Restoration and Artist's
Studio Newton, Massachusetts
Client: Steve Blosson
This historic
New England Cape was built in 1820 from the timber of
a deconstructed barn, in order to accommodate laborers
working in the mills of Newton Upper Falls. As such, it
is a prototype of low-income housing and an early example
of recycling in construction. Momentum's renovation protected
the history and integrity of the structure. The design
exposed parts of the hand-hewn timber-framing, and kept
the thirty-inch-wide, old-growth sheathing beneath the
clapboards. We preserved the original dimensions of the
interior, and also retained the original brick in visible
areas of the stack in the new state-of-the art heating
and cooling system. Even historic newspapers, used as
vapor protection beneath the original siding, were recovered
intact and returned to the owner.
1 Buiding
view. 2 Artist's Studio view. 3 Dormer detail. 4 Field stone. 5 Window detail.
