The existing residence in this example is a 50's style commuter house with a classic floor plan from that period. A rectilinear plan divided into 4 rooms on the first level (living, kitchen, 2 bedrooms) with one bathroom to support the entire house.

The second floor consists of 2 rooms, a large bedroom and a small entrance room to the bedroom. 2 large crawl spaces run the length of both sides of the second level due to a sloping ceiling.

The proposed design calls for 2 addtions to the structure, one will be a 1-story extension to create a new bedroom and the other will be a 2-story extension that will create an entrance foyer & closet, additional space to the living room, and a new second floor bedroom. One first floor bedroom will be converted to a new dining room that will be open to the living room creating an open plan on the first level. A new exterior covered porch will added adjacent to the new foyer as well.

In addition to a new bedroom, the second floor design calls for a new dormer that will contain a new additional bathroom.

The existing facade is typical of the style of the original house, one large gabled roof covering the entire structure with a small roof covering a small entrance porch. The siding is vinyl all around, the front is "cedar shingle" design, and the other 3 sides are horizontal "wood slats". The roof is grey asphalt shingles with white flashing.

The proposed design has a reversed gable over the new 2-story addition with one side of the gable extending down to cover the new entrance foyer. The roof line for the new deck starts from the new entrance foyer and "wraps around" the existing structure and ends at a new gabled roof covering the new bedroom addition. The design for the new 2-story addition calls for a grey brick-face, and vinyl siding to match for the rest of the structure.

The existing style of the house was designed out of necessity, practicality, and the style of the times (as seen with the abundance of doors seperating each area of the house). The second floor has many unused spaces that are utilized in the proposed design.

The final proposed design converts a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom residence to a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, new dining room, new entrance foyer, new coat closet, larger living room, and a new deck for the addition of 290 square feet to the existing structure. A change in materials and colors along with the new roof lines give the structure a more modern appearance and greater scale.