A familiar place.
A future for the family.
The family had owned this Vermont property for years. The goal was to make it a home that could bring their extended family together for generations to come.
Keep the place.
Rethink the home.
The approximately 1,800 sq ft house, built in the 1980s, no longer met the family’s needs. Working with the homeowners, Hudson developed a renovation centered on a primary suite addition, a larger kitchen and a new mudroom.
The design also calls for improved energy performance, new exterior cladding and revised eave profiles, bringing the existing home and its additions into one coherent design.
Explore before committing.
Hand sketches make alternatives easy to discuss. These early studies explore how the kitchen, dining area and primary suite could relate to the existing house, and how new rooflines and openings could change its character.
Early alternatives shown for comparison. These are not construction drawings or a record of final selections.
Let the views shape the plan.
The primary suite evolved into a separate timber frame volume joined to the main house by a light, discreet connector. Angling the suite toward the view also helped define the outdoor spaces between the buildings.
The kitchen extension uses a generous timber frame and large areas of glass to bring in daylight while respecting the scale of the original house. Rustic clapboard and timber details establish a shared palette for the additions and the existing building.
See how the decisions come together.
Our team uses 3D modeling and photorealistic renderings to help clients understand the space and compare materials, colors and fixtures as the design develops. The bathroom studies show how timber, cabinetry, tile and lighting can work together.
Plans and interior elevations document dimensions and design intent for the field team as the project develops toward construction. The drawings below remain design studies and are marked not for construction.
From a possibility to a shared plan.
Design & Development gives you a way to explore the home, understand the decisions and develop the scope and budget before a Construction Agreement. It is a separate phase and does not authorize construction.
Design narrative by Collin Richard, Hudson Design and Build. Visuals show proposed designs and earlier studies, not photographs of completed work. Details may vary between stages.
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