Property of Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS ROBINS, JR., Sound, near Darien, Connecticut | architect: Robertson Ward

FOR MR. AND MRS. THOMAS ROBINS, JR., Robertson Ward designed this rambling house on the ridge of an island in the Sound, near Darien, Connecticut. Its separate entities ("main" house and studio for Louisa Robins, a notable painter) are strung together, like beads on a necklace, by a covered walk. This creates a natural patio, green with laurel and native trees, brightened by a rock pool. Casual though the effect is, the rooms are skillfully stepped back to catch the full sun in winter, lie in shade after mid-morning in the summer. Breezes move unchecked through balustered openings in the long brick wall and the service wing at the back of the house, above the driveway, forms its own breezeway.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | August 1950