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From Emily Wetherbee
Wetherbee Architecture designed an addition, along with extensive interior renovations, to an existing 1,875 sf post and beam ‘Salt Box’ style home, constructed in 1980 by Dan Paquette (a local builder known for his unique timber framed homes at the time). The original house has a continuous insulated panel wall assembly (very DIY at the time), designed by Amos Winters, an energy engineer from Vermont. The existing structure consists of traditional post and beam construction with red oak beams and flooring harvested from the site. Unlike historic salt box homes from the colonial period, this home faces north. This non-traditional site strategy, with north facing windows and a south facing roofline, resulted in little natural light for the family.
Renovations to the existing house included new dormers, the reconfiguration of second floor bedrooms and bathroom, and first floor mudroom. A new 1,000 sf modern addition includes a living room, kitchen, primary bedroom and bath. The double height "connector" volume includes a catwalk leading to the primary suite. The roofline of the house opens up to the new addition, with the original timber framing exposed at the catwalk.
The new building envelope was designed to match the existing assembly- to ensure continuous exterior insulation with no thermal breaks. The HVAC system of the entire house was upgraded with new heat pumps and ERV units.