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New Rear Extension

There are two entrances into the ADU, and this one by a courtyard feels more private.

The entrance is surrounded by maple plywood. "We created this wood box that felt compressed within a space that has eight-foot ceilings,

A small staircase separates the kitchen from the living space. "When you have two young kids, they never leave your side. Suddenly a 1,200-square-foot home feels even smaller,

To connect the two boxes that comprise the ADU, the owners and Bunch Design settled on a series of glass panes.

"An ADU facilitates flexibility,

A 2024 remodel of the home by LAMAS Architecture kept the exterior of the historic farmhouse much the same.

LAMAS Architecture kept the peaked roof in the recent renovation, as the clients had no desire to change it back to a flat roof, and wanted to generate their own electricity. Now, there's a large solar array on the south-facing roof of the Honer addition.

The new second-story addition, clad in Hardie Lap Siding and painted in Benjamin Moore Deep Sea, creates a bold contrast with the existing home's cedar shingles in Black Panther.

The cantilevered addition was kept, and another bedroom added to the second floor over the existing house. Parks collaborated with Fort Structures to ensure that the third addition would sync with the rest of the house, replicating the window placement to make them sit between the roof beams, while still meeting current code and insulating the ceiling.

Kevin kept the Victorian details on the upper portion of the building, painted Benjamin Moore "Mayonnaise,

The loft extension is arranged over two levels, with the form housing the study and terrace, and the upper front section the primary bedroom and en suite.

The loft extension is perched atop the red-brick terrace and clad in dark zinc—a material choice that is sensitive to the surrounding streetscape, while also immediately signifying the contemporary nature of the addition.