Project Description
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An engineer client developed a plan to add on and wanted an architect’s input. We developed it into the images here. This was a simple rectangular house where a front porch was added and a great room addition was done at the rear. The owner wanted skylights in the great room and the kitchen open to it. There was an existing bathroom with a skylight and we had to build over that roof. We created a light box up to the higher roof and put three new skylights in to replace the lower one. in the basement of the great room addition we created two steps down from the basement level to create a higher ceiling area. We also had part of a beam removed over the basement stair to meet code required head clearance and improve basement access. The front porch creates a very attractive presence along with a small vaulted entry gable to give the home an arts and crafts feel.
Another unique dynamic is that the client has automated holiday light displays in the front yard and wanted to be sure the roof vent types would allow him to run wiring where necessary. Client also did his own general contracting and landscaping.
Finally we convinced the client to have soil borings done, which indicated substandard soils some of the worst we’ve seen. This added about five digits to the construction cost which the client knew early because of taking this measure. Despite the budget overage, they chose to proceed.
The last two images show the before images of the front and rear.
