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Architect Robert Swinburne deploys a collaborative building approach and hyperlocal materials to craft a Passive House–certified home that celebrates the land it’s built on.
Architect Robert Swinburne deploys a collaborative building approach and hyperlocal materials to craft a Passive House–certified home that celebrates the land it’s built on.
The Vermont land where this 1,300-square-foot home, designed by Robert Swinburne, sits was previously used for harvesting maple sap to make syrup, so it was entirely free of underbrush and only the best trees remained when the new owner bought it to build a home. "It felt like a park,
The Vermont land where this 1,300-square-foot home, designed by Robert Swinburne, sits was previously used for harvesting maple sap to make syrup, so it was entirely free of underbrush and only the best trees remained when the new owner bought it to build a home. "It felt like a park,
Modern Vermont Farmhouse, front (western) facade.
Modern Vermont Farmhouse, front (western) facade.
The usual Vermont view.
The usual Vermont view.
"Each site visit would result in a joyous bushwhack through the thick rhododendron forest to the back kettle ponds," Mac says. "After, we would walk out to the front meadow [to] get a sense of how to engage the house with the landscape and create a symbiotic relationship between the two."
"Each site visit would result in a joyous bushwhack through the thick rhododendron forest to the back kettle ponds," Mac says. "After, we would walk out to the front meadow [to] get a sense of how to engage the house with the landscape and create a symbiotic relationship between the two."
The family that works together stays together: Hachigian and Day at his-and-hers workstations in the shared lower-level study.
The family that works together stays together: Hachigian and Day at his-and-hers workstations in the shared lower-level study.
Created from clay harvested at the build site, TECLA sports a curvy, ridged facade—similar to an oversized beehive—with large, circular skylights capping the two connected dome structures.
Created from clay harvested at the build site, TECLA sports a curvy, ridged facade—similar to an oversized beehive—with large, circular skylights capping the two connected dome structures.
An artist by trade, and gardener by passion, Allison Paschke commissioned Providence-based architecture firm 3SIXØ to build a modest cottage that would allow her to reconnect with nature. She landscaped the home’s lush gardens herself.
An artist by trade, and gardener by passion, Allison Paschke commissioned Providence-based architecture firm 3SIXØ to build a modest cottage that would allow her to reconnect with nature. She landscaped the home’s lush gardens herself.