OoDD Projects

Site Plan

A Surgery of a Historical House, Newton

This historical carriage house, erected circa 1870, is a 1,900 square feet, four-bedrooms, single-family house. As it was converted to a residential house in 1957, its side elevation of double gables became the façade of the house. The elegance of these shifting double gables has ever since been the hallmark of this house.

However, the challenge of the design is the configuration of its interior spaces, adoption of natural light, and structural update for this 150-year jewel in the heart of a historical district. The concept of design is the interconnected open spaces with view and light borrowing. With the openness, the living/ kitchen/ dining spaces are defined and characterized by natural light from skylights and a views through large windows which was once the gate of the carriage house.

The View of Double Gables from Street

Landscape boundaries