Studio Addition

Photographs above by Ron Solomon

A 1970’s ranch house designed by Japanese architect, Yashimura Junyo, included a detached studio.  Dark, uninviting and not capturing the view of a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay , the frame studio was removed.  The new studio is built on top of the existing foundation and connected to the main house.  The new fireplace is a ruinous form that flows inside to outside between two spectacular Japanese red maple trees.  The steel frame supports a floating fir rafter, purlin and planked ceiling.  The architectural goal of the room is to capture the view of the intimate mature garden, the intermediate view of the water, and the long distant view of the horizon.

An existing portion of the building was torn down, and the new addition was built on the existing foundation.

This addition to an existing waterfront home has three walls of glass to take in the river views.  It also provides space to house our client's orchid collection. 

View of addition (above) still under construction.

The connection from the new addition to the existing house features fixed and operable panes of glass (above).