Ajuda! Redesign clássico da casa dos anos 50

The project has been a challenging and interesting one that has seen us reviewing our submission a number of times in search for a befitting solution to the problem.

We have proposed three different floor plan configurations, trying to strike a balance between functionality and aesthetics at the same time keeping cost low. Our proposal has been able to make minimal change to the structure but still achieve maximum effect.

Exterior
The exterior of our proposal was largely influenced by the site. We have added a porch to ‘celebrate’ the main entrance of the house and also give it a character. The garage is being connected to the main building with a breeze way which sort of ensures a continuity of the whole facility though detached, and also to connect the garage to the mud room in the hall way. Accents of wood siding and stone give the structure a mid-century architectural character.

Landscaping
We chose to add a raised flower bed in the inner circle of the drive way to create harmony with the overall streetscape.

Master Bedroom
Positioning the master bedroom has been so challenging that our three proposals were based on it. We tried to locate the master bath in close proximity to the plumbing lines of the laundry space (as requested), which sort of restricted the master bath along the external wall thereby preventing passive day lighting into the bedroom. Our proposals tried to find a way of balancing that to ensure quality living.

Library
The additional space was used as a library considering the fact that the client’s wife is a teacher by profession. Its position was chosen because of the adequate amount of day light admitted into the space.
 
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