Chestnut
Location: Duxbury, Massachusetts
Client: Private Client
Site: 1.0 acre in established neighborhood
Program: 1,000 sf suite, entry, porch, 200 sf studio
Concept: Additions to small house as separate volumes
Context: Wooded lots with front lawns and hedgerows
Design Brief:
- Expand modest house, organize into compound
- Single level floor, screen porch, deck, outbuilding
- Continue carpenter vernacular of original
Neighborhood
- T-3.0: Early 20th C. vernacular houses, varied style
Public Frontage / Movement Armature
- Local street – large setback on narrow lot
Building (Private) Frontage
- Common lawn
Parking and Service
- Private drive to courtyard inside 3 structures
Building Type
- Detached House (Edge Yard)
Construction
- Wood frame, cedar vertical shingle exterior
Single Dwelling
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