Before the finishes, the property establishes the rules: one conforming corner lot, one unchanged footprint, and a second story drawn within the district envelope.
The survey, zoning schedule, and zoning map are presented here as separate source documents. The supplied five-sheet plan extract remains a geometry reference only; the verified project facts below govern every numeric statement.
The documents tell one disciplined story: the house grows vertically on its existing footprint, retains the drive, walk, deck, landscape walls, and mature trees, and remains within the scheduled zoning controls. The design work begins where those facts end — material, light, and atmosphere.
The supplied five-sheet extract establishes the proposed program, circulation, dimensions, and massing behind the concept direction. Drawings are shown as provided; select any plate to expand it to full view.
The plan already establishes the discipline: two front gables, a garage balcony, an entry porch set above the drive, open volumes at the Entry and Great Room, and an upper bridge that makes the house read as one connected section. The architecture does the heavy work before a finish is selected.
The concept gives that structure a quieter language. Outside, vertical warm-white siding, limewashed brick, and a deeper medium-gray metal roof sharpen the elevation. Inside, white oak, warm plaster, taupe stone, washed linen, and brass keep the rooms grounded, tactile, and calm.
The architecture is already proportioned and documented. A restrained material language lets the double-height spaces, bridge, and balconies remain the story.
Architecture first. Materials with soul. Candor as a design feature.
Generic-flip finishes, cool-gray everything, shiny surfaces, and decoration doing the work the architecture already does.
The main level is organized around height, movement, and one continuous warm language. The Great Room carries the drama; the kitchen keeps daily life precise and easy.
The 20'-8" volume gathers around a linear fireplace set into a full-height slat-wood wall. A cream modular sofa, curved bouclé chairs, and sculptural oak pieces keep the floor plane intimate while the room opens above — composed enough for a crowd, calm enough for a Tuesday night.
Warm-white cabinetry frames a white-oak island and taupe-veined quartzite. A paneled hood, lit glass hutch, and aged-brass details add depth without visual noise. The pantry stays close; the dining area remains connected; the Great Room stays in the same material family.
The Great Room and Entry are both open to above, with the bridge linking them at the upper level. That documented section creates long sightlines, borrowed light, and a sense of arrival that no surface treatment has to manufacture.
The finish direction stays disciplined so the volume reads first. Oak, plaster, stone, and linen repeat across the kitchen and gathering spaces; the rooms remain distinct in use and continuous in character.
The upper level centers on a complete master suite and a secondary bedroom with its own full bathroom. The bridge and two balconies keep both private rooms connected to the larger house.
The master bedroom stays low, quiet, and textural, with French doors extending the room to its private rear balcony and the mature canopy beyond.
A floating double white-oak vanity, taupe travertine, clear glass, and dark-bronze fittings give the master bathroom a calm material hierarchy.
Bedroom
Full BathroomA tailored secondary bedroom, nearby walk-in closet, full bathroom, and front-balcony connection give the second suite real independence.
The master suite pairs its rear-balcony bedroom with the master bathroom and two walk-in closets. The secondary bedroom is supported by its own full bathroom and the front balcony.
The bridge, playroom, and upstairs laundry connect the private rooms without flattening their individual character.
The second story, bridge, bedrooms, baths, balconies, heights, and structural strategy are drawn and sealed. This is not an imagined program waiting for a plan; it is a plan waiting for a finish language.
The zoning schedule documents zero variances. Standard permitting and professional coordination still apply, and no image in this booklet implies an issued permit or completed construction.
The advantage is sequence. With the architecture already sealed, the design-build work can focus on alignment — confirming the baseline, resolving the material language, pricing real selections, and carrying one point of view into execution.
Review the supplied five-sheet plan extract with the architect and project team; confirm scope, code coordination, and the standard municipal pathway before work begins.
Approve the vertical siding, limewashed brick, medium-gray corrugated metal roof, roof-matched garage door, gray cobblestone, interior palette, and the level of warmth throughout.
Resolve exterior assemblies, millwork, lighting, stone, cabinetry, tile, hardware, and room-level details against the documented plan.
Price the selected scope, coordinate lead times, test alternates, and protect the decisions that carry the concept.
Carry one standard from drawings through field decisions so the finished work remains disciplined, warm, and coherent.
The remaining work is not to invent a house. It is to make a documented house read with one clear material language — outside, inside, and through every decision between them.
Confirm the overall warm-modern language and the balance of oak, plaster, stone, linen, brass, and dark bronze.
Coordinate the vertical siding, limewashed brick, medium-gray corrugated metal roof, matching garage door, balcony lanterns, and gray cobblestone with the architect, code requirements, and detailing.
Narrow the stone, flooring, cabinetry, tile, hardware, plumbing, and lighting families into one material board.
Develop millwork, fireplace, kitchen, baths, stair, bridge, and lighting decisions room by room.
Align scope to budget, confirm procurement lead times, and establish the build sequence before commitments are made.
The supplied five-sheet plan extract is presented on the dedicated Architectural Plans page near the beginning of this booklet.