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Major Addition - Add a Bungalow or "In-law Suite"

Designing an In-law suite or Bungalow to become an integral, but still a private part of your existing home in which a retired or aged parent may live, is an excellent option for your parent to be close enough for your assistance, but it also allows family members to have their "space." 

The parent may still cook and keep house but on a smaller scale.  It does wonders for the parent's self esteem and attitude. This type of addition is very marketable and will add greatly to the value of your home.

ARD is very familiar with the requirements for Bungalow and Cottage designs to be approved by the local Building Permits Office.

  • Design an attached Bungalow off of the rear of a 30-year old contemporary house.
  • The cosmetics of the new addition, as with any remodeling project, should be consistent with the existing structure so that it looks like the original design and construction.
right rear before
Before
Right Rear
right rear after
After
overall rear before
Before
Overall Rear
overall rear after
After
living room
The Living Room with a vaulted ceiling.
living room
Another view of the Living Room.
galley kitchen
The Galley Kitchen

One Bedroom and one handicapped accessible Shower Bath.
screened porch
The Screened Porch is enclosed with windows and doors and becomes the Bungalow's attachment to the existing home. This, in addition to the Bungalow being on the same utility meters as the house, satisfies the requirement that the addition be connected to the existing home with a shared heated and cooled area.

      
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