Escobar Renovation
This renovation examines questions of design language and iconography within the context of a 1930s-era home. The proposition of an architecture which is rooted in an era nearly a century later became the defining challenge of this project. Our renovation works within the confines of the existing architecture while establishing a distinctly different, yet harmonious, design expression to unify the reimagined home.
Located in the F.Q. Story neighborhood, the renovation represents the character of one of the few historic areas in the young city of Phoenix, Arizona. The majority of the neighborhood's homes retain the varying architectural styles, and notably small footprints, that make this district unique.
When the renovation began, the existing English Turdor-style home had remained largely untouched for almost 100 years. The 1,100-square-foot house was separated into a plethora of small, cloistered rooms that were not conducive to contemporary living.
All the walls were removed within the main communal area to promote one large, unified space containing the living room, kitchen, and dining area. The attic was configured into a vaulted area over the living room while restoring the original ceiling height over the kitchen and dining area. This space further expanded outwards to the backyard where sliding glass doors facilitate indoor-outdoor living.
The 400-square-foot addition contains the primary bedroom suite. Fundamentally, its architectural language needed to be both distinct and respectful of the historic home without being a facsimile of a different era. This was accomplished through the addition’s open-ended gabled form, which is clad in a standing seam metal system with a charcoal Kynar500 finish.
Fundamentally, its architectural language needed to be both distinct and respectful of the historic home without being a facsimile of a different era.
