Cotswald Residence
Brookline, MA
Interior renovation
Completion: 2017
Project Overview
Studio Luz’s design strategy for the Cotswald Residence plays between the existing features of the traditional home and new renovations. The initial project scope examined how private spaces such as the primary bed & bath, children’s rooms, and guest room connect with the new family room and spaces where the family comes together.
Project Team
Hansy L. Better Barraza
Anthony J. Piermarini
Dane Clark
Lisa LaCharité (Lostritto)
Construction
Photography
John Horner
BETWEEN THE TRADITIONAL AND THE CONTEMPORARY
CONNECTING SOCIAL SPACES
Our design strategy examines the traditional elements of a single family home, reconsidering their spatial organization to connect social spaces within the home, while carving out nooks of privacy. A more homogeneous materiality creates a warm, inviting backdrop for expression through furnishings and decor.
CONNECTIVE THREAD
RECONCEPTUALIZE THE ORGANIZATION, HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS
Studio Luz considered a new connective thread to unify the new with the existing, opportunities emerged to re-conceptualize the organization of the living spaces to create harmonious relationships. The game room became the primary suite, the old office space transformed into a new family and entertainment room.
ALL IN THE DETAILS
LAYERED PLYWOOD END GRAIN, CASEWORK
About the Single Family Residence
In Brookline
Our design for this single family residence threads new connections with existing residential vocabulary. These subtle and specific moves, such as the use of existing door handles, allow for legibility and playful hints as a person transitions between the traditional home and newly renovated spaces.
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