# @dwellmagazine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQCWND7kRGt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35939152-dwellmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-20T15:49:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dwell (@dwellmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dwellmagazine

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Ann and Joe were thinking ahead. A public school teacher and an associate director at a biotech company, respectively, they were imagining what their lives could look like in retirement, even though that milestone was still a few years away. When the couple and their children visited Newfoundland in 2019, they were charmed by the natural beauty of the seaside cliffs where otters and whales routinely dot the surface, and hiking trails lead to icebergs. After purchasing a plot of land on the Bonavista Peninsula, Ann and Joe reached out to architect Evan Hoyles of hoylesarchitecture, just as he was getting his own firm underway. “The challenge was that they wanted this residence to be their retirement home in the future, but function as a rental in the meantime,” Hoyles remembers. Stylistically, things were less complicated. Ann insisted on minimalist interiors to keep the attention on the ocean and its rotating cast of visitors, while still making the home feel warm and inviting. “The materials had to be nice, yet durable,” Hoyles explains. “And Ann and Joe asked for us to be as sustainable as possible, including by creating local jobs.” After the two-year construction process, the couple invited Hoyles and his family for a stay. “As an architect, you never get to be on your clients’ deck for sunset or wake up in their primary suite,” Hoyles, who lives nearby, reflects. “It gave me a real appreciation for the home and Joe and Ann’s clever idea of renting it out before retiring here.” At which point they’ll be neighbors on Newfoundland’s wild, rugged coast. Swipe to see how much the home cost the couple—excluding the designer’s fee—and find out exactly where every dollar went in their #BudgetBreakdown at the link in bio.
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Photos by janebrokenshire
Story by kellydawsonwrites

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