New England HOME – New & Noteworthy

Every year since 2001, Cape Associates has built a playhouse any child would envy, donating it to a local charity that raffles it off to raise money. The annual project has raised more than $97,000 for the community. This year, the Eastham, Massachusetts, company decided to take things a step further, enlisting the help of area architects by running a contest for the playhouse design. The winning design (voted on by visitors to Cape Associates’s website) is this charming “Modern CapeSchoolhouse” from Boston-based ZeroEnergy Design. Cape Cod Community College’s Educational Foundation is this year’s beneficiary. Two additional playhouses, designed by CapeAssociates staff, will be donated to the localPop Warner football team and the Province-town Fine Arts Work Center.