This modest addition to an historic mansard victorian employs simple means to open the house up to the garden. Two offset volumes, a playroom and a guestroom, create a corner window and overhang that is a comfortable space for outdoor living. The sloping site is retained by gabion walls, steel cages filled with rocks and often used in civil engineering and large infrastructure projects, and adds a pleasing roughness to the otherwise sleek addition.



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rendering studies



demolition plan


construction plan



Architect:
Aamodt Plumb Architects
91 Harvey Street, Suite 2
Cambridge, MA 02140
Team: Mette Aamodt, Andrew Plumb
Rachel Gealy, Chris Mascari, Helena Slosar

Photographer:
Jane Messinger Photography
101 School Street #1
Somerville, MA 02143