Exterior Modernization

The client for this exterior renovation wanted a renovation that both improved the usefulness of the exterior elements and improved their current exterior.  The current exterior, particularly in the front, was compositionally haphazard.  NFA, working with the client, created a newly conceived screen to wrap the existing front porch on the first floor, that extended upward to create a railing for a new balcony from the primary bedroom on the 2nd floor.  An existing cantilevered mass extending from the 2nd floor needed to remain due to framing complexities but was simplified by aligning with the left edge of the wrapped screen on the first floor.  The screen has a framed view coordinated with an existing opening from the Living Room of the home but otherwise creates an outdoor space that is private along to front the building.  The existing CMU base of the building is infilled with CMU that has been rotated to allow for similar privacy (and security) under the house but not restricting breezes or views from below.  The overall base of the house is more massive and substantial and visually supportive of the raised home and creates a more useful and private outdoor area under the home.