What a great resource — Check out Cape Cod Home’s Annual Design Guide 2020! (Also take a peak at A3’s Alison Alessi interview on Inviting Interiors.)
Historic Harwich Cape published in Cape Cod Home
Thank you so much to Cape Cod Home for publishing our historic renovation in Harwichport!
Homeowner’s Steve and Peggy from Dallas Texas asked us to help them create a real family gathering space in their historic Harwichport home. The home, which has been in Steve’s family for over 100 years, consists of an historic half-Cape (the antique), a dated 50s kitchen connector and a 1980s addition (the annex). Steve grew up coming to Harwichport in the summer and wanted to provide that for the next generation.
We decided to leave the antique and the annex largely intact and worked on connecting them better with a more modern gathering space that could accommodate their extended family.
The modern addition acts as connector – from old to new, inside to out and front to back. It consists of a large kitchen, dining and living areas. Since the existing rooms are all small and have low ceilings, we thought the new modern rooms should be expansive and have some height to them. The spaces are all open to one another, but the living room ceiling is vaulted to follow the gabled roof line.
From the exterior the new addition gabled entry signals a more modern approach in the back. It pulls visitors to the new entry into the new living room. The new simple bluestone patio in the back is a private oasis for summer parties.
The Clients hope to spend more time in Harwichport moving forward!
To check out the article: https://capecodlife.com/harwich-port-cottage/
Cape Cod Home - Chatham Stage Harbor House
Thank you so much to Cape Cod Home for featuring our Chatham Stage Harbor House in their Spring 2018 issue. It was a wonderful project to work on with great clients in a beautiful location!
In 2014 we started working with a fabulous client on their new family’s home in downtown Chatham. They bought a small cottage on a charming street right off of Main Street but knew they needed a larger home with a second story to accommodate their family, and extended family. The lot was small, but lovely with old trees and views to stage harbor. We collaborated with the owner’s daughter, an architect in New York city to create a multi-generational home that accommodates their 90 father on a first floor bedroom as well as college kids and extended family. The main living space is an open living, dining and kitchen with a pantry tucked off it. There’s a screened porch beyond that offers indoor /outdoor living in the summer months. We tried to use as many windows as possible to keep the space bright and airy. While the street façade has windows, we kept it a little more solid for privacy but the back is a wall of windows overlooking a bluestone patio. Thanks to Cape Cod Magazine for the feature and Dan Cutrona Photography for the amazing shots. Toby the wheaton terrier stole the show as usual!
Full Article in Cape Cod Home: Back to the Family
Builder: Ta LaBarge
Framer: Matt Andersen - Andersen Framing
Structural Engineer: Mark McKenzie
Site Engineer: Clark Engineering
Kitchen & Baths: Classic Kitchen & Interiors
Windows: Marvin Integrity - Marvin Design Gallery
Photographer: Dan Cutrona
Writer: Haley Cote
Best of Boston Home 2018 - Sustainable Architect
A3 Architects was honored to be named Best of Boston Home 2018 for 'sustainable architect' in November. We continue to be passionate about our commitment to net-zero design- creating buildings that create as much energy as they use. We are so thankful to have many clients who share this commitment and happily share their energy bills with us! We appreciate the recognition as we continue to pursue energy efficient projects across the Cape and Islands, and beyond.
Congratulation to all the winners! We look forward to celebrating at the Design Center in Boston in December.
Southern New England Home
Check out the latest issue of Southern New England Home to see the feature on our Net Zero Quivet Neck House.
The Quivet Neck project was developed on an existing site is an undisturbed 8 acre parcel in rural East Dennis with abundant wildlife, rolling stone walls and wetlands. The project will minimally disturb less than 1/4 acre on the site and faces the northwest for distant views of Cape Cod Bay. The proposed design is in keeping with the charming historic neighborhood of East Dennis. The shingled style with three gables on each side will provide a dramatic interior roofline for the main living areas located on the second floor, under the roof. All the rooms are oriented towards the exterior living spaces and the distant water views beyond. The house will be super insulated and produce nearly as much energy as it uses.
energy: MA New Homes with Energy Star, Tier 3. Solar panels on south roof by E2Solar, Dennis MA
builder: Brian W Shanahan CO, Barnstable MA
photography by Dan Cutrona
magazine: Southern New England Home
article by: Kiley Jacques
Scargo Lake Cottage featured in Boston Globe Magazine - Summer Living
Our small cottage on Scargo Lake in Dennis Village was featured in this Sunday's Globe Magazine which focused on Summer Living. The clients’ story of downsizing from a much larger home in Provincetown to this 1100 SF tiny cottage is compelling. We love the contrast between the historic features of the 1930s bungalow/cottage and the ultra light mid-century modern finishes. This tiny house lives large!
And you can rent it this summer: Scargo Lake cottage
To read: Boston Globe Magazine Summer Living article
Written by: Jaci Conry
Photos by: Dan Cutrona
