Cape Cod Residence
RESIDENTIAL
This 5 bedroom, 2-story respite in South Yarmouth, MA, pays homage to the Cape Cod Cottage vernacular while incorporating sleek modern details and energy efficiency. More project details.
On the edge of the Bass River in Cape Cod sits an elegant 4,600 SF residence that thoughtfully preserves elements of an early 20th century home that previously occupied the narrow plot of land. ADP Architects was responsible for designing the residence and restoring an additional cottage and barn original to the site.
Sector: Residential
Location: So. Yarmouth, MA
Scope: Architectural Design and Planning
Project Type: Residential Design
Status: Completed
The Bass River is a tidal estuary that served as an important waterway for the indigenous Pawkunnawkut, Hokanum and Cummaquid tribes who lived in present-day Massachusetts. As Europeans settlers came to occupy the area, the river became part of a critical maritime trade route connecting China’s Silk Road to the Americas.
This 4600 SF home, designed by ADP Architects, thoughtfully integrates the site’s history with the shingled architectural style that has become core to Cape Cod’s identity. The resulting residence incorporates a program for 5 bedrooms, an accessible home elevator and high energy efficiency. In addition to conforming with the area’s hurricane and energy codes, the house accommodates all preservation and conservation mandates pertaining to the site’s historic roots and wetlands.
Cape Cod residential architecture meets clean, modern detailing and functionality in ADP Architects’ design aesthetic.
ADP’s dedication to the Cape Code vernacular is evident in the home’s gabled aesthetic with exterior porches and an open interior plan, complete with modern functional elements–accessibility features, an elevator, and solar paneling. Indigenous plantings of wildflowers, river birch, rhododendron, bayberry, and daylilies effortlessly carve a gradient from the sandy beach, to the marshy natural landscape of the existing site, to the pine-oak forests characteristic of the area.
Architect: Acheson Doyle Partners Architects.
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