Copper House

Look at this little slice of delight.

The Copper House renovation in Massachusetts by Charles Rose Architects is so lovely – starting with the color. The renovation added a wing to a 1940s kit home, and manages to integrate old and new design nicely. It looks crisp and modern but not overly so. It’s got a touch of unique that’s great but still has that livability factor I endlessly like to go on about.

This is such a sweet renovation job.

From Charles Rose Architects’ site:

“The two-story addition is oriented east-west. The addition is opened to the site on the north, east and west sides, and contains the main living spaces of the house, as well as the master bedroom and two offices on the second floor. A roof terrace with a hearth has panoramic views of the site and of Boston. A glass and steel stair connects the first and second floors, and an exterior stair leads to the roof deck from a deck off the master bedroom. A three story skylit space mediates between the larger scale of the new and the smaller scale of the old, and serves as entry and circulation to the house.”

You wish this was your smooth home don’t you? It’s really easy to like. And the night view – I always love when architects shoot night views. Especially when they show off perfect geometric patterns.

Charles Rose Architects is a site full of cool structures to see, I’d recommend the West 22nd Street, and Gloucester House. Gloucester is especially nice in that it really works with the rocky coastline it’s situated on.  If you can visit the flash site, for many visual treats, including more of the Copper House above. Plus Charles Rose Architects have a large sustainability slant, which of course we all like.