wallpaper.com - 3/29/2009
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Architect Kyu Sung Woo is no stranger to designing properties for his family. His own home in Massachusetts started life on his drawing board, as did a relative's loft in New York City. Now the Cambridge-based architect has created a weekend destination for three generations of Woos. And this ...
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Best MoCo Architecture This Week
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... 's Putney House at Wallpaper*, "A roof thick with photovoltaic panels keeps power flowing in this remote location, while cold winter winds are kept at bay by narrow windows in the north walls, which also help with ventilation in warmer months." Also at ...
Inspiration: Putney House, Vermont Wallpaper 03.26.09
Apartment Therapy —
Check out one of Wallpapers latest interactive floor plans, a rural Vermont family retreat by Boston-based architect, Kyu Sung Woo. The Putney house, located on 250 isolated acres, is completely off the grid and powered by roof solar panels. Using a sort of New England vernacular palette, the house consists of cedar siding and corrugated metal on its various volumes... The view and landscape are the real jewels of the site and the house is situated to take full advantage of them. We like the almost outdoor kitchen / dining space that pushes the ...
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