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Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on November 28, 2006, 8:28 am
WhyMe wrote:
> Has anybody ever seen a split entry that had been expanded in some way
> and that it actually looked good ? I live in a fairly new split on a
> beautiful country lot, 2+ acres and we really do not want to move just
> to get more space but we REALLY need more space.
>
> Here is what we have now;
>
> http://www.halifaxhomes.net/pdf/split8.pdf
>
> Here is what I am thinking. If you look at the above plan, one end of
> the house has an approximately 15' wide bay design. Could I not just add
> another 15' wide bay 2 story extension on the opposite side of the house
> ? It could be built to the same dimensions as the existing one. I would
> also lose the garage door and convert it to living space. I realize the
> front door will be offside but with the appropriate landscaping I think
> this might be do-able. I just don't want something that will be
> unsellable 10 years down the road though.
>
> This expansion would give me about an additional 870 sq feet.
I suggest an architect that deals with residential construction.
You might also post on alt.architecture or alt.building.architecture.
My first response:
You are giving a solution without fully describing the problem, which
makes it
impossible to say whether the scheme will function or not.
Adding a bay to the bedroom end of the house suggests the need for a
hall.
It the problem is addressed as one of appearance, I think it does not
have to be a tower.
The entrance "off center" is not - in and of itself - a problem.
The relation of the building to the site is also important.
TB
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