The homeowners desired a
solution to their rather awkward daily entry, which landed them directly
into their study. They also wanted a family gathering space to enjoy
their grandchildren and to reconnect to their back yard, and to replace
their small car shed with an attached two-car garage. Affectionately
dubbed “The Addition That Wasn’t”, the design solution strove to be a
respectful, sensitive and scale appropriate addition. The existing car
shed provided the core design theme of a street-facing gable with the
new forms to fall in line behind. The original home’s exterior materials
were used to establish a two tier hierarchy and matching masonry was
featured on the primary entry. The new two-car garage, family room and
entry were added transparently without taking away from the original
house, almost disguised behind the new repeated form of the original
garage shed.
2013 National
Winner
