Since 1988, Henry MacLean has been designing buildings that unite ecological concerns with a sensitivity to the rich heritage of New England architecture. His clients enjoy an integrative design process that insures a highly efficient and healthy end product. Unique buildings emerge from this process and are in harmony with the larger community. MacLean works with a wide network of contractors, engineers and specialists with experience in fine craftsmanship and green design.
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The following five step design process is a useful guide for an integrated design process.
Orientation to the site and the local neighborhood, outline access and circulation on site.
Review history of property previous schemes as well as natural and cultural landmarks of the neighborhood.
Outline major requirements and programmatic needs of the client and integrate with preliminary notions of budget, construction scheduling and primary concerns of the site.
Review of building codes and zoning regulations pertinent to project.
Orientation to the site and the local neighborhood, outline access and circulation on site.
Review history of property previous schemes as well as natural and cultural landmarks of the neighborhood.
Outline major requirements and programmatic needs of the client and integrate with preliminary notions of budget, construction scheduling and primary concerns of the site.
Review of building codes and zoning regulations pertinent to project.
This new home on the Massachusetts / New Hampshire border, sits at the top of a hill looking south over a commanding 180 degree view.
The project was accepted into the LEED for Homes Pilot Program administered by Conservation Services Group.
Horizon Residential, working in conjunction with Fitchburg Gas and Electric certified the House as an Energy Star Home.
The front entry sits in between a three bay garage/barn building with storage loft, and the main three-bedroom home.
A four-season greenhouse with separate loft that serves as a breakfast room off of the kitchen, cascades off to the south.
The project was accepted into the LEED for Homes Pilot Program administered by Conservation Services Group.
Horizon Residential, working in conjunction with Fitchburg Gas and Electric certified the House as an Energy Star Home.
The front entry sits in between a three bay garage/barn building with storage loft, and the main three-bedroom home.
A four-season greenhouse with separate loft that serves as a breakfast room off of the kitchen, cascades off to the south.
This new Energy Star Home completed in 2004 is located in the Blue Hills of Milton.
A serious effort to renovate the existing structures moved to the site from Dorchester in the late 19th century was abandoned due to costs.
Starting from scratch, the design maintained the street presence on the north face and angled the building from the road to achieve optimal solar access for the back roof.
The house was also located close to the road on the 5 acre lot, minimizing road bed and traffic incursion into the pristine edge of this Blue Hill Forest buffer and watershed.
A serious effort to renovate the existing structures moved to the site from Dorchester in the late 19th century was abandoned due to costs.
Starting from scratch, the design maintained the street presence on the north face and angled the building from the road to achieve optimal solar access for the back roof.
The house was also located close to the road on the 5 acre lot, minimizing road bed and traffic incursion into the pristine edge of this Blue Hill Forest buffer and watershed.
This project is an Energy Crafted house that used both active and passive solar energy systems integrated into the high efficiency heating system.
The owner of this project, a retired doctor was intent on developing a small-scale co-housing project with shared kitchen facilities and three individual suites.
The common living and dining spaces provided direct access to the outdoors kept open and free from lawn mowing, taking advantage of the natural rustic quality of the wonderful open fields and wildflowers of Lincoln.
The owner of this project, a retired doctor was intent on developing a small-scale co-housing project with shared kitchen facilities and three individual suites.
The common living and dining spaces provided direct access to the outdoors kept open and free from lawn mowing, taking advantage of the natural rustic quality of the wonderful open fields and wildflowers of Lincoln.
This concept proposal was conceived and developed by Henry MacLean with faculty colleagues Franziska Amacher and Ambrose Spencer in 1996 while teaching at Wentworth Institute of Technology.
It set out a vision for the integration of ecological architecture and planning for the future development of Boston City Hall and it's plaza.
MacLean presented this proposal to Mayor Menino's Cabinet in 1997, and subsequently at several regional and national conferences on green design where it received wide praise.
It set out a vision for the integration of ecological architecture and planning for the future development of Boston City Hall and it's plaza.
MacLean presented this proposal to Mayor Menino's Cabinet in 1997, and subsequently at several regional and national conferences on green design where it received wide praise.
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