Additions

Classical Revival - Potomac, MD

This project, which included multiple additions and a complete interior renovation, resulted in a dramatic transformation.
The additions were laid out in a stepped manner so that each space would have more than one sun exposure. The porches, sunroom, ornamental windows and bays were located to visually connect the inside of the home to the garden elements.

Existing rear elevation and first floor plan right

Existing first floor plan

As-built first floor plan with new additions at the rear

Project by Richard Leggin Architects

Victorian - Washington, DC

This landmark Cleveland Park home had a land-locked kitchen blocked from the yard by an incongruous pool house and storage room. We removed this addition and replaced it with a family room, kitchen, and breakfast room that opened to the yard. The addition was seamlessly integrated through similar materials and details, anchored by a stone and brick fireplace that draws inspiration from the original chimney.

Site plan with rear addition in grey

Demilition plan above, as-built plan to the right and the existing chimney on the far right photo

Existing poolhouse and storage room addition that was removed

View of family room from kitchen and breakfast room

New addition with chimney to match the existing chimney on the front elevation

View of kitchen and breakfast room from family room

Project by Gilday Renovations

Federal Farmhouse - Front Royal, VA

This project involved restoring a Federal country house and adding on in a way that relayed a story of its evolution from log cabin to a country estate. The main house received a stucco treatment, which was common in the region. The left additions was built of fieldstone, a common material of the German colonists who settled in Western Virginia from Pennsylvania. The right addition is an office while the rear addition was designed to appear as if it was the first settler's original log cabin.

Front of house

As-built first floor plan

As-built front elevation

As-built side elevation

Existing front elevation

Existing house

Rendering of proposed front elevation

Existing rear elevation

Rear of house sketch

Rear of house as built

Project by Richard Leggin Architects

Lakefront House - Annapolis, MD

We expanded an existing waterfront house without overwhelming the original and harmonizing with its existing laid back style.

Before and after views of the land side of the house

Project by Gilday Renovations

Tudor Revival - Chevy Chase, MD

Existing plan

As-built plan

The scope was to add space for a primary suite above the existing family room and blend with the existing Tudor style. We added a screened porch to the existing deck and tucked the Primary Bedroom under the steeply pitched roof, resulting in a spacious yet cozy-feeling retreat.

Existing rear of house

Study sketch for new rear of house design

View of master bedroom bay window

As-built rear elevation

Perspective study for living room built-ins

As-built family room built-ins

Project by Gilday Renovations

Mid-Century Modern - Mohican Hills, MD

This project was a whole-house renovation that consisted of adding a garage as well as re-imagining the exterior.

Existing exterior

Study of exterior

Computer rendering of final design

Project by Gilday Renovations

Federal Farmhouse - Urbana, MD

This project was prompted by the need to relocate a Colonial era farmhouse near Frederick, Maryland. We were tasked not only with moving the structure, but restoring it and adding a garage, mud room, and two story addition in the rear.

1st floor plan

2nd floor plan

Project by Parkwood Homes

Colonial Revival - Chevy Chase, MD

This project involved extending a one story wing for a larger family gathering space and building a second floor primary suite on top of it. By pulling the addition further into the yard, the interior wraps around the existing patio giving a courtyard feel.

Existing plan As-built plan

Existing entry

New entry design

Project by Gilday Renovations

Colonial Farmhouse - Chevy Chase, MD

This project involved replacing a breakfast room nook with a new kitchen addition. The layout allowed us move the Powder Room so that the house opens from front to back and provided space for a mudroom to be situated next to the driveway. Matching the existing house's stone walls for the addition makes it feel like it was part of the original house.

Existing 1st floor plan As-built 1st floor plan

Project by Gilday Renovations

Modernist Revival - Washington, DC

New kitchen and patio design

This townhouse in Logan Circle suffered from a lack of light that is typical of the building type. This project sought to take advantage both of the narrow side lot and the small rear yard to bring natural light into the home. We installed two sets of french doors with transoms opening onto the side yard so both spaces felt more expansive. The small bay addition allowed for cabinets and counterspace at the end of the galley kitchen while replacing a single door with multiple windows.