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Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition

The front elevation upon approach from the drive, looking at new addition and carport, which serve to reorient the everyday entrance for the family to a new mudroom in the addition.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The slatted volume anchoring the carport serves as a storage shed, doors hidden around the backside.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
In the original layout, a covered walkway lead to the primary entrance. The walkway, passing through Domoto's revived rock garden, was preserved and still leads to a formal entry - an informal family entry was added off the new carport to the addition, which includes a mudroom.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The formal foyer, entered from the covered walkway, is geared towards guests. The built-ins here were the only ones in the home viable for salvage, and were retained from the original design.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The central 'lanai' space, which houses the dining room and a lounge space, features original wood beams that were restored. A new Kalwall skylight system was installed above.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The 'lanai' space bridges the new addition, which includes the mudroom, laundry, and kitchen, and the original glass-wrapped living room.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The glass-wrapped living room, which cantilevers over a small stream, was restored, including the original wood ceilings and the circular fireplace surround. New energy-efficient glazing replaced the existing.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The living space overlooks a thicket of bamboo to the rear.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The living room is wrapped in glass on three sides, also offering direction connection to the new pool deck and a view to the small stream below.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
A new energy-efficient sliding glass door was incorporated into the existing glazing details at the living room, for direct access to the pool deck.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The original kidney shaped pool was replaced with a smaller rectangular pool, allowing for a more generous pool deck space - for play and lounging - without increasing the footprint.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
On the rocky site, the pool deck is built right into existing boulders that project from the earth.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The primary bedroom includes restored wood beams, a built-in custom dresser, and a view to the bamboo thicket.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The thicket of bamboo to the rear also offers a lovely view and privacy to the primary bathroom.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
Working in a gracious layout for the primary bathroom, given the existing conditions and site constraints, was an interesting challenge.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
A new custom built-in vanity includes pulls from the original cabinet, which were incorporated throughout as a nod to the original design.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The new kitchen includes new custom white oak built-ins, faux marble countertops, and a new skylight - speaking to the existing throughout the home.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The kitchen space opens to a new family room that flanks the end of the pool deck with a wall of sliding glass doors.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The new entry hall serves as an informal mudroom entry for the family, off the carport. Slate-look porcelain tile and white oak cabinetry provide a natural, muted palette for the hustle-bustle of a young family.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
A service entry from the addition, off the laundry and kitchen, for easy in-and-out with trash and recycling.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
The new addition was designed around the existing boulders in the earth on this rocky site.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
An aerial drone photo shows the house nestled in the wood landscape and the small stream that runs under the living room.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition