One way the architects achieved
this connection to the landscape
with a nod to the midcentury
history of the property is
through the materials they used.
They opted for simple, natural
materials indoors and out that
add a feeling of warmth to the
clean, modernist space. Exposed
cross-laminated timber panels
span the ceiling, continuing
outside to form large roof
overhangs that shade the home.
Large-format flagstone pavers
cover the floors inside and out,
blurring the lines between house
and garden.
Modernism is about efficiency. It's not only inefficient to
build homes at large scales, but it's inefficient to maintain
those scales. It's non-sustainable. Building the smallest
house that works for the program, that works for the
occupants, and therefore allows the most garden possible.
AN INTIMATE SCALE CAN INCREASE EFFICIENCY
AND HUMAN COMFORT
IN MASSACHUSETTS,
this new prefab home
sits lightly on the land.
Its understated exterior
and 1,247 square feet of
space recede into the
background, leaving more
room for outdoor living
and for the landscape to
command attention.
Inside, the home features
two bedrooms, two
bathrooms, a two-car
detached garage and
a central great room.
Though the space is open
and airy—with floor-to-
