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D ESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE two or three family PROJECT STATS
generations, this 2,900-square-foot home features
paired living spaces on the first and second levels, NAME: Brookline Residence, Brookline, MA
each with separate kitchens and living rooms. These
are highlighted on the front façade by window systems BUILDER: Matt Ayers, Aedi Construction
www.aediconstruction.com
that wrap the corners of the
ARCHITECT/DESIGNER: Stephanie T. Horowitz, ZeroEnergy
JFurodmgesthe house. An open stair with acrylic Design www.zeroenergy.com
treads and glass rails winds from
the basement to the third floor, PHOTOS: Eric Roth Photography
channeling natural light down
through the home and connecting rear outdoor living space.
This super-insulated home features airtight construction,
“This home is a all the levels.
great example of The home includes both a continuous exterior insulation, and well-insulated, triple-glazed
windows. The walls and basement feature petroleum-free cavity and
modern form and palette of exterior insulation, including dense-pack cellulose, mineral wool
on the exterior and FOAMGLAS insulation under the slab. On the
modern materials, using durable cedar and rooftop, a solar electric system helps offset energy consumption.
fiber cement siding. The street
Cisterns capture nearly all the stormwater from the site and
architecture side offers a permeable parking roof surfaces and connect to a drip irrigation system to irrigate
area with an electric charging the landscape. Inside the home, consumption is limited with high-
efficiency water fixtures and appliances.
designed to station, while at the home’s
incorporate sound entrance, an acrylic overhang
shelters foot traffic from rain. The

building science glazed entry door opens into the
family foyer, with access to the

principles.”

Form and Function. The open stairway not only channels natural light from the top floor to the basement, it also functions as the central
return for the home’s cooling system.

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