Bungalow West

This second-story addition and new front porch helped solve a need for more space, while retaining the charm of the smaller home that the owners fell in love with. The new upstairs features two smaller children’s bedrooms, each with a unique feature to help combat the smaller square footage (a sleeping loft and a window seat with built-in bookshelves), and a simple bathroom for the kids. With some creative space planning, Board & Vellum was able to also include a primary suite complete with a walk-in closet and separate primary bathroom.

In a surprisingly compact 740 square feet, this addition adds tremendous value and use to the house without overshadowing the neighbors, or being out of scale with the house or neighborhood. In lieu of the traditional approach of locating the new staircase above the stair to the basement, a generous stair was provided in a former first-floor bedroom (and now foyer) to help provide a sense of scale and welcome to the home. The new front porch also helps ground the house and provides a generous place to take off your shoes or sit with the neighbors.