AWARDS


NEEDHAM HOUSE
A search for simplicity drives this project to be both minimal and textural at the same time, punctuating a traditional suburban development with a palette of wood, concrete, and glass.
The lot is narrow and deep, and the house is placed back from the street and across its width, acting as a threshold between front and back. A new grove of mature trees creates a porous buffer from neighborhood activity, while at the rear, an expanded clearing defines a private enclave. The house, sited in between these two realms, is an assembly of raw materials, a charred-wood box perched on a structural pedestal of concrete and steel. The glassy and transparent living spaces are organized by the essential elements of oak millwork that hold high-function parts of the house such as stair, kitchen, bathroom, mudroom. Large panels of glass and rolling doors allow a landscape of sunlight and color to penetrate the calm quietude of this house which remains protected from the street but always a part of the terrace, the yard, and the woods beyond.
PROJECT LOCATION
Needham, MA
PROJECT SIZE
5,200 SF
PROJECT TYPE
Residential, Single Family
CLIENT
Private















PROJECT COLLABORATORS
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Soren Deniord Design Studio
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Silman
ELECTRICAL / AV
Newton Electric
CIVIL ENGINEER
Joseph Porter
CONSTRUCTION / MECHANICAL / PLUMBING
David Tocci
PHOTOGRAPHY
Florian Holzherr
Fallon Custom Homes & Renovations