kane street additions and restorations
existing front of house
2003 Greater Houston Preservation Alliance good brick award winner
Located in the historic Old Sixth Ward in Houston, Texas, the original house is a beautiful example of an 1890's shot-gun style house. But, the house was sadly neglected. The existing house contained about 950 SF. A new addition of 1,445 SF was designed to accommodate the Owner's program.
In the design, the foremost consideration was to create an addition and renovation that sensitively responded to the historic nature of the existing house as well as the neighborhood as a whole. The two-story addition, resembling a carriage house, was located toward the rear of the original house to lessen its impact from the street. The new addition, respecting the original shot-gun style floor plan, flows into the existing house with the addition of an open wood stairway leading to the new second floor in the original hallway.
Located in the historic Old Sixth Ward in Houston, Texas, the original house is a beautiful example of an 1890's shot-gun style house. But, the house was sadly neglected. The existing house contained about 950 SF. A new addition of 1,445 SF was designed to accommodate the Owner's program.
In the design, the foremost consideration was to create an addition and renovation that sensitively responded to the historic nature of the existing house as well as the neighborhood as a whole. The two-story addition, resembling a carriage house, was located toward the rear of the original house to lessen its impact from the street. The new addition, respecting the original shot-gun style floor plan, flows into the existing house with the addition of an open wood stairway leading to the new second floor in the original hallway.