13/10/2022
This 2nd story space took us 8 years until we finalized the design. We went through dozens of iterations and nothing felt right.
Given the angled roof lines, we could not solve a basic design challenge: How do you maximize the liveable space with the angled roof? The kitchen was particularity difficult as kitchen cabinets are perfectly square needing vertical walls. But most of the walls were angled.
A lightbulb moment happened last year when I wondered about re-engineering the roof to pop in two oversized shed dormers.
In doing so, we would gain much needed space for the master bedroom and the kitchen.
The result? Adding the 10’ dormers nearly doubled the useable living space in the loft from 600 sq ft to 1000 sq ft.
And most importantly we have a highly functioning space, with a magnificent oversized gourmet kitchen for our guests. With loads of natural light through numerous windows.
Sometimes thinking outside the box (or the parallelogram in this case) pays off…..
