Room
Addition Case Study
Sometimes one more room can relieve space problems and change the way a house is used. In this example, a two bedroom house added a third to provide a variety of possibilities. The new bedroom, overlooking the back yard, serves as the master suite. Windows and a patio door bring in the outdoors at the break of day and turn away from the public street in the evenings for a private refuge. The previous master bedroom at the front of the house, became a guest room and a place to retreat from the family for reading in solitude or practicing yoga. The smaller second bedroom became a nursery off the new master bedroom, for the growing family's children.
The character of the neighboring house (right side of left photo above) allowed for the new bedroom addition on the rear of the house to be modern in style without feeling out of place, creating a new environment in the back yard from the one established by the front yard. The view through the house, from the front living room to back yard via a window in the laundry room (right photo above) was a feature the homeowners wished to preserve with the addition of the new bedroom.
The existing back door (left side of left photo above) was relocated to the side of the house, so the laundry room it served could double as a mud room for daily traffic. The new addition (right photo above) continued the existing roof line on the left side, to accentuate the new roof line of the master bedroom.
The back wall of the new master bedroom (left photo above) leans outward with the roof line raised upward to exaggerate the open feel of the interior space, limited by the addition's footprint. Adjustable blinds were used on the windows, skylights and patio door (right photo above) to control natural light and privacy.
A narrow slot opening was placed in the corner of the new bedroom (left side of left photo above) to maintain a visual connection through the house from the rooms at the front of the house (right photo above). This allows a mother to put a newborn baby down for an afternoon nap, while keeping an eye on her older child playing in the living room.
Copyright © 2010 SCHLUEBarchitecture
Sometimes one more room can relieve space problems and change the way a house is used. In this example, a two bedroom house added a third to provide a variety of possibilities. The new bedroom, overlooking the back yard, serves as the master suite. Windows and a patio door bring in the outdoors at the break of day and turn away from the public street in the evenings for a private refuge. The previous master bedroom at the front of the house, became a guest room and a place to retreat from the family for reading in solitude or practicing yoga. The smaller second bedroom became a nursery off the new master bedroom, for the growing family's children.
The character of the neighboring house (right side of left photo above) allowed for the new bedroom addition on the rear of the house to be modern in style without feeling out of place, creating a new environment in the back yard from the one established by the front yard. The view through the house, from the front living room to back yard via a window in the laundry room (right photo above) was a feature the homeowners wished to preserve with the addition of the new bedroom.
The existing back door (left side of left photo above) was relocated to the side of the house, so the laundry room it served could double as a mud room for daily traffic. The new addition (right photo above) continued the existing roof line on the left side, to accentuate the new roof line of the master bedroom.
The back wall of the new master bedroom (left photo above) leans outward with the roof line raised upward to exaggerate the open feel of the interior space, limited by the addition's footprint. Adjustable blinds were used on the windows, skylights and patio door (right photo above) to control natural light and privacy.
A narrow slot opening was placed in the corner of the new bedroom (left side of left photo above) to maintain a visual connection through the house from the rooms at the front of the house (right photo above). This allows a mother to put a newborn baby down for an afternoon nap, while keeping an eye on her older child playing in the living room.
Copyright © 2010 SCHLUEBarchitecture