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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-