(Almost) final images of our addition/new house

8 years ago

Thought I would share a few near final images of our new place.

I'm happy with the roof line and overall look. Budget may dictate fewer windows on the front.

The cladding will be cement board, with perforated painted cedar screens shielding part of the central second floor expanse of windows. These screens can open, like large articulated shutters. The central windows are patio doors with a guard. The screens should create interesting light patterns when closed. This addition faced south-west.

We are still playing with the windows/doors on the ground floor. If they were centred the windows would look like a face with open mouth with eyes above! So we are playing with off-centre windows. Sliding doors across the entire expanse of the ground floor would be good too, but may be cost prohibitive.

The windows on the sides of the second floor are deliberately mis-aligned to spread direct light throughout the upstairs addition (our LR-DR) and not have beams of light across a given area.

The second floor cantilevers 3' over the first floor.

I would welcome any comments or suggestions.

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rockybird
8 years ago
This looks great! The design seems modern, yet it fits the house also. I really like the perforated screens.

I cant wait to see it finished! Your architect seems very talented.
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daisychain Zn3b
8 years ago
When I read the title, my 1st thought was "done already! Man, they move fast".

I love it. I don't think the "face effect" will be as noticeable in real life as it is in renderings. I also like the idea of the full doors on the bottom (if they fit budget).
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eld6161
8 years ago
This is a new project? I thought you were renovating an older home? Did I miss the reveal on that one?
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Pipdog
8 years ago
Very nice design, sochi. Where is the front door?
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sochi
Original Author
8 years ago
Pipdog - the door is on the right side off a courtyard.

Eld6161 - this is thre only renovation/addition I've done in some time. The front of the house is neo-Georgian, perhaps you are thinking of it? It still looks the same at the front of the house on the street. This image shows an addition on an existing two car garage. This side of the house is off a lane.

daisychain I wondered if it might not be an issue irl, you may be right. We will make the call in a couple of weeks when we start really getting into budget matters.

Thanks Rocky!
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