Oakley Road Residence — Big Bend Studio

OAKLEY ROAD RESIDENCE

A new mudroom, shed addition to a garage, new roof structure for a front stoop, an improved envelope, and new heat pump heating and cooling system. Modest but significant.

Project Details

Location: Belmont, Massachusetts
Client: Private
Size: 67 SF (mudroom); 39 SF (shed)
Budget: Withheld
Completion: 2023
Consultants: Daniel Bonardi Consulting Engineers (structural); Catherine Oranchak/Landscape Architect (landscape)
Contractor: Tibet Construction Inc.

Decarbonization: added heat pump (relatively new boiler retained for emergencies only); external wall insulation; added insulation to exterior cavities opened during construction; replaced windows