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This compound of new buildings adopts a vernacular rural style, reinforcing the culture of the place by using simple barn forms. The composition is unified by painting all the buildings the traditional ferrous oxide red.

Houzz "‘Good, Sturdy Table’ on Wheels"

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Exterior masonry restoration of this 1879 H.H. Richardson-designed library, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, involved complete dismantling and reconstruction of the tower.

This eclectic and innovative design re-imagines how to live within a traditional 5-story Boston townhouse. Some floors were removed and the basement excavated to create new double-height spaces. A new stair animates the space with a collage of seemingly randomly stacked boxes that tumble between the two levels.