BDG23 PRELUDE Fall 2019

A MArbleheAd renovAtion in the MAking
A traditional oceanfront home revived by Groom Construction Co. goes ultramodern within.
Groom Construction has been hard at work renovating
a neo-Georgian oceanside home in Marblehead for
owners who are leaving South Boston for a more
spacious environment in which to raise their twin
girls. That is, if you can call it a renovation. Both
Residential Project Manager Tim Dougherty of Groom
Construction and Interior Architect Jeremy Jih of
J.Roc Design agree that the project all but amounts
to a new construction.
Along with a complete gut of the interior, the team
at Groom built front and side additions that preserve
the traditional look of the exterior and incorporated
steel throughout to support the ultra contemporary
design within. “It’s funny,” offers Jeremy Jih, “the
homeowners are not traditionalists at all, and yet they
ended up buying this very traditional house…They
found me to reinterpret the interior.”
Groom Construction was tasked with bringing it to
fruition, perfecting the clean lines of the cedar shiplap,
the geometry of the angles and the minimalist decks
with glass railing systems. In addition to standard
practices, like crafting the home’s many built-ins, the
highly modern style had the construction leaders
doing things they haven’t done before, including
sculpting a massive concrete veneer fireplace and
building a walnut slat ceiling. Groom was up for the
challenge. Says Dougherty, “It’s interesting integrating
contemporary work within traditional work and making
the two work well together.
Visit groomco.com to learn more.
Exterior architecture: Craig Bosworth
Interior Architecture: J.Roc Design
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