Project Details
- Project Name
- 1920s Bungalow Gets a Dramatically Contemporary Addition
- Project Types
- Single Family
- Project Scope
- Addition/Expansion
- Year Completed
- 2006
- Awards
- 2006 Remodeling Design Awards
- Consultants
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Roger and Susan Cannon,Will Alphin
- Project Status
- Built
- Cost
- $251,000
- Style
- Modern
Project Description
An “energetic redefinition of what a house transformation might be,”
this addition impressed the judges with its “breathtaking” design as
well as the “well-conceived yet simple technical solution” of the
exposed truss system supporting its inverted-pitch roof.
The home began as a simple 1920s bungalow, and its front — though refined
to accommodate a dormer window and covered porch — retains its
Craftsman simplicity. The rear is dramatically contemporary, with the
soaring height of the family room and master bedroom addition reminding
one judge of a cocoon turning into a butterfly.
The family room, which measures 15 feet 7 inches by 24 feet 10 inches,
has walls of windows, built-in cabinetry, and a site-built fireplace
with a cantilevered concrete hearth and a bench made of African ribbon
mahogany.
High overhead, the pitched roof is supported by an exposed truss system
made of Douglas fir, painted steel struts, and fittings tensioned with
stainless steel cables resting on a 35-foot steel I-beam.
The new master bedroom is private yet light-filled, thanks to four
interior windows atop the wall it shares with the family room. Both
rooms have direct access to the new L-shaped deck, whose cable rail
affords a wooded view.
