Year: 2022
Type: single family residential
Young family, two small children, and a too-small aging home. What to do? Do you remodel or do you sell and buy something else? Does what you are looking for exist, or do you have to create it? How much is it all going to cost? How long is it going to take?
Every home and client are unique, but these questions represent the beginning of a large proportion of single family residential projects. Answering them takes time and often the solution is not architectural in nature. Knowing the numbers of bedrooms and bathrooms is important, but how you want your family relationships to feel is more so. That’s where we have to start.
- We do things together with family and friends.
- Sustainable and well built.
- Multiple uses, flexibility for work and life.
- Safe for children and grandparents.
The post-war bungalow (built in 1948) was too small. The proposal was to add a second story with more private areas, and open up the first floor to shared and communal uses. We priced it out, considered the timeline, the logistics of life during construction, and what else was available on the market.
What to do?
In this case, sell and buy something else.
Did we fail as architects or is this exactly what we are supposed to do?
