Standish Shore
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Location: Duxbury, Massachusetts

Client: Private Client

Site: 0.25 acres – c. 1900 small lot subdivision

Program: 3,200 sf, K /D /L, Sitting, Four BR, 4 1/2 B

Concept: Seashore house replaced 1911 cottage

Context: Early 20th C. subdivision for summer cottages

Design Brief:

  • Re-imagine an original structure in NE vernacular
  • Response to setting with porches around perimeter
  • Construction in two phases

Neighborhood

  • T-zone T-3.0 – Detached residence

Public Frontage / Movement Armature

  • Minor street – quiet dead end to beachfront

Building (Private) Frontage

  • Porch & Fence – large porches facing street and water

Parking and Service

  • Private driveway to carport under west wing

Building Type

  • Detached House (Edge Yard)

Construction

  • Wood frame cedar shingled exterior

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