Scott and Meredith have a few theories about their home’s prior life. With angular roof-lines and weathered shingles, the 2,500-square-foot structure reads as modernist from the outside, but in spirit “it looked like a big-time party house,” Meredith says. Among the clues? A cutout between the kitchen and entry area where martinis might have been passed through, a promenade extending from the second story, and a series of puzzling ladders in the hallway that let you peek down through the bathroom’s clerestory windows. The couple fell for these details, but the house’s quirks soon went from charming to frustrating, especially the meandering layout, lack of privacy, and minimal storage. With two children, they needed something more family friendly. An addition seemed to be the answer, but the couple was worried that an architect would give them a cookie-cutter one that wouldn’t respect the house’s unconventional spirit. They knew they would need to hire someone who could honor what was there, and they found that in
@tedbaab , a childhood friend of Scott’s. “The house was very strange, but in an incredible way,” Baab says, remembering that it felt more like a Sea Ranch house than a Cape Cod. “It immediately told me that they were interested in a different perspective of what a house should feel like in this area.” And from there, it only got weirder. See the full story at the link in bio, or in our latest issue.
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