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Hall-Dorval
Newburyport, MA
From afar, this two-story house in farm country looks like the many barns in the area. We played with the vernacular form by adding a large portal on the north façade and ample glazing on the south. A prefab structural steel system was used for the building envelope—an unusual move for a residential project—and 80% of the building materials were recycled. Exposed steel beams were salvaged from a dismantled Boston Whaler plant and the fireplace hearth is a glacial erratic found on the site and fitted with a custom hood. Using passive heating and cooling measures, the house sits comfortably in its agrarian setting.
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Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award for Design Excellence in Housing, 1998
Shiffer Publishing, "Old Barns – New Homes", E. Ashley Rooney, 2004
Eco Structure, Summer 2003
Visual Architecture, Spring 2000
The Boston Globe, June 11 1998

Hall-Dorval
Newburyport, MA


From afar, this two-story house in farm country looks like the many barns in the area. We played with the vernacular form by adding a large portal on the north façade and ample glazing on the south. A prefab structural steel system was used for the building envelope—an unusual move for a residential project—and 80% of the building materials were recycled. Exposed steel beams were salvaged from a dismantled Boston Whaler plant and the fireplace hearth is a glacial erratic found on the site and fitted with a custom hood. Using passive heating and cooling measures, the house sits comfortably in its agrarian setting.

Select Recognition

Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award for Design Excellence in Housing, 1998
Shiffer Publishing, "Old Barns – New Homes", E. Ashley Rooney, 2004
Eco Structure, Summer 2003
Visual Architecture, Spring 2000
The Boston Globe, June 11 1998