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	After - Overall view of the new rear addition, a first floor kitchen and a second floor lounge area and a small deck. Below is the Designer's preliminary concept presented to the homeowner prior to finalizing some design details and commencing construction activities




	After - By bumping out a new kitchen area at ground level, it allowed us to add a lounge and deck area in the second floor




	Before & After -The Dining Room had to be re--configured to allow a much subtle transition to the new addition

	Before & After - A powder room with exposed brick walls and a mechanical room were added making the first floor area truly functional

	After - The Staircase in the living room leading to the second floor was completely re-done

Southeast , DC - Rear Addition

Brief Explanation of the Scope of Work

Our client retained us to design an addition to her row house in South East DC. Her goals included a new kitchen, adding a new powder room, and increasing the size of a 2nd floor bedroom. The finishes and potential systems were to have a sustainable approach. If the space allowed, we would create a mud area with laundry.

Before - The existing kitchen was located on one side of the rear of the house as seen above, and the area on its side was clearly under used. The new configuration of the two-storey addition provided more functional areas at both levels by making the most of the maximum allowed for new construction by the city for this particular property

Unusual Constraints/Challenges & Creative Solutions

The single biggest challenge with this project was the limited space we had in allowable building area as dictated by zoning (See existing and proposed floor plans on left).

The laundry and utilities were housed in a structure at the rear of the building which was to be demolished, so careful planning needed to happen to keep her systems operable as she lived within the house during construction.

By far the greatest victory with this project was how we ended up removing a small section of an existing garage to free up buildable square footage for the new addition (See below).

Before & After - All the bricks removed from this unused corner were salvaged for the foundation of the new addition

An unused corner of the garage was removed allowing us to reuse the brick on the foundation of the addition. If we did not do this, we would not have been able to build a usable addition. The section we removed from the garage was toothed in and looks undisturbed, we built the new structure around the utility structure so we could strategically replace the systems with minimal interruption to her service.

In the interest of maximizing usable space we used a tank-less hot-water unit and pocket doors where possible.




	After - The brand new kitchen area is the greatest addition to this home..., to see more images click on the *SEE MORE OF THIS PROJECT* tab below.
	Overall Results The new addition is a great example of what can be done with careful creative planning. This particular project has added such a new look to the neighborhood and will hopefully inspire new updated architecture. Our client is very pleased and thrilled by the results. We were able to fit all of her "wants" within the space and implement "green" materials throughout the space, what could be re-used was, including the doors to the mudroom and the foundation brick.