ROBERT H. WILLIAMSON ARCHITECT

The new homeowner’s approached RHWA to design an addition on the side of the existing home that would rebuild the one-car garage at the basement level, a family room on the main floor, and a bedroom suite on the second floor. After a careful inspection of the existing conditions it was determined that it was prudent to demolish the entire structure down to the first floor level and keep the original stone foundation walls. The original house was a barn built around 1908 and then converted to a residence in 1924, so all of the structural framing was undersized, and the prospect of doing a major renovation and addition to a was too risky.

The existing site and structure were non-conforming to Wellesley’s current zoning so a special permit was required from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Subsequently, the Town’s Historic Commission determined that the original house was “preferably preserved”, and an additional approval was required to ensure that the proposed work was historically appropriate. The new house was intentionally design be a slightly taller version of the original barn structure. With the use of modern framing materials we were able to achieve an custom floor plan that met all of the homeowner’s needs while maintaining a historic and traditional form and aesthetic.

Complete gut renovation and addition of a Dutch Colonial residence in Wellesley, MA

Located in Wellesley’s historic district, this 1874 gut renovation and addition required approval from the Historic Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Project architect for the sculpture and fountain while working at Tellalian Associates Architects & Planners.

Designed as a spec house for Neilson Homes, this classic gambrel home makes the best use of an odd-shaped site in a desirable Wellesley neighborhood.

This 1980’s colonial was gut renovated inside and out. Dormers were added in order to created finished attic space.

A transitional style addition was added to the existing colonial home.

RHWA was the project architect for this project while employed at Davis Square Architects. This mixed-use development includes 44 units of affordable housing and commercial office space at both end of the building.

This adaptive re-use project converted two-family duplex homes into 31 enhanced single-resident occupancy units for the Pine Street Inn. Located a few doors down from JFK’s birthplace on Beals Street, these 1904 homes had fallen into disrepair. The gut renovation stripped the building down to the original foundation and wood framing. A new layout was created for the enhanced SRO units. RHWA was the project architect while employed at Davis Square Architects.

RHWA was the fabrication consultant for the concrete formwork of the signature aquarium tank at the Miami Science Museum.

Credits: Grimshaw Architects, CW Keller, Radlab, Inc.

Project Architect

Credit: Davis Square Architects

This model was commissioned by Cambridge Seven as part of the schematic design for the new science museum complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. RHWA built this model while working at Radlab, Inc.