Regent Square Civic Association
Home Improvement Workshop 2014
There are really only three approaches to additions or alterations:- The addition is designed to be sensitive to the existing architecture, as if it were
“something that could have been constructed shortly after the home was built”. In
this option the massing, details, and materials all reference the original home. - The addition is designed to be sensitive to the existing architecture, and the massing
is sympathetic, and while materials and details may have a proportional or visual
relationship to the home, they can be similar or different. - The addition is designed to be visually distinct and separate from the existing home.
In this option the massing, materials and details may be entirely different. This
approach is more artistically “modern” in concept, and can be valid, though it’s
usually difficult to execute convincingly.