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Midcentury Modern House Renovation and Addition

This site chronicles a major update to our 1958 Techbuilt House located in Lexington, MA.

We are completely upgrading all the existing parts of the home by adding new floors, windows, and systems. The kitchen and existing bathrooms will be completely re-done.

In “approved Techbuilt style” we are eliminating the two bedrooms above the living room and going with a high ceiling instead.

The interesting period components of the home including the chimney, Scandinavian light fixtures and the redwood interior shingles will be preserved and re-used. However, everything else will be updated.

We’re also doubling the space of the house by adding a new building that will include a new garage (removing the current 1970s garage), exercise room, office space, and an extra bedroom and bathroom.

Bulthaup Kitchen
We went with Bulthaup to design and manufacture our kitchen and we are thrilled with the results. We wanted a clean, modern kitchen with European design and sleek fittings. We visited the showrooms in and around Boston for not only… Read more: Bulthaup Kitchen
Apollo Space Artifact Gallery
I used the renovation and addition project as an ideal opportunity to build a showcase for my collection of Apollo lunar mission artifacts. It was important to plan for where things would go from the start of the project more than… Read more: Apollo Space Artifact Gallery
The importance of planning ahead
More than a year ago, we climbed a ladder and walked the second floor of our addition while it was in a very rough format with Mark Tierney, our master electrician. We were looking for what seemed like mundane things… Read more: The importance of planning ahead
Main Stairs
The main stairs go from the new entrance hall up to the second floor of the original Techbuilt part of the house. At the top of the stairs we have a balcony that overlooks the living room and gallery. The… Read more: Main Stairs
Recycled Redwood Interior Siding
Our Techbuilt house sported some awesome redwood shingles that were used as siding in the entrance hall and one wall of the living room. When we gutted the house, we asked the builder to keep the usable shingles. As the… Read more: Recycled Redwood Interior Siding