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This current design collaboration between James Doyle Design Associates, Scott Mitchell Studio, Ingrao Studio, and a fully integrated structural and civil team is transforming a highly complex seven-acre property. Developed in close coordination with the town’s Conservation and Planning Departments, the project establishes a comprehensive permitting framework for a new single-story residence with an expansive underground level embedded within the land.
Though expansive, the site is environmentally compromised — characterized by poor soils, inadequate drainage, and a heavily disturbed landscape. Nearly an acre of wetlands, dominated by invasive species, presents both constraint and opportunity. The design embraces these realities as a catalyst for ecological repair, focusing on soil regeneration, hydrological recalibration, invasive removal, and the reestablishment of a diverse native canopy.
Intensive green roofs extend the planted landscape across the architecture, dissolving built form into the terrain while contributing to habitat continuity and stormwater performance. Interior spaces are paired with outdoor counterparts, reinforcing a seamless dialogue between house and garden. Along the street frontage, a carefully composed landscape edge provides privacy while allowing the property to sit quietly within its neighborhood context.
What was once a diminished site is being reimagined as a regenerative landscape — resilient, immersive, and deeply integrated.
PROJECT TEAM
James Doyle
Justin Quinn
Juan Castellanos
Shufan Feng
Ibrahim Al Kharusi
Fran La Orden
