We are excited to be designing yet another new house in Rockport, MA. This will make the 3rd one! The house will be built in place of an existing house that is in a current state of disrepair. We hope…
We are excited to be designing yet another new house in Rockport, MA. This will make the 3rd one! The house will be built in place of an existing house that is in a current state of disrepair. We hope…
How contemporary sustainable architecture contributed to a net-positive home design in Essex Bay, MA.
How RUHL | JAHNES designed a modern sustainable home on Essex Bay while working with the constraints of wetland architecture.
The Essex Bay House demonstrates site-responsive design, strategic material choices, and architectural restraint that lets the landscape lead.
How RUHL | JAHNES modernized a home in Brookline, MA, proving that preservation is a sustainable approach to historic Victorian home renovation.
See how adaptive reuse breathed new life into a Victorian home, creating a functional creative workspace through architectural renovation and design.
How RUHL | JAHNES Architects transformed a Boston Victorian home while preserving historic character, featuring a modern climate-adapted indoor-outdoor design.
SANDRA JAHNES: Our clients purchased one side of an 1857 Cambridge two-family home both for its fantastic Brattle Street location and because they saw great potential beyond its obvious flaws. The foundation was severely deficient due to poor construction and…
We are proud to announce that our House of Shifting Sands was published in 150 Best of the Best House Ideas in the fall of 2016. This design book is geared towards homeowners interested in modern house design and is…
Sandra Jahnes: Winter has arrived! As we admire eaves painted in a fresh coat of snow, some of us find ourselves (gasp!) enamored by New England’s wintry might. We like to see architecture as something through which we enjoy nature,…
Our office has completed a number of residential and institutional projects designed to achieve net-zero status through the integration of a roof-top photovoltaic system as well as comprehensive energy-saving strategies. Our largest net-zero project to date is the Catherine Houghton…
We were recently featured in Boston Home magazine’s Best of Boston Home 2017 edition for our renovation of a single family home in Cambridge. The mid-century modern house was originally converted from a municipal garage in the late 1950’s by…