Garage With Apartment Above
- Jun 5, 2023
- 1 min read
[Residential/Renovation/Addition]
This garage was built up to the edge of the homeowner's beloved garden and at the end of a long driveway. We designed the garage with a very steep-slope roof at the front - both to help in diminishing the overall height, but also so solar panels can be installed in the future.
As part of this project, we also rebuilt and extended an existing woodshed.
We designed a great room addition and a main level primary bedroom suite which would not overwhelm the existing house and maximized storage space by creating a guest room and storage room in the attic.
We used our “hyphen” technique of design to separate the new roof from the old roof, allowing the addition to be slightly taller than the main house. This created extra space for the laundry and pantry, as well as a transition area from the updated kitchen.
The front porch also got a facelift. A new gable roof and extended overhangs all around the original home adds charm.
Read about this project and others in "Innovative Architecture: Custom Family Homes From Country To City, River To Mountains"
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