Bringing new life into history
Our clients came to us seeing the potential to adapt a neglected 1929 Tudor Revival home for their growing family.
Based on their needs and wishes, this remodel and addition focused on preserving important aspects of the historic home while bringing light into the home and adding much needed spaces, such as a new kitchen and sunny breakfast room, while respecting the historically significant exterior of the home.
Adding a new “cook’s kitchen” by echoing the form of the existing gables allowed for cathedral ceilings in one of the primary entertaining spaces of the home, along with opportunity for borrowed light into spaces that had once been on the exterior wall of the home.
Gracious spaces
Adapting a 90 year old home for modern family life meant carving space for a new primary suite.
Creating a sense of lightness in new spaces scaled to match today’s expectations within the historic envelope of the house required finding opportunities to encorporate existing windows in unexpected ways. Creating a lightwell in the new primary bath pulled in light from what had been a decorative window into the attic.
Warmth and light
Adding drama with height and unexpected light while balancing new materials and period details create gracious spaces that feel both timeless and current.
“It’s like it was always there.”
— K. R.
Material and Detail
Bright materials and detailing enliven secondary baths, while rich color and dramatic finishes tie updated public spaces together with the historic woodwork and molding in the original entertaining spaces at the first floor of the home.
Comfort and connection
Bright new living spaces open to the backyard and estate-like gardens, creating connected family spaces indoor and out.
Construction by Gabriel Home Builders
Photography by Jack Thompson
