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Manalapan Residence

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Project Summary

Residence: Manalapan, NJ

The existing first floor is 1,247 square feet.

The added first floor area is 1,539 square feet.

The program for the expanded first floor includes a living room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast area, foyer, half bathroom, master bedroom, master bathroom, and two car garage.

In addition, the first floor has a spacious rear-covered patio.

The new second floor is 1,471 square feet.

The program for the new second floor includes three bedrooms, a laundry room, two full bathrooms, and a covered balcony.

The house has been designed with the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie-style homes.

The roof design utilizes hip roofs and extended roof overhangs. The design shows the use of horizontal massing.

The project was completed in 2018.

Millstone Residence

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Residence: Millstone, NJ

The project is a new residence that has a traditional design. The house features a front porch and grand 2-story foyer and a family room.

The first floor is 3,298 gross square feet.

The program for the first floor includes a front porch, three car garage, living room, study room, family room, breakfast area, kitchen, laundry room, dining room, and a mud room.

The second floor is 2,143 gross square feet.

The program for the second floor includes a master bedroom, master den, walk-in closet, master bathroom, princess bedroom, full bathroom, two additional bedrooms, and one additional full bathroom. The second floor wings are joined by a second floor bridge.

The total area of the house is 5,441 gross square feet.

The project was completed in 2018.

Highland Park Residence

Project Summary

Residence: Highland Park, NJ

Services included comprehensive design and construction administration.

Program included full home remodel with addition containing new kitchen, new family room, & 2nd floor master bedroom & bathroom.

The total area of the house is 3,000 gross square feet.

The project was completed in 1992.

Highland Park Residence

Project Summary

View of Existing Home Before Construction- This photograph shows the existing den space on the first floor, of this wood frame house. The main structure of the home can be seen in the background.

View of New Addition- This photograph shows the new addition on the second floor, with a set of large casement windows and triangular window, to allow southern light into a master bedroom having a vaulted ceiling. Special care has been taken with the wood detailing and trim to integrate the new addition with existing home. This addition was finished with wood cedar siding to match the existing home.

Highland Park Residence

Project Summary

View of New Addition- The above view can be seen from Graham Street and demonstrates how this new addition is integrated into the existing home and its surrounding landscape. The client requested that a new bedroom and bathroom be created in the new addition with ramp access to the home. This was accomplished with the building of a new ramp that leads into a covered porch. The bedroom is situated to allow maximum light and ease of entry into the existing home. Another important aspect of this project was to expand the existing dining room in the home, without compromising the mature tree, which exists in the rear yard. It should be noted that the new bedroom receives a great deal of light from the circle top window into a "cathedral" space bedroom, which can be seen in the above photograph.

Highland Park Dormer

Attic Dormer during Construction- Feature photo shown in the Home New Tribune on April 4, 2000.

Attic Area before Dormer Construction Began- This photo was shown on HGTV's " New Spaces", as a "Before " photo of this project.

Finished living space- This photograph shows how built in bookshelves and a window seat make use of available space, despite a lack of head room space.

Attic Dormered Area- This view shows how storage areas and mechanical spaces are integrated into the new bedroom area. The new double hung window in the backround matches the proportions of the windows on the rest of the home. Lively colors make the room look bright and cheerful.

Attic Stairs- The existing attic staircase remained, but a new handrailing and a new double hung window with transom was integrated into the area to provide safety, daylight and view. Again the window selected matches the overall scale of the rest of the windows of the home. The mirrored doors for the closet doors, selected by the client, gives greater depth to the bedroom.