Bernard A Marson | Alpert House
Note : You're viewing the non-styled version of this site. Alpert House Edgartown Massachusetts An expansion was planned for a simple vacation home on Martha’s Vineyard. The owner wanted a large, completely open living-dining-kitchen area and at the same time to preserve the “ordinary but sweet” look of the original house. The solution was to add a wing with the same materials and roof slope, which mimicked the details of the original house on the entry façade. Eyebrow windows, which light the high space above the kitchen, were added to the vocabulary. The addition’s post and beam construction allowed for a soaring column-free living-dining-kitchen and a new master bedroom and bath on plank flooring above. This dramatic construction is clearly expressed on the poolside façade and is enhanced with sunscreens, cable-enclosed balconies and accordion folding doors, which allow the entire length of the long wall to be completely opened. Structural Engineer: Nacamuli Associates Lighting Consultant: William Armstrong