Mid Century Modern Addition
This is the addition to a early 1960's split level. The addition encloses a family room and dining room. The dining room is defined by the higher ceiling. Daylighting is brought further into the interior by the use of a light shelf, which bounces the daylighting off of it and reflects it up onto the ceiling of the taller space. The overhang that the light shelf is made from blocks out the high summer sun, while still admitting the low winter sun for passive solar gain.
The existing home's exterior was is located at the far left. http://www.kipnisarch.com
Kipnis Architecture + Planning
Tall ceilings with extra glass