BENNETT RESIDENCE

Desiring a sustainable alternative to tearing down, an urban family reconfigured their 2-story duplex to meet changing family needs. The project maintains the upstairs unit as private family space and opens the ground floor unit as living area. As an organizing strategy, interior structural walls – once forming a central hallway – now create a central utility core, allowing the den, dining area, and guest suite to graciously open to the exterior. A new entry sequence reorganizes the site, allowing private gardens in the front and back of the property.