Henricks Residence

A complete renovation & addition to late 1940’s John Hyde designed home in Fairacres neighborhood. Basically every room in the house was redecorated, remodeled or completely new. The client, Gregor Henricks, is an Architectural Interior Designer. His great taste and eye for design helped to bring a great richness to the home.

The site posed a challenge. The spaces required by the clients, filled the site to capacity. The architect’s challenge was to control the massing of the addition and comply with zoning requirements while maintaining an appropriate scale for the neighborhood. Some creative details had to be used to create that effect. The home lives comfortably with its surroundings. The home’s shingle style exterior has an orderly, comfortable charm with casual dignity.

Some of the design goals were to retain the spirit of original design & focus on optimizing flow and ease of movement through the house. A theme of design elements in quarters (2 over 2 windows, roof vents, porch railings, etc) were used to unify design. Good detail is the key; the sum of the details creates a successful, interesting, cohesive project.