Mid Century ranch house remodel
A remodeling of a fifty year old ranch house to add a full second floor, creating a central stair and moving all of the bedrooms upstairs. The space gained on the ground floor was remodeled to provide a larger kitchen, formal dining room, and family room. The house now suits the formerly under-utilized property.
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Front before remodel
Front after remodel - The original front entry location was maintained, and the existing prominent chimney for the living room fireplace was extended as an anchoring element for front elevation, also acting as a counterpoint to the very horizontal character of the house with its new second floor. The new entry portico also provides a focus to the front elevation, with an arched ceiling that relieves the horizontal line of the eave separating the first and second floors.
Side before remodel
Side after remodel - From the end of the house you can see how the roof of the second floor addition was treated in a way that it appears as a gable roof with continuous dormers both front and rear. The second floor is the full footprint of the first floor, but this is disguised by the roof treatment. The existing single story family room was also retained as a separate visual element.