To get this four-season porch in Maynard’s Presidentials neighborhood ready for spring, construction has continued steadily through the winter. The structural frame is now complete, and the perimeter walls will be infilled next. We can already imagine the large expanses of glazing that will form much of the facade, filling the space with natural light. It’s easy to picture reading a book during a rainstorm, watching snowflakes fall, or enjoying the fresh air with the windows

Construction is underway on this addition and alteration project, where a pretty good house in a pretty terrific setting had long felt stuck in a bad relationship; a common malaise. We relish the challenge of cultivating a richer reciprocity here, composing a holistic, singular, and congruous place. Though we’re adding no beds, no baths, no kitchens, and no garages, we believe the changes taking shape will create a far more soulful and humane home.   Part of that transformati

Many Massachusetts towns now permit Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) on parcels zoned for single-family homes. In their April 2020 Annual Town Meeting, the voters of Concord will consider revising their Zoning Bylaw to enable ADUs. The studio above this backyard garage could readily be converted to a one-bedroom or studio apartment of approx 720sf.

design and construction progress

Construction Progress Front Railings are Installed

Suggestive of its forbears, which were primarily vacation cottages, this shingle-style home incorporates many of the style's usual...

The final pieces and parts come together at the Sudbury River Passive House. -Conan-tum ethos -Artist and engineer clients...

This addition to a 1920s grambrel-style cottage house adds studio space and an open bedroom suite for the two working artist residents. The gestural massing and the composition of opaque and transparent wall planes bias the interiors' relationships to greenspace and the horizon to the South and West, and away from the activity of nearby neighbors and car traffic to the North and East.