2nd Floor Addition/ Renovation

12 years ago

The client wanted to add 1,800-1,900 sq. ft. to this 1,204 sq. ft. brick ranch. He wanted some semblance of a front porch; however, front yard setbacks and codes dictated that we had to work with the existing front line and concrete stoop without adding to the front footprint at all. The result is a 3,102 sq. ft. neo-Tudor style home with an open, contemporary floor plan.

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libradesigneye

12 years ago

Very creative solution to give the client what they wanted, yet result in a cohesive exterior style. Existing neighborhoods often benefit from location and mature landscape . . . and look at the gorgeous brick on the interior fireplace . . thanks for sharing.

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janiern
12 years ago
Oh my! Amazing transformation. The interior also looks open and spacious and I love it!
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Dytecture
12 years ago
Completely transformed.
Lee Kilgore
12 years ago
I wish more people spent $ renovating like this than buying buileresque boxes that are poorly built.
regb
12 years ago
This is really unattractive. The proportions are all off.
Uwe Preul
12 years ago
Does it make sence to pay a Transformation like this instead to build a complete new house? However, i like it!
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Stamps Design Services
12 years ago
I love the way the home looks like it could have been built years ago, it has so much character. I like the solution for the front porch, it is unique! I do wonder about the size of the kitchen though, it seems a bit small for the home....
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Studio 8 Architecture
12 years ago
this is really strange, sorry, but this just doesn't make any sense. I'm sure the owners are very happy with it, and lots of people will say wow, but, design-wise, if you're going to completely wipe out the history or context of something, you might as well come up with something completely new to go in its place. This is so kitsche and contrived, it doesn't even have the proportions of tudor style buildings, it almost looks kind of Japanese. When you're taking an old building and renovating, it's nice to have some reference to what was there, be able to see what is new and what is old. And if you decide the original building doesn't have anything of architectural merit, then be bold and start over, develop some kind of practical or personal ethos to work from. It takes a lot of work to make a neo-style building turn out to be something that is an exceptional testament to a specific period of architecture. The detailing is so critical, and can be very expensive and time-consuming to achieve properly today, and takes a lot of dedication. It is not a case of making something new 'look old', it's a case of making something old in style and building it the way it would have looked when it was first completed. There is never a case for mock-Tudor, mock-Georgian, mock anything when you're working with modern mainstream construction practices, it just ends up looking a bit contrived, stuck-on and soul-less.