apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

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This large beach house on Cape Cod is the weekend and summer home for a large Boston family — the home owners often share the space with their adult children and grandchildren. By meeting the needs of seven couples and children, the design maximizes communal spaces with a large open kitchen, dining and living room in the half of the home with the master bedroom — dubbed "The Living Bar." The other half — "The Sleeping Bar" — is home to all the extra bedrooms and bathrooms for the extended family and can be shut down in the off season when not in use, saving energy...