Tuesday Update

Here is some verbage that I created for a renovation project in Ardmore. Brushing up on my words, along with my images.

Architectural Narrative
Re: 151 Linwood Avenue, Ardmore PA
A twin home located in the suburban Philadelphia region, renovation and modernization were needed to produce a marketable residence. Beginning on the Third Floor, one Bedroom was utilized to provide a volume ceiling to the Master Bedroom below and mechanical space for a mechanical unit. The remaining Third Floor spaces were renovated and include more usable closet spaces, including a Hall Bathroom. The Second Floor features an expanded Master Bedroom with gracious closeting and a volume ceiling with a skylight and modern Master Suite Bathroom. New beams and columns were installed to create the volume ceiling and define the spaces decoratively. Again, the remaining Bedrooms and Bathroom were renovated and updated. Opening the First Floor rooms to create a more contemporary layout required installing and replacing several beams and walls. Unifying the front rooms to one large Family Room and the previously separated Kitchen and Dining Room required carrying the floor loads from bearing walls to beams now hidden in the ceiling structure. Modern conveniences are now located on the First Floor, such as the Powder Room and Laundry facilities. Due to deteriorating conditions in the Basement and the loading of beams and posts above, new structural steel and wood beams and joists were installed. Again, in an effort to create an attractive, modern, and convenient home, HVAC units are located in the Basement that now boasts a much more accessible and usable space for storage. Throughout the house the stairs and windows were only either repaired or replaced, retaining the charm of the original house. This house boasts five Bedrooms, three and a half Bathrooms, and a Large Family Room and joint Kitchen and Dining Room.
Prepared by Brett Hand, AIA