Raising a Bungalow’s Roof

Numerous single story Bungalow Homes were built throughout Evanston and all the North Shore suburbs in the first half of the 20^th century.  As housing expectations evolved, many contemporary owners of these Bungalows opted to expand by building either a full or partial second floor.  Over the past thirty years, our firm has solved this problem in a variety of ways.  This project is an example of one such solution in which a second floor with three bedrooms & two baths was added to a one story brick bungalow.  A new ornamental oak stair connects Basement, First Floor & Second Floor providing a spatial connection for the new two story residence.  The small existing Kitchen was expanded by demolishing an old pantry & narrow back stair, adding this space into the newly renovated Kitchen which flows directly off the original Dining Room.  A new Mud Room takes the place of the old back porch and provides a second entry for the family, adjacent to the detached Garage.