A view of the bi-folding wall from the exterior, showing the factory-finished aluminum clad finish on the exterior, while the interior is natural wood; so many options!
— houses, in construction, waterfront

Blurring inside and outside with opening walls!

Having worked on several cool projects in Hawai‘i over the last few years, our eyes have really been opened to architectural possibilities that rarely exist in New England. For example, we collaborated with Rhoady Lee Architecture and Design on the…

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The final form of the house is beginning to take shape. The temporary structure at the middle roof deck will be removed; that framing was necessary for transportation.
— in construction, prefab, houses

Modern Prefab House “set” in Lincoln

After months of planning, the eight modules for the modern prefab house Ruhl Walker custom designed for a site in Lincoln, MA, were delivered from Pennsylvania and “set” (the term custom modular prefabrication companies use for the assembly of the…

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Steps lead down from a roof deck off of the living / dining room to a peastone terrace, then to a terraced play lawn, and finally to granite steps that lead down to the lake.
— in construction, waterfront, houses

Fresh, Modern Landscape for Mystic Lake House

Our landscape architect, Matthew Cunningham, and our landscape contractor, Martin Lucyk, have been making great strides with the completion of the landscape installation at our Mystic Lake house, and a viable (and beautiful!) alternative to suburban lawns and foundation planting…

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Interior stairs connecting renovated lower level and new upper level; stairs are bleached ash and lower level floors are stained concrete
— in construction, waterfront, houses

Loving their new (almost finished) Westport River House

We are thrilled that our Westport clients are enjoying living in their new river front house, after recently having received their Certificate of Occupancy from the town! There is still an extensive punch list to complete, but after such a…

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Module #5 being set onto first floor module #1.
— houses, institutional, in construction, prefab

Prefab at St. Mark’s School

In 2007, Ruhl Walker Architects was hired to design six faculty houses for St. Mark’s School in Southborough, MA, prevailing over three architectural firms with much deeper portfolios of previous institutional work.  We may have been the most surprised of…

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— houses, in construction, waterfront

Making progress on the Westport River House

The house as seen from the riverThe red cedar frame and brushed aluminum window system is complete other than at the screened porch in the upper right cornerThe clear finished walnut fireplace siding and lower level rain-screen will be completed…

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— houses, in construction, waterfront

Mystic Lake House Framing Complete

Ruhl Walker Architects was hired by a young couple — he a high tech consultant for a bio-tech company, she an MIT-trained corporate architect — to design a new house for a steeply sloping site along lower Mystic Lake in Arlington,…

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— institutional, in construction, pro bono

The Hawai’i Wildlife Center completes phase one.

As part of our commitment to annually contribute a minimum of 1%of our time to pro bono causes, Ruhl Walker Architects has been working with the Hawai’i Wildlife Center since 2006 on Hawai’i’s first and only native wildlife recovery, rehabilitation, and…

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— houses, in design, in construction, waterfront

House in Westport

Currently under construction on the banks of the Westport River, in Westport, MA, is a house we designed for a general contractor and his wife. Reed / Hildebrand is landscape architect and interior design will be by Diane Cramphin of…

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