Navy Beach House / Bates Masi Architects

Navy Beach House, designed by Bates Masi Architects, sits on a bluff with sweeping views of the bay but faces a unique challenge: the noise from a nearby railway. To tackle this, the architects employed two primary sound attenuation strategies—using mass on the ground level and separation on the upper level. Continue reading

Navy Beach House / Bates Masi Architects
Navy Beach House / Bates Masi Architects

Navy Beach House, designed by Bates Masi Architects, sits on a bluff with sweeping views of the bay but faces a unique challenge: the noise from a nearby railway. To tackle this, the architects employed two primary sound attenuation strategies—using mass on the ground level and separation on the upper level.

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