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Ocotea House Renovation

Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs

OCOTEA HOUSE RENOVATION

In Situ Studio

ARCHITECTS
In Situ Studio

LEAD ARCHITECT
Matthew Griffith

MANUFACTURERS
Dopko Cabinetry, Jeld-Wen, VELUX Group

PHOTOGRAPHS
Keith Isaacs

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Lysaght & Associates

PROJECT ARCHITECT
Mary Conley

CABINETRY
Dopko

BUILDER
Kemp Harris

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

LOCATION
Raleigh, United States

YEAR
2016

AREA
3485 ft²

Text description provided by architect.

The existing house on Ocotea was a well-loved, 1960's, low-sloped ranch with a full basement visible from the left side.

Over the years, what was originally a clean image of mid-century residential architecture had fallen into disarray - the basement had been haphazardly chopped up to accommodate additional bedrooms, the main floor and public spaces had been reconfigured in an odd way, and a very poorly built sunroom had been added to the right side.

Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs

Our first effort was to remove this debris and uncover the original form.

The major changes we designed for the house include a new carport on the right side that replaces the sunroom and extends the line of the roof, new front decks that introduce a floating, thin aesthetic to the formerly heavy front facade, a new kitchen and master suite, new stairs that connect the main spaces upstairs to a new, open family room in the basement, new utility systems, and completely new finishes inside and out.

The house now sits comfortably in its mid-century neighborhood, a stark alternative to the method of buy, bulldoze, buildout that currently plagues Raleigh's first-ring suburbs.

Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs


Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs
Ocotea House Renovation
© Keith Isaacs


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