Tanglewood Modern. Designed as four independent pavilions connected by glass-enclosed halls, this house balances providing ample space for the client’s extended family while still maintaining a sense of intimacy for when they have the home to themselves.

The house sits on a south-facing slope in a forest clearing just outside Lenox, MA. Large sliding glass doors open to a pool terrace and outdoor sitting area, further connecting this home to its beautiful grounds designed by Okerstrom Lang Landscape Architects.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
Chris May Builders
Jane Young Design
Okerstrom Lang Landscape Architects
@siegelstructural
Amenitek
@vermonttimberworks
Foresight Land Services
@sunengineeringinc
@poggenpohlkitchens
Photography by @natreaphotography

Swan Studio. For this project, our client approached us to design a studio, living space, and carport addition to their 1949 Sarah Pillsbury Harkness house in Lexington.

Leaving the original Harkness house undisturbed, the studio sits as a separate building to the south, stepping down with the natural slope of the land. Vertical board siding and a flat roof echo the modernist aesthetic of the home and its historic neighborhood.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
P.M. Gallagher Builders
Everett M. Brooks Co.
@jonathankeeplandscapedesign
Webb Structural Services
Photography by @natreaphotography
Styling by @simplementeblanco

Modern Blueberry Farm. This Bauhaus-inspired contemporary home overlooks Lexington’s last remaining blueberry farm.

Designed for a family of five, the house is inspired by the traditional courtyard houses of China. The courtyard features a teak gate entrance framed by western red cedar lattice screens on both sides. Our updated courtyard design leaves the south side open to the blueberry fields, giving harbor to the low winter sun.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
Ben Wood Studio
@brookesandhillcustom
Stephen Stimson Associates
@atsugunther
@rpmarzillilandscape
@siegelstructural
Photography by @natreaphotography

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