Flavin Architects

Flavin Architects Boston-based architects designing beautifully crafted, naturally modern homes. The work is designed to tread lightly on the earth.

STUDIO PHILOSOPHY

Natural Modernism

The work of Flavin Architects is deeply rooted in the context in which our projects are sited; we call this approach to design Natural Modernism. The firm designs buildings that relate beautifully to their surroundings, with sculpted lines and timeless materials. With an aim to blur the distinction between inside and out, we use transparency and axial views to draw the eye to the natural world. We make innovative use of cutting-edge materials and techniques to conserve energy, water and the natural systems present on the site. The success of our projects depends on strong relationships and teamwork. Flavin Architects seeks to understand our clients' intentions so that we can translate these goals into a design tailored to them. Our hand-rendered drawings, models and computer simulations work together to ensure that our clients understand how a concept will work and accurately convey the project's look and feel when built.

10/21/2026

Shaker Glen Brook Residence. For our current project in Metro Boston, MA, the material palette was inspired by our client’s vision for a warm, richly layered, and inviting home, and the Vastu principles that grounded the design. Green is a key design element woven throughout the spaces, thoughtfully balanced with warm wood tones, brushed nickel details, and creamy white surfaces to create a cohesive and sophisticated palette. 
 
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
Stillwater B&R, LLC
Landscape Collaborative
Webb Structural Services
RJZ Engineering
Beals and Thomas, Inc.
Boston Survey

Wales House Outbuildings. Revisiting this 1958 Hoover and Hill house in Lincoln, MA, we converted the home’s existing ga...
10/19/2026

Wales House Outbuildings. Revisiting this 1958 Hoover and Hill house in Lincoln, MA, we converted the home’s existing garage into a guest house and added a separate carport and storage building.

The carport shares the original construction’s low-slope gable, with galvanized steel posts and I-beams updating Hoover’s post and beam structure. A wood lattice screen ventilates the building by day and gives it a soft glow at night.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
The Ralph S. Osmond Co.
Perkins Custom Contracting
Lynch Landscape & Tree Service
Webb Structural Services



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10/16/2026

Colin sketches the early concept for a new home in Newton, MA, set on a sloping site among mature trees. Designed to provide a “tree-house experience” from the second floor, a bridge from the carport leads into the private wing at entry. 
 
Thank you to our collaborators at this stage of the project.
Stamski and McNary

10/14/2026

Bare Hill Pond House. The site of this project in Harvard, MA was initially heavily paved-over. During the construction process, the asphalt was removed, returning much of the site to its natural ecology. 

Flavin houses tread lightly, conserving energy, water, and natural systems while respecting the integrity of their surroundings.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.construction

Stamski & McNary
RJZ HVAC Design
Next Electric Systems Corp Home Automation


Swan Studio. Designed for an artist, this studio and living space sits in the garden of the client’s 1949 house in the h...
10/12/2026

Swan Studio. Designed for an artist, this studio and living space sits in the garden of the client’s 1949 house in the historic Six Moon Hill neighborhood in Lexington, MA. Inside, a high ceiling and full wall of glass bring the wooded surroundings into the room.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
P.M. Gallagher Builders
Everett M. Brooks Co.

Webb Structural Services
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Styling by

West Gloucester House. This Cape Ann home’s layout sits parallel to the contours of the hillside, its stacked massing an...
10/09/2026

West Gloucester House. This Cape Ann home’s layout sits parallel to the contours of the hillside, its stacked massing and steel detailing evoking the industrial vernacular of the Gloucester waterfront.

The dark color on the exterior helps the house settle into its wooded site and to further integrate the home with its natural surroundings, we took our client’s suggestion to plant a tree that extends up through the second-floor deck.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.


Atsu Gunther Design
Webb Structural Services
Sun Engineering
The Morin-Cameron Group
Kelley Welding
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10/07/2026

Waldhaus. During a recent visit, our team toured the site of this current project— a home conceived as a garden in the woods that restores and enhances the surrounding ecology.  Three offset volumes follow the existing topography, linked by bridges that allow light and views to pass through the house.
 
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.
 
 
Webb Structural Services
RJZ Engineering
Chongris Engineering
 
 

Green Mountain Getaway. This house is tucked discreetly into its wooded site in the Mad River Valley of Vermont. Featuri...
10/05/2026

Green Mountain Getaway. This house is tucked discreetly into its wooded site in the Mad River Valley of Vermont. Featuring triple glazed windows and super-insulated walls, this project was driven by sustainability.

The site design by extends the lines of the home into the landscape; stone terraces and retaining walls echo the surroundings.

Thank you to our collaborators on this project.


McCain Consulting

Sun Engineering

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10/02/2026

Crystal Lake Modern. Watch Colin sketch the living room and kitchen of our recently completed project in Newton, MA, capturing his vision for the space’s open floorplan, sightlines, and floor to ceiling windows during the design process.
 
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.


RJZ Engineering
Spruhan Engineering

Rentown Cabinet Makers








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09/30/2026

New England Coastal Modern. Our team recently visited the site of this ongoing project in Gloucester, MA. The gabled pavilions are made up of slate siding with an architectural concrete base, and floor-to-ceiling windows on the upper floor frame views of the ocean and shoreline.
 
Thank you to our collaborators on this project.

Mill River Consulting
Webb Structural Services
RJZ Engineering





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