Ah-Ha Moment from Architect Trevor Draper, NCARB, AIA:

“This really was a complex renovation project. One challenge we faced was to add onto the home and increase the ceiling heights, while maintaining the existing main roofline. We overcame the ceiling height issues with a variety of design elements, including the dormers and the stair tower. It was our goal throughout the project to solve the clients’ needs and to also preserve as much of the existing home as possible. Our ‘ah-ha’ moment occurred during one of our design meetings with the clients. The lady of the house realized that, by the room rearrangement we were proposing, she could have the kitchen of her dreams – spacious, full of light, and with the large island she had been craving.”