Magnolia Modern

This new single-family home is located on Gloucester’s southern shore.  The goal was to create a home that was both modern and minimalist, while also in harmony with the traditional shingle style homes of the area.  A central stairwell tower clad in vertical hemlock siding, and a thoughtful hardscape of decks, create a dramatic exterior.  The open floor plan highlights a sleek stone fireplace and a floating staircase that leads to two primary bedroom suites and a rooftop deck, affectionately referred to as the “sky deck.” Built to coastal flood proof construction standards atop concrete pier supports, this home quietly conceals it’s ability to manage the changing intensity of the Atlantic Ocean.  As a high-performance home, the building actually produces more energy annually than it consumes, utilizing advanced air sealing insulation, LED lighting, ducted electric heat pumps, induction cooking and a 14 kW PV solar array atop it’s standing seam metal roof.

Photography by Joe St. Pierre