The home was transformed from a 2876 s.f. to 4908 s.f. without altering the attractive character of the original structure.
Originally an oyster bank on a creek, the lot holds a prominent vista looking south on the Intracoastal Waterway. The original home assumed full use of the lot allowing expansion only toward the waterway.
The goal was to improve the existing design of the original home, already an appealing example of coastal architecture.
Accessible spaces were created with sprawling views of the water. Practical features such as stairs up from an additional parking area lead through a mud room and laundry room that merge into a playroom. The playroom is unencumbered play space immediately adjacent to the kitchen. Supportive of family life and activities, each room is designed to have a safe and comfortable purpose.
The original home was pleasing but deficient in functionality. This photograph shows what is now the living room, playroom and porch area of the renovated home.
Supportive of family life and activities, each room is designed to have a safe and comfortable purpose. The public spaces extend into each other creating a charismatic backdrop for social events.
Site constraints required the addition of all additional heated spaces within the building footprint.
A majority of the original porch spaces around the home were captured as heated area and a magnificent screened gazebo that fronts the Intracoastal Waterway was added. The original exterior porches added visual character, but never functioned as outdoor spaces for the current owners. Porches were captured as interior space that culminated in an exciting, accessible and user-friendly outdoor room overlooking the water.
Heavy landscaping screened the entry façade from an adjacent lot, also belonging to the homeowners. The renovations included a decision to visually combine the properties, open the entry to a lawn, and also preserve the amicable landscape surrounding the structure.
The original home was an attractive example of coastal architecture and it was our goal to simply enhance the design that was already there.
The home was transformed from a 2876 s.f. to 4908 s.f. without altering the attractive character of the original structure.
Originally an oyster bank on a creek, the lot holds a prominent vista looking south on the Intracoastal Waterway. The original home assumed full use of the lot allowing expansion only toward the waterway.
The goal was to improve the existing design of the original home, already an appealing example of coastal architecture.
Accessible spaces were created with sprawling views of the water. Practical features such as stairs up from an additional parking area lead through a mud room and laundry room that merge into a playroom. The playroom is unencumbered play space immediately adjacent to the kitchen. Supportive of family life and activities, each room is designed to have a safe and comfortable purpose.
The original home was pleasing but deficient in functionality. This photograph shows what is now the living room, playroom and porch area of the renovated home.
Supportive of family life and activities, each room is designed to have a safe and comfortable purpose. The public spaces extend into each other creating a charismatic backdrop for social events.
Site constraints required the addition of all additional heated spaces within the building footprint.
A majority of the original porch spaces around the home were captured as heated area and a magnificent screened gazebo that fronts the Intracoastal Waterway was added. The original exterior porches added visual character, but never functioned as outdoor spaces for the current owners. Porches were captured as interior space that culminated in an exciting, accessible and user-friendly outdoor room overlooking the water.
Heavy landscaping screened the entry façade from an adjacent lot, also belonging to the homeowners. The renovations included a decision to visually combine the properties, open the entry to a lawn, and also preserve the amicable landscape surrounding the structure.
The original home was an attractive example of coastal architecture and it was our goal to simply enhance the design that was already there.

Originally designed by an architect in the mid 1980's, this home is a good example of a contemporary beach cottage. Twenty years later the current owners requested a design for a complete renovation by increasing the size of the home to accommodate a growing family.