Hidlay Architecture

Existing condition

A new upper floor is built to belong to the stone house already standing beneath it.

The record follows a river-stone cottage from its existing condition through a full second story in cedar and standing-seam metal, with the original three-arch arcade left to carry the front of the house. Round river-stone masonry, a three-arch porch, and a hipped roof set the terms for everything added above.

One-and-a-half-story river-stone house with a three-arch stone porch and a hipped shingle roof, seen from the driveway on an overcast day — The stone cottage before the new floor was added

The same river-stone house from nearer the drive, with a landscaping pickup truck and a skid-steer loader parked along the circular driveway — Stone masonry, arched porch, and the circular drive

In the field

The new floor takes its proportions from the stone below.

Cedar boards, a red standing-seam porch roof, and a front cross-gable are set against the original masonry and the adjoining shingled wing.

Wide view of the house under construction showing the new cedar cross-gable, red standing-seam roofs, a stone chimney, and the shingled rear wing above the stone ground floor — The full roof massing above the original stone floor

Three-quarter view from the paved driveway of the cedar-clad upper story and red standing-seam porch roof carried on the round river-stone arcade — The new floor read from the corner of the drive

Long river-stone facade with a run of arched openings and a stone-columned balcony, the cedar-clad upper story and red metal roof above — The extended arcade along the side of the house

Closer view of the cedar-shingled front cross-gable and the stone chimney, with the red standing-seam roof running below — Cross-gable, chimney, and the red metal roof line

Detail

The older masonry sets the terms up close.

The entry tower and the arcade base show how the new work meets stone that was already there.

Cedar-shingled entry tower with a tall multi-pane window and red trim rising above a round river-stone base with an arched opening and a dark iron-and-glass door — The entry tower above the stone arch

Ground-level view of the river-stone base showing arched recessed bays, a cast-stone band, and condenser units on the paved pad alongside — Arched bays and the cast-stone band at the base

A second addition

A different house, the same problem.

On another property, a two-story addition stands wrapped and attached to an existing clapboard house while the exterior finish is still ahead of it.

Two-story addition wrapped in brick-patterned weather-resistive barrier, attached to an existing white clapboard house, with a construction dumpster in the dirt yard — A wrapped two-story addition beside the existing house