Project Description
Owners of a local construction company approached us to design essentially a large duplex along the east side of a small local lake, the town’s prominent feature. We connected an existing house and a freestanding garage with several additions. The former garage became a laundry and mudroom with an addition featuring a common shared family and dining room. The Parents Wing was added to the north of the former garage as a two-story addition with a garage and bedrooms above. All spaces were designed to capitalize on lake views.
Another important design feature was to address the differing floor levels between the two structures, requiring careful placement of the stairs to work with the spaces and not against the intended flow.
We designed all roofs to be sloped so they could all be shingle type, which we also designed to have vaulted ceiling spaces. The owner elected to keep the connecting addition roof a low-slope flat roof to simplify construction.
In the 3d images you can see the existing structures as the masses with the roofs which are not green.
