SO-IL designs Massachusetts museum with undulating CLT roof
Architecture studio SO-IL has unveiled designs for the Williams College Museum of Art in the Berkshires, which will be topped with a tent-like cross-laminated timber roof. More
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"The recognisable but exaggerated form is sublime" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers discussed Specht Architects' glass pavilion house in the Berkshires and debated a toilet made from wood chips. More
Specht Architects creates austere glass house in the Berkshires
Specht Architects has designed a symmetrical glass pavilion in The Berkshires in Massachusetts that was created as a residence and a place to showcase antiques. More
Life House transforms motor lodge in the Berkshires into hotel
A former motel in rural Massachusetts has been transformed by American hospitality brand Life House into a hotel decorated with objects influenced by 1970s hospitality. More
No Architecture arranges Flower House in the Berkshires around hexagonal courtyard
No Architecture arranged pavilions around a hexagonal courtyard to form a family nature retreat in rural Massachusetts that "reinterprets and expands on the glass house typology". More
William Rawn designs cedar-clad pavilions for Tanglewood campus in the Berkshires
US firm William Rawn Associates has created a series of buildings for a performing arts campus in western Massachusetts, where retractable glass walls allow music to spill outdoors. More
Geodesic dome cabin in New England gets major overhaul by Jess Cooney
Large triangular windows bring daylight into this dome house in western Massachusetts, which has received an extensive makeover by local firm Jess Cooney Interiors. More
WOJR envisions House of the Woodland topped with huge roof for Massachusetts forest
This set of highly realistic renderings unveil a cabin that American studio WOJR has designed for a forest clearing in Massachusetts, featuring a large pyramidal metal roof set on concrete block walls. More
Tourists hotel in The Berkshires takes cues from classic American motor lodges
A magazine founder, a chef and a bassist are among the diverse team that has torn down an old motel in western Massachusetts to make way for this wood-clad inn, based on "the aesthetic of a classic American motor lodge". More
Flansburgh Architects takes cues from wooden barns for dance studio in the Berkshires
American firm Flansburgh Architects has created a studio building for a performing arts campus in rural Massachusetts that is wrapped in warm-coloured wood and bands of glass. More
Bruner/Cott further expands MASS MoCA art museum in the Berkshires
American architecture firm Bruner/Cott has completed the latest stage in transforming a former textile factory into the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. More
O'Neill Rose creates elongated wooden home in the Berkshires
A long cypress-clad volume that projects from a hillside in rural Massachusetts forms this home, designed by US studio O'Neill Rose Architects for a nature-loving couple. More
Taylor and Miller creates sculptural weekend home beside a Massachusetts lake
This lakefront weekend home in Massachusetts by Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design features protrusions that gesture toward the sky and water (+ slideshow). More