The exterior of the existing house, facing the street.

The clients, in the existing house, the Living Room.

The client walking toward the entry at the rear of the house, by the open garages.

A computer sketch to explain to the client the idea of a second floor that would be suspended over the existing house, rather than using the current house for support.

A computer rendering of the entry in the final scheme. The front door would have a view all the way through the house to the back yard.

The plan of the final scheme, showing the clear division between the public and private spaces, separated by the entry and circulation zone from front to back.

Computer sketch of one of the early schemes, showing how we could remove a lot of the walls to create some spaces that were markedly different than those in the existing house.

An early computer sketch to show how the existing structure could be expose to start a rhythmic division of more open spaces.

An early computer sketch showing how removing a lot of the existing facade could connect the open spaces in the house to the site without losing privacy in those spaces.