New York studio Of Possible has designed Sheffield House in Massachusetts to replace the resident's childhood home with cedar walls as the "picture frame of the spaces of memory".
The residence is located in Sheffield, a town in Massachusetts' Berkshire County, replacing the client's parents' property, which was moved to another site and is now the home of their sister.

Brooklyn architecture studio Of Possible punctured the pale cedar walls of the 3,600-square-foot (334-square-metre) home with large glass doors and windows to offer views of its lush settings ? reminiscent of the client's childhood.
"The clients were looking for an architecture that engaged the memories of the original home on the site from their youth, which included an apple orchard, barn, and horse corral to the east, a long yard and gardens to the south, an evergreen and wetland ravine to the north, and a grand maple tree with a 70-foot (21-metre) canopy to the west," said Of Possible.
"The result is a home where every window and door is a floor-to-ceiling picture frame of the spaces of memory throughout the property," it added.
Sheffield House is covered in boards of Western Red Cedar finished with a mix of bleach and pre-weathering stain, in order to create an even weathering and to contrast the lush surrounds.

"The architectural finishes are a sober palette chosen to enhance the effect of these frames against the ever-changing seasonal New England landscape,"...