







1 Fitchburg Street
Unit C322
Somerville, MA 02143
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Site by D&CO
Contractor: Cambridgeport Construction
Structural Engineer: John Born
Lighting Consultant: Light Positive
Landscape Architect: Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design LLC
Interiors: Lindsey Hanson Design
Sarah Winchester
This building started life as a carriage house for an estate and was converted to a residence 40 years before our clients purchased it. While it retained quite a bit of original material, character, and charm, lots of things didn’t work well. The main stair, which was the original stair for stable hands, was narrow, steep and winding. The kitchen was very small, and there were numerous small bedrooms that had been rented out. And the building was quite large, far larger than the program it needed to house a young family of 5. The challenge was how to use all the available space to create a single-family home that felt unified and whole, while maintaining as much of the character as possible.
The project was undertaken in two phases. The first phase covered the entire second floor and half of the first, with the second phase restored the Great Room and basement. A projected third phase plans for a garage. The large great room at one end is balanced by the kitchen and family room at the other, with a new stair carved in between. The dining room occupies the prominent center bay, with an office and in-law suite in the rear. Throughout, original breadboard was retained and old stable parts were either left in place or moved and reused. Existing windows were largely kept, due to budget constraints, but the hope is that future work can restore more appropriate window configurations. CTA was responsible for all interior cabinetry and hard finishes; colors, fabrics, and soft finishes were designed by Lindsey Hanson Design.
This building started life as a carriage house for an estate and was converted to a residence 40 years before our clients purchased it. While it retained quite a bit of original material, character, and charm, lots of things didn’t work well. The main stair, which was the original stair for stable hands, was narrow, steep and winding. The kitchen was very small, and there were numerous small bedrooms that had been rented out. And the building was quite large, far larger than the program it needed to house a young family of 5. The challenge was how to use all the available space to create a single-family home that felt unified and whole, while maintaining as much of the character as possible.
The project was undertaken in two phases. The first phase covered the entire second floor and half of the first, with the second phase restored the Great Room and basement. A projected third phase plans for a garage. The large great room at one end is balanced by the kitchen and family room at the other, with a new stair carved in between. The dining room occupies the prominent center bay, with an office and in-law suite in the rear. Throughout, original breadboard was retained and old stable parts were either left in place or moved and reused. Existing windows were largely kept, due to budget constraints, but the hope is that future work can restore more appropriate window configurations. CTA was responsible for all interior cabinetry and hard finishes; colors, fabrics, and soft finishes were designed by Lindsey Hanson Design.