In the early 50s, Herbert and Ruth Weiss attended a lecture by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius hosted by MIT. They were fascinated by Gropius’ description of the ‘Five Fields’ community of 60 houses he and his firm, The Architect’s Collaborative (TAC), were designing in Lexington, MA. The Weiss’ fell in love with Gropius’ vision for a grouping of 60 modern houses to be arrayed around eight acres of common land that would include a community pool and playground. They soon had one of their own.The original, TAC-designed house was a single-slope design with a modest footprint of 800 square feet. Several years later, the Weiss’ commissioned modernist architect Henry Hoover to add a living room wing and new entry to the house. Hoover’s design included a wall of glass which opens to a charming pond carved into the outcropping of granite ledge. After living in the house for 65 years, the Weiss’ sold the house to our client, who asked us to design a renovation that would respect the integrity of the vintage modern architecture. Our design focused on reorienting the kitchen, opening it up to the family room. The bedroom wing was redesigned to create a principal bedroom with en-suite bathroom. Interior finishes were edited to create a more fluid relationship between the original TAC home and Hoover’s addition. We worked closely with the builder, Patriot Custom Homes, to install Solar electric panels married to an efficient heat pump heating and cooling system. These updates integrate modern touches and high efficiency into a striking piece of architectural history.

Ispirata alla tipologia a corte del baglio siciliano, la residenza è immersa in un ampio oliveto e si sviluppa su pianta quadrata da 30 x 30 m, con un corpo centrale e due ali simmetriche che racchiudono una corte interna. L’accesso principale alla casa è raggiungibile da un lungo sentiero che attraversa l’oliveto e porta all’ ampio cancello scorrevole, centrale rispetto al prospetto principale e che permette di accedere sia a piedi che in auto. Le due ali simmetriche contengono rispettivamente la zona notte e una zona garage per ospitare auto d’epoca da collezione, mentre il corpo centrale è costituito da un ampio open space per cucina e zona living, che nella zona a destra rispetto all’ingresso è collegata ad un’ala contenente palestra e zona musica. Un’ala simmetrica a questa contiene la camera da letto padronale con zona benessere, bagno turco, bagno e cabina armadio. I due corpi sono separati da un’ampia veranda collegata visivamente e funzionalmente agli spazi della zona giorno, accessibile anche dall’ingresso secondario della proprietà. In asse con questo ambiente è presente uno spazio piscina, immerso nel verde del giardino. La posizione delle ampie vetrate permette una continuità visiva tra tutti gli ambienti della casa, sia interni che esterni, mentre l’uitlizzo di ampie pannellature in brise soleil permette di gestire sia il grado di privacy desiderata che l’irraggiamento solare in ingresso. La distribuzione interna è finalizzata a massimizzare ulteriormente la percezione degli spazi, con lunghi percorsi continui che definiscono gli spazi funzionali e accompagnano lo sguardo verso le aperture sul giardino o sulla corte interna. In contrasto con la semplicità dell’intonaco bianco e delle forme essenziali della facciata, è stata scelta una palette colori naturale, ma intensa, con texture ricche come la pietra d’iseo a pavimento e le venature del noce per la falegnameria. Solo la zona garage, separata da un ampio cristallo dalla zona giorno, presenta una texture di cemento nudo a vista, per creare un piacevole contrasto con la raffinata superficie delle automobili. Inspired by sicilian ‘baglio’, the house is surrounded by a wide olive tree grove and its floorplan is based on 30 x 30 sqm square, the building is shaped like a C figure, with two symmetrical wings embracing a regular inner courtyard. The white simple rectangular main façade is divided by a wide portal that gives access to the house both by car and by foot. The two symmetrical wings above described are designed to contain a garage for collectible luxury vintage cars on the right and the bedrooms on the left. The main central body will contain a wide open space while a protruding small wing on the right will host a cosy gym and music area. The same wing, repeated symmetrically on the right side will host the main bedroom with spa, sauna and changing room. In between the two protruding objects, a wide veranda, accessible also via a secondary entrance, aligns the inner open space with the pool area. The wide windows allow visual connection between all the various spaces, including outdoor ones. The simple color palette and the austerity of the outdoor finishes led to the choosing of richer textures for the indoors such as ‘pietra d’iseo’ and richly veined walnut paneling. The garage area is the only one characterized by a rough naked concrete finish on the walls, in contrast with the shiny polish of the cars’ bodies.

デトロイトにある低価格の小さなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、ベージュの床、三角天井、板張り壁) の写真

Full gut renovation and facade restoration of an historic 1850s wood-frame townhouse. The current owners found the building as a decaying, vacant SRO (single room occupancy) dwelling with approximately 9 rooming units. The building has been converted to a two-family house with an owner’s triplex over a garden-level rental. Due to the fact that the very little of the existing structure was serviceable and the change of occupancy necessitated major layout changes, nC2 was able to propose an especially creative and unconventional design for the triplex. This design centers around a continuous 2-run stair which connects the main living space on the parlor level to a family room on the second floor and, finally, to a studio space on the third, thus linking all of the public and semi-public spaces with a single architectural element. This scheme is further enhanced through the use of a wood-slat screen wall which functions as a guardrail for the stair as well as a light-filtering element tying all of the floors together, as well its culmination in a 5’ x 25’ skylight.

ブリスベンにある高級な広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、濃色無垢フローリング、茶色い床、板張り天井、板張り壁) の写真

パリにある高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、茶色い床、板張り壁) の写真

タンパにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、茶色い床、板張り壁) の写真

Brennan Wesley
チャールストンにあるラグジュアリーな広いトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、グレーの床、板張り壁) の写真

Aufnahmen: Michael Voit
ミュンヘンにあるカントリー風のおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、グレーの床、板張り壁) の写真

When stairs become a work of art! Photos: Reel Tour Media
高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、グレーの床、板張り壁、磁器タイルの床) の写真

シドニーにある高級な広いおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、無垢フローリング、茶色い床、板張り壁) の写真

This Entryway Table Will Be a decorative space that is mainly used to put down keys or other small items. Table with tray at bottom. Console Table
ロサンゼルスにあるラグジュアリーな小さなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、磁器タイルの床、ベージュの床、板張り天井、板張り壁) の写真

デュッセルドルフにある中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、ベージュの床、板張り壁) の写真

バルセロナにある低価格の中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、無垢フローリング、茶色い床、板張り壁) の写真

他の地域にあるお手頃価格の広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、大理石の床、白い床、表し梁、板張り壁) の写真

Schrank und Regal nach Mass entworfen.
ベルリンにある高級な中くらいな北欧スタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、茶色い床、板張り壁) の写真

This Entryway Table Will Be a decorative space that is mainly used to put down keys or other small items. Table with tray at bottom. Console Table
ロサンゼルスにあるラグジュアリーな小さなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、磁器タイルの床、ベージュの床、板張り天井、板張り壁) の写真

トロントにある高級な広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、マルチカラーの床、板張り壁) の写真

トロントにあるお手頃価格の小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、ベージュの床、板張り壁) の写真