Boston-Based RODE Architects Wins International Award for Passive Homes
RODE Architects, a Boston-based architecture and design firm, won Metropolis’ 2024 Planet Positive Award for single-family homes in Boston, Massachusetts.
Located in West Roxbury, the Brucewood Homes are the first internationally certified Passive House builds in the city, earning the firm the award given to projects that “represent excellence in sustainable, healthy, just design at every scale in the built environment,” according to Metropolis’ website.
“To have a local project win an international award is pretty significant, especially because that’s really what we do,” said Mike DelleFave, studio director and architect at RODE Architects. “Our work is very much about building where we live, being the kind of company that understands what it means to build in our local community.”
According to The Bay State Banner, RODE Architects’ project was among about a dozen to win Planet Positive Awards across several categories, all lauded for designs that take into account sustainability.
The concept for Brucewood Homes emerged from the firm’s longstanding relationship with client Dmitry Baskin, CEO of Passive House Construction and the project’s developer, who sought to build something that would set him apart in the market. Kevin Deabler, principal and co-founder of RODE Architects, suggested the idea of tackling high-functioning builds that are more energy-efficient than traditional homes.
Photo caption and credit: The three West Roxbury houses in the Brucewood Homes project are sustainable and high-performing buildings. PHOtO: Robert Umenhofer