This quaint, charming home is a precedent for how we used to live. Smaller overall footprint, shorter overall building height, and spaces created not for excess, but for functional needs. The owners of this home are aiming to maintain the original character of the home while making improvements to the overall layout of the spaces to better serve the needs of modern day living.

We’re working through various options that explore different levels of alteration to the existing home. Every decision in an older home such as this requires careful consideration of the existing structure, constraints of the property and it’s neighborhood context, and the multiple options for improving the home’s passive and active performance.