Luther Paul Weber AIA, Architect

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Luther Paul Weber AIA, Architect
15 Reviews

Country Retreat

A modest Cape Cod farmhouse in the Blue Ridge served this family of five as a retreat from the city. However as the family grew, married and grandchildren arrived, it could no longer house the entire family at one time. The new design triples the space by wrapping around the original house, yet maintaining its farmhouse character as requested by the client.
Country: United States
Zip Code: 22642
The new kitchen was moved into the existing dining room and opened up to the new Great Room and views beyond.
Country Retreat
An existing small porch was transformed into this large great room open to a new kitchen, trimmed in a heavy timber style. A stone chimney houses interior and exterior fireplaces.
Country Retreat
The new Great Room is transparently open to the best views on the property while retaining a traditional expression
Country Retreat
The new front elevation retains the character of the original house with new dormers and a metal roof.
Country Retreat
The rear view reveals how the new spaces wrap around the original house and are connected by a screened-in porch. The owner wanted the final design to retain the character of an old farmhouse.
Country Retreat
This rear view features a second floor study balcony over a master bedroom bay window. Dormers were sized to house small beds for the grandchildren.
Country Retreat
The Great Room Chimney houses an outdoor fireplace for a patio. Both the patio and adjacent screened-in porch have views of a pond and the hills beyond.
Country Retreat
New large dormers were added to the front of the original house.
Country Retreat
Before
Front elevation of the existing modest Cape Cod farmhouse in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Country Retreat
Before
Rear view of the existing modest Cape Cod farmhouse in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Country Retreat
Before
View from inside the existing porch of the modest Cape Cod farmhouse in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Country Retreat