Belmont Modern 2.0

Belmont Modern 2.0 is a modern single-family residence designed by ZeroEnergy Design in Boston, Massachusetts. The project was shaped by the client’s desire for a high-performance, energy-efficient home suited to an active, social lifestyle, following their relocation from California. Sited on a tree-lined Belmont property, the new home reuses the existing foundation of a demolished 1970s ranch, minimizing both site disturbance and embodied carbon. The layout organizes social and private spaces around a central outdoor living area, conceived as a contemporary courtyard and enclosed on two sides by mature trees. The house is composed of three articulated volumes clad in black Shou Sugi Ban siding, with the garage and walk-out basement visually anchored in gray fiber cement. Low-sloped shed roofs define the massing and introduce sloped ceilings in the second-floor bedrooms. The landscape, developed with Inge Daniels Design, preserves many of the site’s mature trees and transitions from woodland edge to meadow and entry. Outdoor amenities include a south-facing pool area, multiple connections between indoor and outdoor kitchens, a sport court constructed over a stormwater retention system, and cascading illuminated entry steps. Generous access points and large lift-slide doors enhance circulation and reinforce the indoor-outdoor relationship throughout the home.

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