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Renovating Early Modernism: An Interview with Architect Gary Wolf

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Location
Weston, Massachusetts
Year
3
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Style
Modern
The Bidore 95‘s corner style and linear fireplace design echoes the corner windows on the north side of the house.
The Bidore 95‘s corner style and linear fireplace design echoes the corner windows on the north side of the house.
On the marble fireplace surround: “There are so many possible readings, it could be an aerial photo or a topographic map, but with the current snowy winter weather, it can also appear to be a tangled mash of tree branches.” – Gary Wolf
On the marble fireplace surround: “There are so many possible readings, it could be an aerial photo or a topographic map, but with the current snowy winter weather, it can also appear to be a tangled mash of tree branches.” – Gary Wolf
The kitchen countertop blends the old with new while also transitioning from the historical part of the house to the contemporary family room addition.
The kitchen countertop blends the old with new while also transitioning from the historical part of the house to the contemporary family room addition.
In this home there is old, There is old and there is new, but the sense of family and togetherness is stitched into the fabric of every square foot.
In this home there is old, There is old and there is new, but the sense of family and togetherness is stitched into the fabric of every square foot.
Cathreine purchases art from local up and coming artist such as this dynamic diptych by artist Juan Travieso.
Cathreine purchases art from local up and coming artist such as this dynamic diptych by artist Juan Travieso.
The historical section of the house gets a face-lift while still holding the integrity of the old structure.
The historical section of the house gets a face-lift while still holding the integrity of the old structure.

Details

Bedrooms
4
Full Baths
2
Partial Baths
1

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Architect
Wolf Architects
Photographer
Lauren Piandes
Eric Roth

From European Home

Walter Gropius gets all the acclaim in Massachusetts. Perhaps it’s because he taught at Harvard and his Gropius House in Lincoln, MA, looms large as a pillar of early modernist American architecture. However, he wasn’t alone, and he wasn’t the first to introduce the international modern style to the United States. Edwin B. Goodell Jr. (an MIT man just drive home the rivalry) was a member of a group of lesser-known architects that would later be called the “Invisible Modernists.” By the time Gropius and others came to the U.S. from Europe, Goodell had already designed and built a number of homes inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic.

One of Goodell’s early homes still sits on a rocky New England hillside in Weston, MA and recently underwent a renovation by Gary Wolf Architects. Standing on the shoulders of giants like Gropius and Goodell, Gary Wolf has made a name for himself through innovative contemporary designs as well as a reputation for thoughtful historic preservation. We had the pleasure to tour this newly renovated modernist gem, featuring a Bidore 95 modern fireplace, with Gary and homeowner Catherine Riedel and ask the question, “how do you renovate an architectural icon?”

Read full article and watch the house tour at www.europeanhome.com/ins...