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Remodeling from the Top Down
The phrase "flipping a house" means something entirely different to one Minnesota architect and his family
Designing an Addition that Looks Right
Even a small addition can make your house live and look its best.
The Upside-Down House
Moving the main living spaces into a second-story addition reenergized a house for a family of four.
Fix the Flow of the House With a Backyard Addition
A new family room and master suite, improved entries, and an updated building envelope saved this home from the wrecking ball, again.
Putting the Craft in a Pattern-Book House
In one of the D.C. area’s most desirable neighborhoods, a potential teardown gets reworked for modern living.
Designing stairs for an addition
Start with a top-down approach, then choose a shape that lands in a good spot
Angling for a View
An earnest upside-down saltbox is updated with a gracious entry, a shingled seaside style, and windows toward the ocean.
A Kitchen Bumps Into the Backyard
A small addition displaces the old kitchen to yield a mudroom, a laundry, a pantry, and a better-flowing first floor.
Upward Expansion
Adding a third floor doesn't always mean on top of the second story
Tapping in to a cast-iron waste pipe
Q: I’m adding a second-floor bathroom, and I need to tap into the cast-iron waste line in the basement to bring up a new 3-in. waste stack. Should I break…

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