THE CONSTRUCTION
The concrete home was built by Frank Lloyd Wright protégé Francis Barry Byrne in 1936, lightyears ahead of its time. It’s a certified passive house, with no spray foam insulation, and it is situated on its two-acre lot with maximum sunlight exposure in mind for the winter months. “It’s a private oasis you’d never know was there,” explains the listing agent, Meredith Cohen of Serhant Connecticut. Upgraded triple-pane windows and high-performance doors work as part of the home’s heating and cooling system, keeping costs down and cementing the house’s status as a paragon of eco-conscious living.
THE DESIGN
Built using the Golden Ratio, the interiors are perfectly scaled. The all-natural limestone walls are the same type featured in Kim Kardashian’s home. One of the three bedrooms has three built-in beds with privacy curtains, where previous owner Doug Mcdonald’s three sons slept. “I wanted my boys to figure out how to be in one room together,” he tells Westport Lifestyle. (Their bathroom also has three custom sinks.) Outside, there’s a roof deck, pool, spa, and a historic outbuilding from the noted Westport architect Frazier Peters.
THE FEATURES
Beyond the environmental highlights, this is a house with health in mind. Doug set up reverse osmosis water, filtered through copper pipes, and an advanced air filtration system. The kitchen’s induction range uses no combustible chemicals. Doug thought of every element to make this house the cleanest, safest, and healthiest it could be for him and his family. “The design experiment worked,” he says. “My kids ended up bigger, stronger, and smarter than me. I just don't think it would have happened the same way without all the sunshine and other details.”
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