This modern remodel offers a new take on the postwar split-level type. By opening up the stair, raising the roof, and adding a fifth level, we created a ‘zipper’ that weaves together views and spaces and reflects the owner’s low key approach to living, working and entertaining.
At first glance, the existing house was less than inspiring—a series of small rooms packed around a cramped central stair. The foundation was solid and the house well-maintained, but there was nothing to set it apart from hundreds of similar post-war homes. The client wanted a house designed around everyday tasks like listening to music, catching up on e-mail, cooking, doing laundry and hanging out with family, friends and pets.
DeForest Architects Team | Spencer Noland, Ted Cameron, Robert Drucker, Scott Ogden
Contractor | Dovetail Construction
Engineer | Harriott Engineers
Photography | Ben Benschneider
