If you\u2019ve been following along over the last couple of months, observing from afar as we rehabilitate and repurpose Rosslyn\u2019s icehouse, then perhaps a vision is beginning to take shape in your imagination? Or maybe you\u2019re struggling to envision the future of this handsome but understated utility building? I\u2019ll be sharing design and structural plans piecemeal in the months ahead, but today I\u2019d like to show you a couple of slightly whimsical renderings of the icehouse as it *might* (see note below) appear when rehabilitation is complete. The work of friend and frequent architectural design collaborator, Tiho Dimitrov<\/a>, these illustrative previews are an enjoyable way to fertilize the team\u2019s imagination as they progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The image above depicts the east elevation, the most visible to passersby who happen to glance west, beyond the house, past the stone wall and the linden tree, to where a pair of \u201cbarns\u201d \u2014actually a carriage barn and an icehouse \u2014 are backlit by the setting sun. This east-facing icehouse fa\u00e7ade was the primary focus in our meetings with the Town of Essex Planning Board. Because of the impact it has on the historic viewshed, we have endeavored to minimize changes, even repurposing\/recreating the former icehouse door as a storm door per the encouragement of several board members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The second rendering of the icehouse as viewed from the north is notably absent the carriage barn (located directly south of the icehouse.) Although this might initially seem misleading, there\u2019s potentially an intentional and beneficial consideration as explained below. Of note in this view (not visible from the public viewshed) is a change to the original fenestration. Only a single window, the one furthest to the left, likely dates to the building\u2019s construction in the late 19th century. This 3-lite window, along with an identical window south side, have served as the template for three windows in the rehabilitation plan. When we purchased the property a massive window had been cut into this wall, but we removed it during the initial phase of structural rehabilitation in 2006-7. It is visible in the photo below, taken by the previous owners\u2019 son, Jason McNulty<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s also evident in the following photo taken by Jason McNulty. Both photographs were recorded on November 8, 2004. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Rendering](\"https:\/\/abdul2.rosslynredux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/east-elevation-water-color.jpg\")
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