We were saddened to learn of the passing of Chip Harkness. Here is the Boston Globe Obituary.
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Real Estate in the Boston Area : Modernism Specialists
Real Estate in the Boston Area : Modernism Specialists
A singular home with sumptuous detail designed by architect Robert Adams for his own family, 76 Meriam St lives up to its stated mission as “a private suburban oasis.” After 20 years under this single family’s ownership, this truly special property is ready for the next stewards to enjoy living in one of the premier…
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Located on one of the nicest lots in the beloved and pioneering Five Fields modernist neighborhood, this home — first built as the Grossman House — has been lovingly maintained and can now be yours. With walls of windows overlooking the backyard, the house is filled with natural light. The floor plan offers welcome flexibility….
Read MoreThe Five Fields Neighborhood Details and History Both Five Fields and the Five Fields Pool are separate corporations.Five Fields Inc. owns the common land – it pays the taxes and owns all liabilities. The only connection to the houses is that residents of Five Fields have the right to serve on the board of directors….
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This 2010-constructed Modern home in the established and historic Five Fields Midcentury-Modern neighborhood is a rare opportunity. Architect-designed and built to exacting LEED-certified energy efficiency standards, One Stonewall is truly a singular home. A geothermal HVAC system is only the beginning of the winning features. Big windows let in the natural light and look over…
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THE perfect home for these times! Everyday will be a staycation in this stylish and sprawling MID-CENTURY MODERN ‘Core Contemporary,’ located at the end of a level cul de sac on a private landscaped lot bordered by woods and a babbling brook. The post-and-beam construction allows maximum floor-plan flexibility, and oversized windows and sliders fill…
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Escape to the highly sought-after pioneering modernist neighborhood of Five Fields — designed and developed by internationally renowned Gropius-founded firm, The Architects Collaborative (TAC) — featuring a neighborhood pool and common fields with a recent architect-designed playground. Sited back from the road on a private wooded lot with a backyard abutting conservation, this cheerful and…
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A truly special house, 20 Drumlin Road is a modernist classic in Newton. Natural stone and fine woodwork combine with walls of glass and recent updates, resulting in an updated light-filled property. The home has had just three owners. “The Leventhal House” was bought by an interior designer from the original owners, the Leventhals, who owned Beacon Construction…
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In 2015 I attended a talk given by a couple of the authors of Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston, which had just been published. The insight of the authors was so keen and their presentation so impressive that I naturally purchased a copy at the event. It is truly a hefty tome, more…
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Designed by renowned architect, Hugh Stubbins, and in the same family ever since, this Mid-Century-Modern is located a stone’s throw from Diamond Middle School, the bike path, and a mile from Lexington Center. Tucked away from the road, the open floor plan is centered around a fieldstone fireplace which creates a foyer leading to attached…
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Marketing Mid-Century-Modern houses is obviously a passion of ours. It’s truly fun to post impressive photos and write about the history and winning characteristics of these properties. In this particular case, though, writing the descriptive narrative is pretty much taken out of our hands by our friend, David N. Fixler, AIA, president of DOCOMOMO-US/New England….
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13 Barberry Road, Lexington $1,249,000 (Sold for $1,360,000) Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show: A special offering of a modernist classic, renovated and expanded in 2010. The Bogen House — designed by Herbert L. Bogen for his family and featured in the Architectural Record in 1962 — strikes a sleek…
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