Coconut Grove · Addition · 2023
A new wing that reads as original
A 1,240 square foot addition tied into an existing masonry house, matched at the roofline and detailed for a clean water transition.
- Added area
- 1,240 sq ft
- Duration
- 24 weeks
- Tie-in
- Structural + roof
- Trees
- Two specimens preserved
The brief
The family needed a primary suite and a real family room without losing the two specimen oaks or the character of the original house.
How we built it
- 01
Engineered a structural tie-in that avoided the root protection zones of both trees.
- 02
Matched roof pitch and eave detail, then flashed the transition as a single continuous plane.
- 03
Reused the original window proportions in the new wing so the elevation stayed quiet.
- 04
Kept the existing house occupied and conditioned through the entire tie-in.
Outcome
The addition passed final inspection on the first visit and the oaks came through the build intact.