Take a look at Colin`s design process of our project in Norwell, MA, and the transition from an early sketch to a more final design. Our recent punchlist video reveals the final project.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
@webbbuilders
@seoanelandscapedesign
Webb Structural Services
Morse Engineering
RJZ Engineering
Next Electric Systems
@faneuilkitchen
@modernmetalsolutions
@divinestoneworks
@stoneyardusa
@yawalusa
@porcelanosa
South Shore Energy Raters

Sited near the North River which meets the ocean between Scituate and Marshfield and recently completed, Hobart`s Landing House sits tactfully integrated into the surrounding heavily wooded landscape. Our punchlist video coming soon will show the final project.

Thanks to our collaborators on this project.
@webbbuilders
Webb Structural Services
Morse Engineering
RJZ Engineering

Bluff House. Our renovation of this 1959 midcentury home was focused on an interior aesthetic that was paired down to the essence, ensuring that nothing competed with 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

Flavin Architects restored this 1958 home by Henry Hoover, creating a comfortable living space and updating select finishes for our client.

Hoover was a pioneer of New England modernist architecture. After graduating from Harvard’s GSD, Hoover worked for landscape architect Fletcher Steele. His joint education in architecture an landscape formed his ability to design structures that are carefully integrated into their natural context. Hoover`s work continues to inspire our team.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
Thoughtforms
Cutting Edge Systems
@natreaphotography

Dr. Franz Alexander Residence, Walter White, 1956.

Colin sketched this desert modern home and its innovative structure during Modernism Week. White employs a V-bent steel frame “skeleton,” which makes up the structural support system. There are six identical V-bent steel beams, and one is visible in the sketch and photograph.

To create the roof, White attached six curved steel beams to the structural frame. The unique cambered roof appears to to peel back from its southern façade to open the house up to the sky.

@modernism_week

Edris House, E. Stewart Williams, 1954.
 
A few more scenes from this desert modern home. Warm wood tones and a neutral palette anchor the house to its rugged surroundings.

The Edris House remains completely original.

@modernism_week
@psmodcom

Kaufmann Desert House, Richard Neutra, 1946.

For the third year in a row, the iconic Kaufmann Desert House gardens were open for an outdoor tour during Modernism Week. Colin sketched the Guest Court, located on the backside of the home.

The intimate guest court is shared between the guest and living wings and is the most enclosed of the outdoor spaces. It functions as an outdoor living room, surrounded by walls on three sides and protected from the high winds from the north and the occasional sandstorm. The courtyard is a perfect space for the owners and guests to meet, with planks of concrete paving and lounge seating.

The second image shows the street view of the home and the Entry Court. The most utilitarian outdoor garden space of the project, the entry court, is designed for deliveries, parking and drop-offs. Native boulders are piled high to create privacy from the street and provide an ideal setting for heat-loving native plants, including ocotillo, smoketree and deergrass.

Read more about the home at the link in our bio.

The Chemosphere (Malin House), John Lautner, 1960. 
 
On a recent trip to LA, Colin visited the Chemosphere. Perched on a single five-foot-wide concrete column, this octagonal house is a brilliant solution to the problems of building on its complicated Hollywood Hills site. The one-story building is reached by a funicular and a concrete patio connects one side of it to the hillside.

A large living, dining and open kitchen area occupies roughly half the house, facing the view. The other half, accommodates the bedrooms, bathrooms, and laundry.