2-Step House

Status: In Development

Location: Lafayette, Colorado

Project type: Renovation /Residence; Split level

Focus Area: Street-Facing Elevation

Existing Conditions: vinyl siding, brick watercourse; front door opens directly into stairs upstairs deck; open & inviting, functional

Proposed: Create modern charm, enhance flow, and opportunity for outdoor living

  • Additional Area; warm, open & inviting

    • Interior; front entry space (50 sq. ft.) with clerestory to re-focus elevation and introduce daylight into main living area.

    • Exterior; increase deck area of upstairs for outdoor dining/living

    • Exterior; create a sunken outdoor patio below deck with transition terraces to the front entry; provide site wall for privacy from street

  • Aesthetic; modern farmhouse exterior charm

    • update exterior vinyl siding to stucco

    • add third material - corrugated metal siding (painted) at entry tower

    • treat existing brick with diluted semi-transparent whitewash (rustic, age, soften)

    • introduce cedar trim and fascia (warmth)

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