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Colorful origami paper cranes hanging from the ceiling above a staircase, with framed photos on the wall at the top of the stairs.

“Peace, warmth, fun, creative energy, security”

What do you want to sense upon entering your home?

AIA Houston Home Tour 2023
AIA Houston Design Award 2025

Modern kitchen with yellow lower cabinets, white upper cabinets, a wooden countertop island, a stainless steel stove, and large windows showing greenery outside.
Yellow house with front porch, two turquoise chairs, dog sitting on porch, garden, and fence.

Space for everyone

Adding a second story and remodeling the interior of our clients’ historic bungalow created a deceptively generous 1,900 square foot 3-bedroom 2-bath family home with two offices for mom and dad and a play loft for their children.

An abstract illustration with various geometrical shapes in black, red, and teal colors, creating a layered and complex composition.

A missing porch

The new second floor isn’t visible from the street, creating a moment of fun surprise when the front door opens and light spills down from above.

This was the only house on the block without a front porch. Flipping the front facade and pulling it forward created a place for the family to sit and connect with their neighbors.

A room with white walls and a sloped ceiling painted light blue. There is a small window showing trees outside. The room has white built-in cabinets and shelves filled with colorful books, toys, and decorations. A LEGO cityscape is built on the white desk or table.

Swooped

We found inspiration in the curved roofline of the old stoop for the roof at the second floor addition. The ceilings upstairs follow the curved roof, creating surprise. The skylit stairwell at the intersection of old and new fills the home with light from above.

Modern bathroom featuring a white bathtub, glass shower walls, white tiled walls with vertical designs, greenery in potted plants, and a white door.

Full of surprise

The finishes and details in the home match our clients’ bright energy and nod to the period of the home in fun ways.

A cozy workspace with a white desk, white swivel chair, blue drawers, and a wooden wall. Guitars lean against the wall, and a window with plants provides natural light.

Borrowed space and light

The interior was remodeled to create a sense of graciousness, expanding throughout with unexpected openings between spaces, long views, and walls that stop short of the ceiling allowing light to slip across.

Construction by Fritch Investments
Photography by Benjamin Hill Photography

I am going to have a good time here.”

— J. L.

All Images

Yellow house with front porch, two chairs, a small dog sitting on the steps, green lawn, trees, and a fence in the foreground, blue sky with clouds in the background.
Colorful origami cranes hanging in the doorway of a modern home interior, leading up wooden stairs to a gallery wall of framed pictures.
Modern kitchen with yellow cabinets, a white countertop, a stainless steel oven, and a wooden island with blue tile accents, illuminated by natural light from large windows.
Man walking down a staircase in a modern, minimalist home with white walls, wooden accents, and a large potted plant.
A modern bedroom with a bed covered in white bedding and striped pillows, a wooden accent wall, a large colorful abstract painting, a white bookshelf, a black hanging pendant lamp, a large leaning mirror, and a green plant.
Modern bathroom with a white bathtub, potted plants, and a glass shower enclosure with a rain showerhead.
Top view of an upstairs hallway with a staircase leading down to the entryway, featuring white walls, a wooden floor, a colorful orange and red rug, a blue storage cart with art supplies, and a whiteboard on an easel.
A white built-in bench and bookshelf in a room with a small window and a slanted ceiling painted light blue. The bookshelf contains colorful books, toys, and a LEGO cityscape on a white table in the foreground. A framed poster titled 'National Air Ra
A cozy small bedroom with colorful stuffed animals on beds and steps, white walls, a window with blue frame, and a blue-painted built-in bed platform.
Modern bathroom with a white toilet, a white sink with a speckled quartz countertop, light blue cabinets, green window frames, and a hexagonal gray tile floor. The ceiling has a polka dot pattern, and there is a large hexagonal mirror reflected in a
Home office with wooden accent wall, white shelves with books, a desk with a computer monitor, speakers, and a white swivel chair. Includes a guitar, a window with greenery outside, a framed colorful art print, a keyboard, and a microphone stand.
View through a window into a small room with a white chair, a white desk, a potted plant, a bookshelf with books, and floral wallpaper with birds and lemons.

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Modern two-story house with white brick and blue siding, large windows, and a double garage, with a man walking a dog in front.
A man and a young boy sit on kitchen island stools, with the boy taking notes and the man smiling. In the background, a woman is blurred as she walks through a bright, modern kitchen with white cabinets, open shelves, and a stainless steel refrigerator.
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