AQUINNAH HOUSE

Aquinnah, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

Exterior view of Aquinnah house with black wood clad floating box on the left and grounded light wood clad box on the right.

To minimize the impact on the original design - a system of prefabricated barn structures designed by artist/architect Adam Kalkin - the addition connects to the surface of the existing house keeping the playful and intricate relationship of the overlapping structural systems and circulation.

There were significant Planning and Zoning requirements for this project.

Playful Mondrian-like horizontal and vertical wood members across the large patio window opening.
Horizontal wood clad structure with playfully divided wood windows.

Occupants are required to enter the new spaces through original sequences and at the moment of contact between old and new, the skin is peeled back, allowing circulation to flow around the structure.

Interior bedroom view out through Japanese architecture-like large wood patio corner windows

Type: Residential – Addition / Renovation
Size: ±900sf Addition
Location: Aquinnah, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Status: Completed 2004
Credits: Architect: William Pevear at Maryann Thompson Architects. Structural Engineer: Richmond So Engineering, Inc. Contractor: Dana Hodsdon Inc. Photography: Chuck Choi & Stephen Lee.

A black steel curved stair leads to the roof deck
Interior bedroom view of the play of wood finish colors: light on the inside wall panels and medium on the exterior windows
 

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