Flavin Architects
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Cliff House
Devereux Beach House
Our client presented Flavin Architects with a unique challenge. On a site that previously hosted two houses, our client asked us to design a modestly sized house and separate art studio. Both structures reduce the height and bulk of the original buildings. The modern concrete house we designed is situated on the brow of a steep cliff overlooking Marblehead harbor. The concrete visually anchors the house to stone outcroppings on the property, and the low profile ensures the structure doesn’t conflict with the surround of traditional, gabled homes.
Three primary concrete walls run north to south in parallel, forming the structural walls of the home. The entry sequence is carefully considered. The front door is hidden from view from the street. An entry path leads to an intimate courtyard, from which the front door is first visible. Upon entering, the visitor gets the first glimpse of the sea, framed by a portal of cast-in-place concrete. The kitchen, living, and dining space have a soaring 10-foot ceiling creating an especially spacious sense of interiority. A cantilevered deck runs the length of the living room, with a solid railing providing privacy from beach below. Where the house grows from a single to a two-story structure, the concrete walls rise magisterially to the full height of the building. The exterior concrete walls are accented with zinc gutters and downspouts, and wooden Ipe slats which softly filter light through the windows.
Our client presented Flavin Architects with a unique challenge. On a site that previously hosted two houses, our client asked us to design a modestly sized house and separate art studio. Both structures reduce the height and bulk of the original buildings. The modern concrete house we designed is situated on the brow of a steep cliff overlooking Marblehead harbor. The concrete visually anchors the house to stone outcroppings on the property, and the low profile ensures the structure doesn’t conflict with the surround of traditional, gabled homes.
Three primary concrete walls run north to south in parallel, forming the structural walls of the home. The entry sequence is carefully considered. The front door is hidden from view from the street. An entry path leads to an intimate courtyard, from which the front door is first visible. Upon entering, the visitor gets the first glimpse of the sea, framed by a portal of cast-in-place concrete. The kitchen, living, and dining space have a soaring 10-foot ceiling creating an especially spacious sense of interiority. A cantilevered deck runs the length of the living room, with a solid railing providing privacy from beach below. Where the house grows from a single to a two-story structure, the concrete walls rise magisterially to the full height of the building. The exterior concrete walls are accented with zinc gutters and downspouts, and wooden Ipe slats which softly filter light through the windows.
Country: United States
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Projects
- All Projects
- Woodhaven Modern
- Cedar Cove Modern
- Cliff House
- Annisquam River House
- Wales House Outbuildings
- Weiss House
- Lantern Studio
- Glass Modern
- Wales House
- Bunker Hill House
- Brae Burn Modern
- Kettle Cove Farmhouse
- Huron Village Light Box
- Woodland Retreat
- Tanglewood Modern House
- Tanglewood Modern Pool and Cabana
- Long Pond Cabin
- Modern Blueberry Farm and House
- Green Mountain Getaway - Main House
- Brown Jackson House
- Glass House in the Garden
- Green Mountain Getaway - Guest House
- Sculpted to the Land
- Naturally Modern
- Hajjar House
- Eastern Point Retreat
- Rooftop Oasis
- Rosenwald House
- Modern Screen Porch Wellesley
- South End Modern
- Gap Head
- Modern Kitchen Addition
- Sketchbook
- Architectural Drawings
- Urban Sanctuary
- Case Study - Glass House in the Garden
- Art of Bathing
- 2015 Award of Excellence