Townhouse on Hope Providence, RI
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Our client, a family relocating to the city, sought to redesign the second and third floors of their existing three unit house to serve as their primary residence. The first floor rental unit was to stay to continue generating income from the property. We designed a townhouse style unit with four beds and three baths.
We integrated the third story attic space into the design by inverting the typical floor plan for these types of townhouse units. The bedrooms and two bathrooms were placed on the second floor, and we were able to design an open common living space featuring soaring cathedral ceilings on the third floor. We designed a structural ring that featured new tie beams to ensure structural integrity of the new vaulted ceiling. The third floor also featured a bathroom and a mudroom/laundry room. We capped off the project by designing a small office space at the rear of the “fourth” story, overlooking the main living space, protected by a modern glass partition. By limiting the size of this additional space, we satisfied the client’s project goals without adding excessive load to the structure. Read more about this project in an article featured in Providence Monthly.
We integrated the third story attic space into the design by inverting the typical floor plan for these types of townhouse units. The bedrooms and two bathrooms were placed on the second floor, and we were able to design an open common living space featuring soaring cathedral ceilings on the third floor. We designed a structural ring that featured new tie beams to ensure structural integrity of the new vaulted ceiling. The third floor also featured a bathroom and a mudroom/laundry room. We capped off the project by designing a small office space at the rear of the “fourth” story, overlooking the main living space, protected by a modern glass partition. By limiting the size of this additional space, we satisfied the client’s project goals without adding excessive load to the structure. Read more about this project in an article featured in Providence Monthly.