The 2-wythe solid masonry exterior walls, some plaster & lathe interior walls, some historic interior doors & trim and the rough sawn floor joists were about the only things that weren’t completely new after we handed over the keys for this 2-story Rear Addition with Full Height Basement Below and New Detached Garage. Our Clients, like most, wanted more space, they wanted to turn this home that they owned since 1980, where they got married in the Living Room and where they raised their three children, into the house of their dreams where they could watch their grandchildren grow. A top priority was to maintain the home’s historic character inside and out, while updating the systems, spatial layout and daily functionality of the entire Basement, Main Level and 2nd Level.
在主层,有历史悠久的楼梯的入口,带有双折叠门的客厅,以及带有原始染色门和窗框的大型餐厅,这些都是重要的元素,同时在大厅外重新装修化妆室,并将厨房扩展到新增加的部分。打开中央承重墙到餐厅,让厨房与房子有了一些现代连接,同时保留了大部分传统的平面布局。厨房还设有向南的超大多滑梯门,向新的有盖外部平台和楼梯敞开,改善了与后院的关系。在第二层,现有的两间卧室将保留,同时改造现有的大厅浴室,将洗衣房从地下室搬上来,以改善可及性,在现有的后两间卧室增加主浴室和主衣柜,为进入新增加的2层的新主卧室提供了一条通道,由于分区高度限制,新主卧室不得不后退,并有一个拱形天花板。在地下室,以前是一个巨大的未完成的洗衣和存储空间,我们增加了两间卧室,浴室,家庭房,和多功能壁橱,同时降低几英寸的板,以获得一些急需的高度空间,并利用现有的门道,通过中央坚实的砖石承重墙,进入新的卧室,减少一些结构工作。一个带有两个大衣柜的办公室位于新增加的地下室,可以作为第六间卧室。在这个35英尺宽的地块上还建造了一个超大的车库,通过分区建筑覆盖范围的限制,利用每一平方英寸可用的空间,帮助最大限度地利用相对较小的地块。