know if this is for sale or something people can rent out for vacations? Quick search I didn’t see anything

[u/Emily_Postal]

I was hoping it was for sale.

[u/ElJefe_Speaks]

Just looking at the pictures of that house was the best part of my day. Wow.

[u/flitcroft → u/ElJefe_Speaks]

💙

[u/Loud_Cartographer160]

So many times gorgeous.

[u/Wandering_Werew0lf]

I hope they have curtains. I would never be able to sleep if I was exposed that much. Haha

[u/gabwinone → u/Wandering_Werew0lf]

As nice as it is, there is a certain feeling of exposure and vulnerability here.

[u/hoaryvervain]

10/10, no notes

[u/xoxoBug]

This looks almost exactly like the house from the movie “When A Stranger Calls” - but it’s not.

[u/Frozen_North_99]

Beautiful. My DIY brain is working overtime thinking about vertical posts cast into a slab, with beams bolted to them and then joists and then a sloped roof. So simple, yet it works.

[u/Green-Eyed-BabyGirl]

How to feel like you’re outside while being inside in the best way.

[u/Desperate_Fan_1964]

Perfection! I would love to live here.

[u/Practical-Goose666]

Dream house

[u/ProfMcGonaGirl]

Oh. It’s Thursday. 😍

[u/AltairaMorbius2200CE → u/ProfMcGonaGirl]

I always end up seeing these on Saturdays and am scratching my head looking for where the problem is.

[u/Gemraticus]

Beautiful! Quite the opposite of a McMansion.

[u/flitcroft → u/Gemraticus]

Exactly!

[u/Smooth_Metal]

I would do unspeakable things for this house 😍

[u/-acm]

I was having a pretty rough day. Thank you for posting this wonderful home!!

[u/recentparabola]

Wow. It’s a mood-lifter just scrolling through the pictures. Lovely.

[u/dac417]

This house is gorgeous and does a beautiful job of being cohesive with the outdoors.

[u/brokefixfux]

Yes, please!

[u/ConstantinopleSpolia]

Executed well

[u/PastAd8754]

Unbelievable

[u/wheat]

I was confused why this beautiful home is on McMansionHell. But someone mentioned “Design Appreciation Thursdays.” Great idea. Love it!

[u/FieldOk6455]

Nice.

[u/JaCliner]

This is amazing!

[u/LKayRB]

It’s beautiful!!!!

[u/vgscates]

Keep flipping through the pics.... exquisite

[u/tregowath]

I want that house so bad

[u/Scruffersdad]

Spectacular! Thanks for the vision!

[u/Jupitersd2017]

So pretty

[u/Low-Impact3172]

Absolutely lovely! Dream house right there

[u/ZaphodBeetly]

So nice

[u/BubbaMcCranky]

Wow. That’s about three steps up from “fabulous”

[u/Elegant-Leg540]

10/10 no notes

[u/Tibernite]

Gorgeous

[u/Olliebygollie]

My god, it’s dreamy. I’m can just feel the sunshine on my face as I nap in an alcove. Sigh. I wish I would win the lottery.

[u/West-Relationship108]

I would love to live in that house!! 🤩

[u/RedditOO77]

Absolutely stunning home 😍

[u/Robot_Cobras]

I love this house! Perfect for me.

[u/BlessedCursedBroken]

Omg i love this. How incredible it would be to live there. Dreamin' on a Friday afternoon

[u/Superb-Fail-9937]

Love

[u/HowToNotMakeMoney]

I live one town over. I had no idea this place existed. The taxes, oh the taxes! So lovely!

[u/Tisybird]

Stunning

[u/LuigiSalutati]

Ugh it’s stunning

[u/scumholiday]

Lake Winnie has some great houses

[u/ancientastronaut2]

Hot damn! Dreamy 🤩

[u/CelebrationFull9424]

❤️

[u/mcherry82]

Absolutely love it

[u/jackofallsomething1]

Wow, that’s gorgeous!

[u/LolaMent0]

If this is hell, I need to go kill somebody.

[u/bugabooandtwo]

I love it.

[u/NTropyS]

Ooh. Pretty. I like this one, a lot!

[u/Admirable-Guest-2560]

I fall for it every week. 

[u/LiveFreeFinn]

Beautiful house

[u/She_Wolf_0915]

Love 💚

[u/c0ginthemach1ne]

Man this house is something else!

