Located on a 50 acre property in New England, the Gallery was built to house the owners’ art collection. The design was informed by its context: a sloping wooded site overlooking a pond. The primary intent was that the building be secondary to its topography and landscape. Thus it follows the contours and is built into the slope, with only a low wall visible from the private road, and located so as to be on route with one of the many walking paths on the property. The building was also designed to give equal importance to viewing the art as well as to viewing the landscape. The large windows and overhangs extend the gallery to the outside, shade the art, and define the exterior walking path. The large gallery spaces, held together by a stone wall, are connected by a glass walkway and exterior courtyard. Movable hinged walls within the spaces allow for flexible exhibit options. Rainwater is directed off the roof for irrigation and as a water feature in the courtyard. Materials include boardform concrete, low-e tempered insulated glass and zinc coated copper.

Located within the Chestnut Hill Historic District, this carriage house was originally built in 1904 as part of the Houghton estate.  Uniquely designed in an asian/spanish stucco style, the main structure is built around a courtyard and originally housed stables, storage for the carriages, the stableman’s quarters, and a small garage for an early automobile.

Working for two sequential owners, JHA’s work on the property included renovation and restoration of the main buildings, several additions and a separate three car garage.

The new design and additions reused and reorganized the spaces and materials to adapt to a single-family house. For example, the stables became the master bedroom and the original garage is now an in-law apartment.  The design intent was to blend the unique character and materials of the original structure into the current design. 

An art consultant and collector bought this top floor duplex on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Opening up the space by removing walls and ceilings provided a contemporary space for the art and furniture. Other work included installing skylights, adding a wall of windows to the top floor decks, and replacing a spiral stair with a new stair in the existing space.

Located on the roof of a 1925 nine story Commonwealth Avenue building within the Back Bay Architectural District, this penthouse structure replaced a previous structure that was not compatible with the current historic standards. The original highly visible structure was removed, the building lowered and the footprint enlarged to provide the owners with a more functional space. The project included interior renovations in the unit below and the new copper clad penthouse with maple interiors. The design intent was to provide a larger more functional space using forms and materials in keeping with its historic context.

Housing a great room and master bedroom suite, this building was designed to open to the outside, much like a screen porch. Built around a large stone fireplace and incorporating tree trunks as columns, the outside was brought inside.

This project involved a total gut renovation and addition to a late 19th century 5,400 sqft house in Brookline, MA. It was a true collaboration between the owner and the architect, where the owner acted as her own interior designer. The design goal was to create a flow and consistency of style to what was previously a maze-like floor plan with multiple inconsistent renovations.

Originally owned by a member of the Thoreau family, this Cambridge shingle style project included reorienting the entrance of the house and adding additions to wrap around the original structure, designed to be in keeping with the neighborhood and original style of the building. The additions included a new kitchen, entrances, a family room and decks. Interior renovations on all floors were also part of the plans.

A gut renovation combined two units in a Back Bay town house condo building. The living space was enlarged to its original 1890’s foot print by removing walls that were built when the building was divided into apartments in the 1940’s.

Working with the owners of this small school in Boston’s Back Bay over a 10 year span, almost every floor was modified. The culminating project added a new floor at the top to the building to house an art and science space.

These owners decided to gut renovate their new home in Colorado. The design focused on providing a minimalist aesthetic with new tile and dark bamboo floors throughout, flush doors, base reveals and tile and stone baths.

When JHA began their work on this restaurant, the space consisted of steel columns and a gravel floor. The original Casablanca had been demolished to provide new structural support for the Brattle Street theater building. The murals painted by David Omar White were removed and put in storage.

The new design attempted to create a “Casablanca” like ambiance and relocate the murals as focal points in the design. All of the banquets and interiors were custom designed. As the project was completing, David Omar White returned to restore and to enlarge some of the murals to fill the new spaces.

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