Separate Together
A young, successful software engineer purchased a colonial-style home in Queens, NY for himself and his aging mother. The original home was in need of a restoration to return it to its historic form, yet it didn’t provide enough space for the entire family. Rather than creating an addition that mimics the existing home, and therefore ruins the symmetry of the classic colonial architecture, a contrasting modern addition is added. This allows the two unique architectural styles to sit side by side and each accent one-another.
RESTORE PROPORTIONS
The existing home had
already been modified with a traditional addition. Removing this addition restores the symmetry of the
original, historic home and re-centers the front door as is traditional in classic, colonial-style
architecture.
OLD VS. NEW
A modern addition is then cut
through the site which extends the interior spaces into the rear yard and floods the home with natural
light. The contrasting architectural styles allows each style to enhance the other, similarly to the two
generations of family living comfortably side by side.
The addition extends into the rear yard and creates a bright, new gathering place for the family and adds new living space for a growing third generation of the family.
