Green Mountain Getaway. Nestled into a wooded site in the Mad River Valley, this project features soaring rooflines that complement the natural slope of the land, and large windows with open views to a meadow rich with native wildflowers.

Innovative touches including concrete floors, composite exterior wall panels, and exposed steel beams are in dialogue with cedar shingles, fir beams, and native stone walls that help further ground the home into its surroundings.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@gristmillbuilders
@wagnerhodgson
McCain Consulting
@siegelstructural
Sun Engineering
@vermonttimberworks
Photography by @natreaphotography

Lantern Studio. In the garden behind a Dutch Colonial house in Wellesley, MA, this three-story free-standing structure offers a sanctuary from the busy day-to-day life of the home. Each level of the building offers a space for the client to exercise their creative interests: a garage workshop, an open-air veranda writer’s retreat, and a rooftop vegetable garden.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@brookesandhillcustom
@wagnerhodgson
Webb Structural Services
Kelley Welding
Kelton Woodwork
@systemseven7
Styling by @stylesassy
Photography by @natreaphotography

West Gloucester House. For this project, we worked with our client to design a home that features a planted tree that extends up through the second-floor deck area. Screens are used to provide privacy. Living spaces, such as the generous screen porch at the front of the house, offer views of the tidal river and marsh to further integrate the space with its natural surroundings.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@brookesandhillcustom
@wagnerhodgson
Atsu Gunther Design
Webb Structural Services
Sun Engineering
The Morin-Cameron Group
Kelley Welding @modernheritagellc @systemseven7

Courtyard House. This home is entered at the lower level. As sunlight filters in from above, one is drawn up the stairs to the primary floor and courtyard where walls of glass provide views from the main living spaces and bedroom. The “curated courtyard,” a term coined by our client early in the project, is enhanced with lush plantings and surrounded by the walk-out main floor, making it the focal point of the house.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@lindsaybentis
@denali.construction
Rehl Gardens
@siegelstructural
Scaglione Woodworks
@scandiakitchens
Fusion Home Systems
@colleeninman
@lenahanslandscaping

Powder Mill House. This home in Concord, MA, is equipped with triple-glazed windows, continuous roof and wall insulation, and a double-wall assembly to exceed energy conservation standards. The interior features a high-efficiency ERV mechanical system, geothermal system and solar-ready design, resulting in the energy efficient, site-sensitive home that our clients sought.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@benchmark_builders
@mdlandarch
Webb Structural Services
Beals and Thomas
@schuco_usa
@viewrail
@siematic.official
@siematic_kitchen
@anthonyconcretedesign
@natreaphotography

Bluff House. Originally designed by architect Edward Weinshanker in 1959, Flavin Architects revisited this ocean front home to provide a modern renovation that recognizes the original design and its surroundings while opening up the interior and providing 21st century updates to meet our client’s needs.

Pulling from the organic approach of West Coast architectural traditions— brought to the east by dean of the architectural and planning school at MIT William Wurster in the 1940s —Bluff House maintains a degree of minimalism to spotlight the beauty of the rocky Atlantic coastline.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@cambridgeport_construction
@wagnerhodgson
@siegelstructural
Hayes Engineering
@loewenwindows @_panoramah_
@modernmetalsolutions
@barneyandcarey
@leichtusa @divinedesigncenter
@porcelanosa @kastconcretebasins @laufenbathrooms
Photography by @natreaphotography

Tiered Modern. Entrances— both public and private —were central to the design of this Newton, MA residence. We sited the house to address privacy and take advantage of sunlight, while cultivating a smooth experience for our client’s daily life. A utilitarian entry through the garage matches our client’s private living approaches while the grand lantern staircase and swift movement into the entertaining spaces define the featured public entry.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
Haven Builders @sarah_havenbuilders
@nik_havenbuilders @reid_havenbuilders
@wagnerhodgson
Everett M. Brooks Co
Webb Structural Services
@amrlandscape
Suburban HVAC
@nec_solar
Nine Points Woodworking
@sdiboston
Styling by @simplemente_blanco
Photography by @natreaphotography

Wales House. Sixty years after Lincoln architects Henry Hoover and Walter Hill designed this mid-century modern home, the Flavin Architects team was asked to revisit the space and update the interior with a modern refresh.

Our renovation design included refurbishing the original block chimney with thin porcelain slabs in a dark grey finish, replacing a partition wall between the kitchen and dining areas, and inserting a radiant panel heating system over the existing concrete floors to improve temperature control and thermal comfort.

Thank you to our collaborators on Wales House.
The Ralph S. Osmond Co.
Perkins Custom Contracting
Lynch Landscape & Tree Service
Webb Structural Services
@heathceramics
@annsacks
@moooi

Crystal Lake Modern. From a project’s conception to its completion, we work collaboratively with our clients and builders to design and construct spaces that respond both to client needs and to the beauty of the landscape in which they are situated.

Thank you to our collaborators on Crystal Lake Modern.
@benchmark_builders
@siegelstructural
Rentown Cabinet Makers
RJZ Engineers
Spruhan Engineering
@tile_showcase
@porcelanosa
@designerbath
@yaleappliance
@systemseven7
@visualcomfort
@viewrail

For Waldhaus, our current project in Metrowest Boston, MA, we worked with clients looking to preserve the character of the forested setting with a low impact, harmonious addition to the neighborhood. This “garden in the woods” is carefully nestled into the existing topography and features two private wings linked by a central public volume.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@brookesandhillcustom
@mcldllc
Webb Structural Services
RJZ Engineering
Chongris Engineering
@bulthaup
@kellerminimalwindows
@loewenwindows