Anmahian Winton Architects

Cambridge House

Cambridge House
© Jane Messinger

Cambridge House

Anmahian Winton Architects

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Nick Winton

CONSULTING PRINCIPAL
Alex Anmahian

PROJECT ARCHITECT
Makoto Abe

MANUFACTURERS
Lutron, Sonos

MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Zeroenergy Design

CIVIL ENGINEERS
Columbia Design Group

LANDSCAPE
Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design Llc

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Rse Associates Inc

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Sea-dar Construction

AUDIO VISUAL, TECHNOLOGY
System 7

DESIGNER
Natalie Wong

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jane Messinger

AREA
6300 ft²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Cambridge, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This new single-family home is minimal in form and material, a modernist counterpoint to the colonial fabric of its Cambridge neighborhood.

Cambridge House
© Jane Messinger
Cambridge House
© Jane Messinger

The building’s form masks outdoor living spaces from the bustling street and organizes rooms around specific views and direct access to the protected, back yard landscape.

Daylight washes through interior spaces that are organized around a figural stair connecting the first floor open living space, second floor bedrooms and studies, and a third floor master bedroom loft.

Cambridge House
© Jane Messinger
Cambridge House
© Jane Messinger

The building gives shape to a conventional domestic program for a family of four and emphasizes a small footprint, both in terms of size and environmental impact:

it employs high efficiency mechanical systems, a high performance envelope, photovoltaic solar panels, and long life-cycle materials.

Cambridge House
© Jane Messinger
Cambridge House
© Jane Messinger

The home’s envelope and interior aesthetic are restrained and focus on detail. Its primary volume is clad in a hardwood rainscreen of Ipe, with secondary, zinc-lined openings that create entry, shade, shelter, and openings to the interior.

Its open plan is defined by luminous white plaster surfaces punctuated by a central walnut-lined stair, weaving from the first floor through to the third floor loft and terrace.

Cambridge House
© Jane Messinger


Cambridge House
Floor Plans & Section
Cambridge House
Site Plan

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