For this sculptural home on a quiet pond outside Boston, it was the clients’ priority to preserve the natural attributes of the existing landscape: rolling topography, mature trees, and ground cover. The five-acre site is characterized by a dramatic 70-foot drop to the adjacent pond. Designed as a spiral form, the house wraps around an internal courtyard, flowing from the low point of the site up towards the crest of the hill. The end of the spiral floats free of the ground, terminating in a cantilever marking the entry.

Collaborators

Structural Engineer: LeMessurier Consultants
Mechanical, HVAC: Sun Engineering
Electrical Engineer: Johnson Engineering
Landscape Architect: Stephen Stimson Associates
Civil Engineer: Judith Nitsch Engineering
Lighting Designer: Berg Howland Associates
Envelope: Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger
Contractor: Thoughtforms
Photographer: © Alan Karchmer