The 47 acres that make up Wolcott Woods in Milton, Massachusetts harken back to 19th century summer home estate living—when families would head to this Boston suburb to get back to nature. This new 55+ community sits adjacent to the Blue Hills Reservation and offers a serene escape into the country—while being conveniently situated for ease of travel to Cape Cod, Boston, New York and Washington DC.
Union’s architectural design work included re-imagining the “Manor House Cluster” (which are the two units adjacent to an existing house on the property) in order to form a community gathering space/garden which is an arrival point for the neighborhood.
The architecture draws from the character of the three historic properties on the site – Devens House, Wolcott House, and the Manor House. Each “cluster” of homes reflects the historic house that inspired it. At Devens, the homes are carriage houses behind the big house, at Manor they form the entry gateway, and at Wolcott they transition to stucco.
