A Glass House Designed for a Retired Couple in the Berkshires

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Designed and built as a glass framed minimalist dwelling, a complete 180 from their previous ornate and fanciful cluttered home — a historic mansion.

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The couple decided to furnish the new home with some of their found antiques and rare art collected over the years, creating an incredible juxtaposition between old and new.

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Embracing a minimalist, modern, aesthetic in their new living space, they hired Specht Novak Architects to design their new modern 2,000-square-foot home.

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Interestingly, they decided to keep and display the priceless art, antiques, and found objects collected over the course of their lives.

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This presented a unique architectural challenge of how to merge these contradictory aesthetics.

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The interior is very open and spacious as the living, dining, and kitchen spaces form the center of the house with a bedroom suite on each end.

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A Glass House Designed for a Retired Couple in the Berkshires

Designed and built as a glass framed minimalist dwelling, a complete 180 from their previous ornate and fanciful cluttered home — a historic mansion.

The couple decided to furnish the new home with some of their found antiques and rare art collected over the years, creating an incredible juxtaposition between old and new.

Embracing a minimalist, modern, aesthetic in their new living space, they hired Specht Novak Architects to design their new modern 2,000-square-foot home.

Interestingly, they decided to keep and display the priceless art, antiques, and found objects collected over the course of their lives.

This presented a unique architectural challenge of how to merge these contradictory aesthetics.

The interior is very open and spacious as the living, dining, and kitchen spaces form the center of the house with a bedroom suite on each end.

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