WMAIA 2022 Design Awards
ENTRY
Rob Marcalow, AIA, Boston, MA
Hill House is a new, multi-generational chapter for a large family home in rural Gill, Massachusetts. The construction of a new kitchen space and installation of a door and window converted the house to two independent units with separate entries, leaving the parent apartment intact and on one floor. The design reflects the transitional period from parent-as-caregiver to child-as-caregiver through an architectural reinterpretation of internal and external spaces.
The original house, expanded in 1994 to house children, contracts again to form a new “exterior” at the original entry facade, as a child assumes ownership and care. The kitchens face each other, each sharing an impression of each other through frosted glazing. The original front door is reused, separating the two units. A barn and a woodshed meet additional family needs.
This new return to an old way of living is a prototype for reimagining new possibilities for large existing homes.
Photos by Rob Marcalow AIA
