![Empty Nester Residence / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - Door, Windows, Stairs, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/54de/7353/e58e/ceb3/6100/0035/newsletter/S27_Hadley_Rear_Morning.jpg?1423864644)
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Architects: Studio Twenty Seven Architecture
- Area: 222 m²
- Year: 2013
![Empty Nester Residence / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/54de/732b/e58e/ceb3/6100/0033/newsletter/S27_Hadley_Front.jpg?1423864605)
Text description provided by the architects. This new house is for an “empty-nester” couple downsizing to a smaller residence now that their children have grown.
![Empty Nester Residence / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/54de/7308/e58e/cec3/f700/001b/medium_jpg/S27_Hadley_2nd_Floor_Hall.jpg?1423864570)
The program for the new house was only 2400 square feet, but this was significantly larger than the 1600 square feet found in the existing homes in the neighborhood.
![Empty Nester Residence / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/54de/7347/e58e/ce6d/f500/0020/newsletter/S27_Hadley_Rear_Dusk.jpg?1423864634)
The most contextually appropriate massing for the new house was to work with the “pill-box” typology of the original structure.
![Empty Nester Residence / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - Image 13 of 15](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/54de/7441/e58e/ce6d/f500/0021/newsletter/cross_section.jpg?1423864884)
Rotating the orientation of the roof line ninety degrees provide a house with a similar street presence massing but the ability to move deeper into the rear of the site.
![Empty Nester Residence / Studio Twenty Seven Architecture - Chair, Lighting](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/54de/733e/e58e/ceb3/6100/0034/newsletter/S27_Hadley_Living_Room.jpg?1423864625)
The home was to be constructed by a local builder using builder-level detailing and common materials and framing. The Owners elected to use wood siding on the exterior for its visual warmth and renewable quality.