Design Solution: The brick house, laid out in a square with two ancillary volumes on either side, was reworked from the inside out. Interior walls that previously shaped rooms were replaced with a core-like concrete structure accommodating a ground-level half-bath. Furniture built-ins line this core, organizing each of the spaces around it—the kitchen, the living area, and a workspace. This freed up the plan to be as open as possible.

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On the upper floor, the pitched roof was deconstructed and replaced by a flat one held up by a delicate metal frame. This move created additional useable square footage on this level, but, more importantly, allowed the architect to wrap the house in a continuous ribbon of glazing.

Structure and Materials: A layer of stone cladding was added to the house’s primarily volume, giving it a double skin with an interior air chamber. In the ancillary volumes (the vertical one houses a water tank) a neutral palette was used to unify the composition.

Additional Information
Completion date: October 2023
Site size: 1.5 acres
Total construction cost: $200,000
Client/Owner: Withheld

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