Link House
Sustainable Modernism Revisited
An early proponent of sustainable architecture, the architect designed the original home in 1983 to minimize site disturbance, provide a natural and maintenance-free setting, maximize daylight, create views into the surrounding woods, enable natural ventilation, and accommodate a passive solar heating and hot water system—a new technology at the time. Five owners and 25 years later, the architect was contacted by the current owners to update and expand the house. The program included a guest suite and music pavilion, as well as modification of bathrooms, addition of three roof terraces, exterior restoration, and a new pool. A glass pedestrian link bridges existing and new spaces; and volumetric forms replicate elements from the 1983 design: overlapping volumes, curved and truncated corners, “pipe” railings, and glass block windows. The revitalization transforms a modern relic into a cohesive, contemporary composition.
An early proponent of sustainable architecture, the architect designed the original home in 1983 to minimize site disturbance, provide a natural and maintenance-free setting, maximize daylight, create views into the surrounding woods, enable natural ventilation, and accommodate a passive solar heating and hot water system—a new technology at the time. Five owners and 25 years later, the architect was contacted by the current owners to update and expand the house. The program included a guest suite and music pavilion, as well as modification of bathrooms, addition of three roof terraces, exterior restoration, and a new pool. A glass pedestrian link bridges existing and new spaces; and volumetric forms replicate elements from the 1983 design: overlapping volumes, curved and truncated corners, “pipe” railings, and glass block windows. The revitalization transforms a modern relic into a cohesive, contemporary composition.
Country: United States
