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A new addition that integrates with an existing historic Chicago craftsman style home seamlessly. This home takes advantage of a generous side lot creating an urban paradise.

A new addition that integrates with an existing historic Chicago craftsman style home seamlessly. This home takes advantage of a generous side lot creating an urban paradise.

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A new addition that integrates with an existing historic Chicago craftsman style home seamlessly. This home takes advantage of a generous side lot creating an urban paradise with so much natural light.

A new addition that integrates with an existing historic Chicago craftsman style home seamlessly. This home takes advantage of a generous side lot creating an urban paradise.

Custom In-Law Suite Addition Nahant, MA This In-Law Addition to an early-20th Century Craftsman-style home on the ocean in Nahant, MA, is cited to best take advantage of its unique site. The addition is "cranked" away from the original home, creating a courtyard space in-between, and to allow light and air to continue to wash the old home. The rotation also positions the Living and Master Suite areas of the addition to best take advantage of water views and views toward Boston. Web: www.tektoniksarchitects.com

In a wooded area of Lafayette, a mid-century home was re-imagined for a graphic designer and kindergarten teacher couple and their three children. A major new design feature is a high ceiling great room that wraps from the front to the back yard, turning a corner at the kitchen and ending at the family room fireplace. This room was designed with a high flat roof to work in conjunction with existing roof forms to create a unified whole, and raise interior ceiling heights from eight to over ten feet. All new lighting and large floor to ceiling Fleetwood aluminum windows expand views of the trees beyond. The existing home was enlarged by 700 square feet with a small exterior addition enlarging the kitchen over an existing deck, and a larger amount by excavating out crawlspace at the garage level to create a new home office with full bath, and separate laundry utility room. The remodeled residence became 3,847 square feet in total area including the garage. Exterior curb appeal was improved with all new Fleetwood windows, stained wood siding and stucco. New steel railing and concrete steps lead up to the front entry. Front and rear yard new landscape design by Huettl Landscape Architecture dramatically alters the site. New planting was added at the front yard with landscape lighting and modern concrete pavers and the rear yard has multiple decks for family gatherings with the focal point a concrete conversation circle with central fire feature. Everything revolves around the corner kitchen, large windows to the backyard, quartz countertops and cabinetry in painted and walnut finishes. The homeowners enjoyed the process of selecting Heath Tile for the kitchen backsplash and white oval tiles at the family room fireplace. Black brick tiles by Fireclay were used on the living room hearth. The kitchen flows into the family room all with views to the beautifully landscaped yards. The primary suite has a built-in window seat with large windows overlooking the garden, walnut cabinetry in a skylit walk-in closet, and a large dramatic skylight bouncing light into the shower. The kid’s bath also has a skylight slot with light angling downward over double sinks. More colorful tile shows up in these spaces, as does a geometric patterned tile in the downstairs office bath shower. The large yard is taken full advantage of with concrete paved walkways, stairs and firepit circle. New retaining walls in the rear yard helped to add more level usable outdoor space, with wood slats to visually blend them into the overall design. The end result is a beautiful transformation of a mid-century home, that both captures the client’s personalities and elevates the house into the modern age.

Kitchen remodeling project where the homeowners decided to update their kitchen to a more transitional look by installing new custom cabinets. They went with a mission door by Bridgewood Advantage Series done in Maple. For the base cabinets they went with a stone color while the upper cabinets and pantry were done in boulder. For the countertops they went with a Quartz 3 cm and the backsplash was done in a glass subway tile. Some additional touches we included were a bookcase on the end of the island for cookbooks and a custom hutch/coffee station. To complete the new look we also installed oversized Harlow Glass knobs on the upper cabinets and Bordeaux Cabinet pulls on lower cabinets.

Custom In-Law Suite Addition Nahant, MA This In-Law Addition to an early-20th Century Craftsman-style home on the ocean in Nahant, MA, is cited to best take advantage of its unique site. The addition is "cranked" away from the original home, creating a courtyard space in-between, and to allow light and air to continue to wash the old home. The rotation also positions the Living and Master Suite areas of the addition to best take advantage of water views and views toward Boston. Web: www.tektoniksarchitects.com

Custom In-Law Suite Addition Nahant, MA This In-Law Addition to an early-20th Century Craftsman-style home on the ocean in Nahant, MA, is cited to best take advantage of its unique site. The addition is "cranked" away from the original home, creating a courtyard space in-between, and to allow light and air to continue to wash the old home. The rotation also positions the Living and Master Suite areas of the addition to best take advantage of water views and views toward Boston. Web: www.tektoniksarchitects.com

Custom In-Law Suite Addition Nahant, MA This In-Law Addition to an early-20th Century Craftsman-style home on the ocean in Nahant, MA, is cited to best take advantage of its unique site. The addition is "cranked" away from the original home, creating a courtyard space in-between, and to allow light and air to continue to wash the old home. The rotation also positions the Living and Master Suite areas of the addition to best take advantage of water views and views toward Boston. Web: www.tektoniksarchitects.com

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Custom In-Law Suite Addition Nahant, MA This In-Law Addition to an early-20th Century Craftsman-style home on the ocean in Nahant, MA, is cited to best take advantage of its unique site. The addition is "cranked" away from the original home, creating a courtyard space in-between, and to allow light and air to continue to wash the old home. The rotation also positions the Living and Master Suite areas of the addition to best take advantage of water views and views toward Boston. Web: www.tektoniksarchitects.com

Inspired by the surrounding landscape, the Craftsman/Prairie style is one of the few truly American architectural styles. It was developed around the turn of the century by a group of Midwestern architects and continues to be among the most comfortable of all American-designed architecture more than a century later, one of the main reasons it continues to attract architects and homeowners today. Oxbridge builds on that solid reputation, drawing from Craftsman/Prairie and classic Farmhouse styles. Its handsome Shingle-clad exterior includes interesting pitched rooflines, alternating rows of cedar shake siding, stone accents in the foundation and chimney and distinctive decorative brackets. Repeating triple windows add interest to the exterior while keeping interior spaces open and bright. Inside, the floor plan is equally impressive. Columns on the porch and a custom entry door with sidelights and decorative glass leads into a spacious 2,900-square-foot main floor, including a 19 by 24-foot living room with a period-inspired built-ins and a natural fireplace. While inspired by the past, the home lives for the present, with open rooms and plenty of storage throughout. Also included is a 27-foot-wide family-style kitchen with a large island and eat-in dining and a nearby dining room with a beadboard ceiling that leads out onto a relaxing 240-square-foot screen porch that takes full advantage of the nearby outdoors and a private 16 by 20-foot master suite with a sloped ceiling and relaxing personal sitting area. The first floor also includes a large walk-in closet, a home management area and pantry to help you stay organized and a first-floor laundry area. Upstairs, another 1,500 square feet awaits, with a built-ins and a window seat at the top of the stairs that nod to the home’s historic inspiration. Opt for three family bedrooms or use one of the three as a yoga room; the upper level also includes attic access, which offers another 500 square feet, perfect for crafts or a playroom. More space awaits in the lower level, where another 1,500 square feet (and an additional 1,000) include a recreation/family room with nine-foot ceilings, a wine cellar and home office. Photographer: Jeff Garland

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