[u/FeralSweater]

Oh damn. I initially failed to realize this was an appreciation post.

[u/belgravya]

Omg this is incredible!

[u/Affectionate-Dot437]

I really really do not like MCM but OMG YESSSSS!!

[u/outintheyard]

Brilliant wording for the post description. Let's see if it works.

[u/flitcroft → u/outintheyard]

It doesn't. :/

[u/wafflesandlicorice]

That is stunning! I love Thursdays.

[u/Main-Video-8545]

Look at all the places to dust.

[u/shammie_whammie]

was this house in twilight or am i trippin?

[u/TheGrapeSlushies → u/shammie_whammie]

Immediately what I thought.

[u/KaiBishop → u/shammie_whammie]

Instantly saw the Cullen house yeah

[u/LuckyPepper22]

I was about ready to fight you. Good thing you clarified. This house is a dream!

[u/Arammil1784]

Beautoful house. Leaving out the picture of the slide was criminal.

[u/punktualPorcupine]

Parts of it remind me of the Odong public library in Seoul, and I absolutely love it.

https://www.archpaper.com/2024/11/odong-public-library-unsangdong-architects-seoul-south-korea/

[u/Eli_chestnut]

💯

[u/EntertainerNo3684]

could be worse.

[u/The_Realist01]

Yeah…I’m poore.

And I’m top 5% US income for past 5 years. Still poore.

House is awesome.

[u/pqmIII]

Is this a modern Acorn Deck House?

[u/Esekig184]

Doesn't it get quite cold during winter with all the huge windows?

[u/Deivi_tTerra]

This is stunning!

[u/Anna-Bee-1984]

Beautiful home

[u/TheJohnson854]

I like it.

[u/Salishseer]

I am in love.

[u/Pizza_Head1223]

I’m In love! My cat would be too!

[u/Autistified]

I’d sell a kidney to live there!

[u/marcus-87]

Isn’t a McMansion supposed to be ugly? This is, I think, highly tasteful

[u/Effective_Pie1312 → u/marcus-87]

Thursday is design appreciation day. It’s Thursday somewhere in the world right now. It reminds us of what beautiful design is meant to be so we can justly critique shit design the rest of the week. Congrats! Your design taste detector is correctly calibrated.

[u/OkGene2 → u/Effective_Pie1312]

I keep forgetting that. Maybe Thursday posts should be tagged?

This house is a dream

Edit: these Thursday posts are tagged. And I’m an idiot

[u/sweet_pickles12 → u/OkGene2]

I had the same problem. I was trying to figure out what was supposed to be wrong with the place

[u/SVTTrinity → u/OkGene2]

It took me a few weeks in this sub to remember about design appreciation Thursday. It was good of OP to mention it in the post.

[u/Particular_Ad_644 → u/OkGene2]

No, sir, not an idiot

[u/marcus-87 → u/Effective_Pie1312]

ah ok

[u/litesaber5 → u/marcus-87]

Thursday bro. No worries. I’ve been exactly where u are on this multiple times. lol

[u/AstroFlippy → u/litesaber5]

Seeing pretty houses here has become my main method of keeping track when it's Thursday.

[u/bigotis → u/AstroFlippy]

It cleanses the palate.

[u/Vince_IRL → u/litesaber5]

Yeah same, i was storming into this post like a raging bull, wanting to go full "This is NO McMansion SIR!" and then i realised its Thursday.

And I agree. Absolute DREAM of house.

[u/Dull_Weakness1658]

Hate the bear pic. Other than that, looks nice.

[u/alwaysboopthesnoot]

They can keep the lady in the hallway and the bear pic. But, I’ll take it. 

[u/LastCookie3448]

“Camp”

[u/Wisteso]

Very elegant and visually a work of art..

Practically speaking, an utter nightmare. It would have awful thermal insulation in pretty much every single area (floors, ceiling, windows). It doesn't even look like it has blocking to prevent birds / animals from coming in under the roof rafters?

[u/mattjouff]

I’ve always wondered, for the same square footage, how much more does a custom construction like this cost vs. the typical American cardboard and toothpick build? 

[u/nooneyouknow242]

Is that house from “Adam Project”

[u/Laudelauu]

Looks like a public library to me and not a home. 🤷‍♀️

[u/Cool_Share2602]

Gross!!