Renovation, Mid-Cape Home Centers, Dennis, MA

Cape Associates renovated the Mid-Cape Home Centers store in Dennis. The photos highlight a timber entry feature that gives a large retail building a human scale.

The entry is a tall, open wood frame with a pitched top and lattice-style panels, set against a long store front with a metal roof and tan siding. At night, uplighting washes the wall and a red Mid-Cape sign glows.

Other details in the photos:
• Glass entry doors under the timber frame
• Wood beams with decorative cross bracing
• A flagpole and landscaping beside the front walk
• A view of the store from the road

The timber frame gives the store a clear point of arrival from the parking lot. Combining a working retail building with detailed carpentry shows how a commercial renovation can still carry a Cape Cod character, even beside a busy road.