the transition of the old to the new was one of the trickiest aspects of the project to figure out. the structures
needed to read as independent buildings, as well as be legitimately structurally isolated, but feel connected as
one house from the interior. the floor transitions from a raised floor system to a structural slab near grade and
the new roof of the transition space needed to fit below the existing pitch to make it read as a single building. this
meant pinching the connection vertically without sacrificing the open feeling the project strives to promote. tall,
narrow windows that mimic the windows of the existing house were inserted into the 'glue' space to make it feel
like less of a hallway and to bring more light into the existing house from the backyard.
