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West Broadway Housing: Maximizing Space in Boston’s Narrow Lots

Striking modern apartment building with glass facades and brick accents, framed by bare trees.

Merge ArchitectsWest Broadway Housing in Boston, MA, United States, is a six-unit multi-unit residential building that showcases a unique architectural approach to its narrow, 27-foot-wide site. Designed in 2019, the project utilizes an exterior light well to provide natural ventilation and illumination, while its carefully composed and crafted facade of glass-fiber reinforced concrete panels creates a contemporary yet contextual break in the street’s vernacular.