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Before & After: A Cape Cod-Style Home Becomes a Modern Marvel
An architect remodels his 1949 Cape Cod-style home in Portland, Oregon, to fit the needs of his growing family.
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What happens when an architect outgrows a home? It started simply enough with the idea of adding a bath. Then a dormer. Then, nearly 20 years and hundreds of sketches later, that vision morphed into a remodeled dream home—that sits on the same footprint.
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Amy Dvorak
Dwell contributor
I believe in the meaningful impact of good design—and design for good.
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