A dramatically different space

Tanglewood entry on MA+DS Home Tour shows transformation from traditional to contemporary

Jennifer and Farzad Askari didn’t want to build a new home, but by the time they finished remodeling one they bought in Tanglewood, they might as well have because they went through nearly every phase of new-home construction.

The couple, who both work as oil traders, already lived in Tanglewood, but it was Farzad’s dream to live off of Tanglewood Drive. They found a 1990s Mediterranean-style home and decided it was exactly where they wanted to live, even if it didn’t come close to matching the more contemporary vision they had.

So after a year of working with their interior designer, Lucinda Loya Interiors, their architect, Javier Medina of Origin Architects, plus a builder and engineering firm, LBM Construction and BEC Engineering and Consultants, the Askaris moved into a dramatically different space than what they saw the first time they looked at it.

Gone are the arched doorways, numerous hallways, awkward entrances and a nearly hidden staircase. Closets are bigger and better arranged, and a new backyard pool and new landscaping make the exterior a different place to play.

This modern makeover is one of nine

Michael Wyke / Contributor Jennifer Askari’s Tanglewood home, which architect Javier Medina worked on, is on the modern-home tour.