Home Addition
2300 Sq. Ft.
Wind Lake, WI

The objective was to expand and enhance this modest 1 ½ story lake home. We did this by replacing the existing garage with a 2300 sq ft, two-story addition with a new attached garage and by completely renovating the existing home. It was important to provide good visibility from the heart of the home to the rear and front yards, so we moved the kitchen into the new addition, and added a large french patio door for great lake visibility from the kitchen. A first floor master suite was added with corner tub, large walk-in shower and huge walk-in closets. The second floor contains two bedrooms, an office space, playroom and full bath. The full basement under the new addition has been prepped for a future theatre room, kitchenette and canning/storage area. Upon completion for the new addition, the existing home was gutted. Half the original second floor was completely removed allowing for the newly created great room (previously the kitchen, dining and family rooms) to vault upward in excess of 16’. The removal of this wall allowed us to design and engineer a massive wall of architectural windows facing the lake. The balance of the original second floor is now an open loft.

Home Addition
1000 sq. ft.
Elm Grove, WI

This 1950’s ranch home in Elm Grove nearly doubled in size with the 1000 sq ft addition with full basement. The addition includes a large kitchen, dining area, master suite, nursery, mudroom and 3 season room. With a strong desire for building green, several material and construction choices were made to accomplish this goal. Brick that was removed from the existing home was reused by incorporated a brick ledge into the foundation and reinstalled as a brick beltline around the north and west walls of the addition, keeping the south wall opening for a future deck. The master suite includes a bedroom, large walk in closets, a master bath with large walk-in shower, separate whirlpool tub, double bowl vanity and ceramic tile. Green remodeling materials chosen for the interior include all new Pell windows, concrete countertops in the kitchen and snack bar, bamboo flooring, and a new high efficiency furnace/AC system. The new kitchen features Alder cabinetry, concrete tops, tile backsplash, farm sink and elevated snack bar.