This is how to update a home and keep the 1950s vibe
At the risk of sounding dogmatic, this is how to do mid-century modern.
It’s how to respect an original, sexagenarian, asymmetrical roofline and keep the focus on the original buff brick façade by sensitively placing two additions – one visible from the street and the other only to the birds and squirrels in the ravine – that augment rather than detract from the building’s dignity.
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