Small Scale Projects

General Aviation Facility

Logan International Airport

Located on the outskirts of Boston’s airport, the terminal accommodates all non-commercial aircraft.  From a lush garden drop-off, terminal passengers are led under a canopy into to the main waiting lounges with expansive views onto the runway. A mahogany wood wall shields a required concrete barrier that separates the secure tarmac from the public realm.  Constructed on a former brownfield site, this facility is LEED Certified and drastically altered one’s sense of entry into the city via private planes.

THE TERMINAL RECEIVED A 2007 AIA NEW ENGLAND DESIGN MERIT AWARD FROM THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: KLOPFER MARTIN DESIGN GROUP. DAVID GAMBLE WAS THE PROJECT ARCHITECT THIS FACILITY WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN THE OFFICE OF CHAN KRIEGER SIENEIWICZ (CKS).

Thomson Addition

Located in a hilly and heavily wooded area, the house addition sits to the north of the existing structure and takes advantage of views into a ravine.  In order to avoid building on the steepest slope of the site and retain views from the second floor of the existing house, the addition is grafted onto the northern wall.  An existing 23 degree angle generates one edge of the addition and orients the structure towards the ravine.  A masonry wall between the new screen porch and the great room contains two fireplaces (one interior and one exterior).

The addition respects the minimalist character of the 1970’s vocabulary while creating four distinct rooms (dining room, screen porch, great room and deck).  The expanded kitchen becomes the literal and figural center of the home under skylights which mark the transition between new and old.

ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT: PETER MARK VIOLA, AIA

Lyons Addition

The house addition builds off of the eclectic vocabulary and material palette of the quasi-Victorian house.  On the exterior, cedar shingles clad the building’s facades that are grounded with a bluestone base.  A skylit, spiral stairtower connects the first and second floors of the addition and echoes the existing turret on the corner of the house.  On the interior, a new threshold is created between new and old spaces that contains stairs, fireplaces, utility spaces and wet areas.  A terrace, accessible from both the front and rear of the property, expands the interior outward and heightens the sense procession into great room. 

The addition is comprised of two levels.  The lower level contains a renovated kitchen, dining room, kitchenette, bathroom and two-story great room that extends to an exterior deck.  The spiral stair-tower connects to a second level study, bathroom and renovated master bedroom suite.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: KLOPFER MARTIN DESIGN GROUP

Barrett Addition

The design strategy for the house addition begins from a desire to respect the modest scale of the original house and not overwhelm it with the expanded program.  A narrow side entry and mudroom recalls a regional, Cape Cod precedent called a “Beverly jog”.  The new master bathroom is located above the mudroom and connected to the bedroom suite by raising the existing garage roof to match the house ridgeline.  The application of tongue-and-groove planks in lieu of traditional cedar shingles distinguishes areas of entry. 

The addition is comprised of three levels.  The top floor accommodates a new master bedroom, bathroom and study area.  This suite is connected via a stair into the double height great room on the main level that also contains a kitchen expansion, coffee bar and mudroom. The basement level is a children’s playroom that opens onto the backyard.

INTERIOR DESIGNER: BRANDON BIRD DESIGN