LDa Architecture & Interiors Principal Treff LaFleche’s home will be appearing in the November 14th episode of This Old House. Designed by LDa, the project is an example of superior energy efficiency and LEED green building certification. Filming with host Kevin O'Connor was completed earlier this year.
This fall marks the 30th Anniversary of the This Old House television program, and LDa's project is an addition/renovation of LaFleche's 1915 Dutch Colonial Revival in Newton Centre, MA.
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Additions to historic buildings can be addressed by either the ‘compliment’ or ‘counterpoint’ approach. For this project, Treff chose to create a subtle, but inspiring seam between the existing and new volumes, thereby revealing the transformation of the homes’ architectural “revolution”!
On the driveway side of this “seam” was placed a new back stair hall and tower that reinforces the traditional architectural origins of the home. On the garden side the seam is defined by a contemporary copper-clad chimney and fireplace. All materials, details, furnishings, and fixtures in the original portion of the house were either preserved or designed with a traditional architectural character, while in the new addition a more contemporary vocabulary prevails.
The rear of the Gambrel-style Victorian was given new life through a surgical interior and exterior renovation/addition which includes a fully glazed family room, open kitchen, mud room, breakfast area and new bedrooms.
The home is the first gut rehab to earn LEED certification in the Boston metro area. For additional images, view the project on LDa's website.
LDa’s relationship with This Old House began in 2007, Treffe LaFleche was the architect for the “Newton Shingle-Style House” project that aired during the fall of 2007. For more information on that project, visit LDa's website.