These repeat clients required a renovation and addition to a 1500 square foot 1967 summer cottage composed of two square pavilions with low, hipped roofs connected by a breezeway. With a somewhat restrictive budget, an addition to these symmetrical structures proved to be an interesting compositional challenge. The solution was to demolish the smaller and more decrepit pavilion, create a vestibule by extending the breezeway, and build a two-story bedroom wing. The verticality of the addition is compositionally balanced by the low dogleg of the connective vestibule and the remaining large pavilion.

Partition walls within the remaining original pavilion were removed to create a generous, continuous space with high ceilings and ocean views from the living area and new kitchen. The first level of the new 1100 square foot addition contains a child’s bedroom, guest bedroom, and a laundry room while the new master bedroom suite on the addition’s upper level affords views through a tall corner window to the bay beyond.
"The house is more wonderful than we could ever have imagined. … It was a challenge, we know, in terms of using some of the existing structure to keep costs down and fitting the whole thing in the space available.With the setback requirements and our desire to keep as many trees as possible, there didn't end up being a whole lot of room to maneuver, but the end result speaks for itself. The house looks as if it grew from a seed and fits the surroundings perfectly. … We appreciate how sensitive you were to these needs.”