Upton St Modern Addition

TYPE OF PROJECT: RENOVATION AND ADDITION

LOCATION, ROCKVILLE, MD

Living in Light: A contemporary addition

When neighbors down the street referred us to this family, they brought trust earned through good work. Our clients needed more room—not just square footage, but space that would genuinely improve how they lived.

Room to Breathe

The expanded kitchen finally gave them space to cook together, for kids to do homework at the counter, for gatherings that flow naturally. The new dining area means meals have their own proper place—no more competing for space.

But the most transformative change came from light. The covered patio porch and new courtyard work together to flood spaces that once felt enclosed. The kitchen now glows throughout the day. The courtyard creates an intimate outdoor room—for morning coffee, for plants, for that sense of being both sheltered and open to the sky.

Upstairs, an additional bedroom and bath solved the practical puzzle every growing family faces: enough private space and bathrooms for busy mornings.

Seamless Living

Despite the two-story addition establishing its own calm identity on the exterior—tucked along the side and behind the existing living room, invisible from the street—the interior flows as if it had always been this way. The transition between old and new dissolves. It simply works.

The Best Kind of Introduction

Working on the same street twice, earning neighbors' confidence through visible results—that's special. This wasn't about architectural statements. It was about genuinely improving how a family lives: more light, more room, more ease in the everyday moments that make up a life at home.

The result is a home that finally fits them.