kathleen m. kinan, architect
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an addition to the doyle residence

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existing front facade on burroughs drive
the doyles were looking for a new entrance to their home that would accommodate coats, scarves, hats, a place to sit and take off wet boots, book bags, sailing equipment--space for all the paraphernalia of 21st-century living that their early-20th-century home lacked.  the comely front entry with no closets just wasn't doing the job. the attached garage had no internal entry to the house.
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the existing facade on agassis drive
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photo sketch: an approach of least intervention
so we started with an approach that involved least intervention--that is, by asking the question: can we solve the problem using the spaces we have? like the existing garage?
peter appreciated the exercise in frugality but responded with--nice try, kath, but it's not enough, and, oh, by the way, i think we also need a master bedroom addition......
(his response is not uncommon.)
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photo sketch: the final design
this is the final design.
but not before we investigated....
  • the orientation of the rooflines;
  • the kind of dormer we would use;
  • if we changed styles of dormer, would there be one, two or three dormers;
  • what kind of windows?
see the photo-sketches below.
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