Hillside Farmhouse

Description Traditional design meets net-zero technology in a new house Site Suburban street, west of Boston Design Greek-Revival style exterior with modern aesthetics through a thoughtfully curated color palette, furnishings, and custom millwork. The design prioritized both efficiency and comfort,…

Farm Villa combines imagery of the New England farmhouse with that of the Neoclassical European villa. Columns vary according to a hierarchy of formality: plain square white columns for the entry porch, monumental paneled columns for the view-facing porch, and locally-milled timbers with metal connections for the outbuildings.

Only when you arrive directly in front of the new house do you discover the surprise of a domed rotunda. Its open porch half projects out from and half scoops into the main volume of the house.

The Apple Tree Hill house perches lightly atop its hilly site, looking out eagerly onto a broad view of Kent Cove. Footings grow into posts which branch out to pull the roof taut across an exterior arcade. Walking outside is…