Outside job
An addition's exterior design ties together old and new.
Tina and George Lynde wanted more space, but they didn't particularly want to move out. For two decades they had lived in their 1,500-square-foot, 1918 center-entrance Colonial in Newton. Since they had what Tina calls "too much backyard" in their long, narrow lot, the pair brought in architect Robert Stein of Integrated Design Group in Boston and Michael Zayac and Michael Gelb of MGZ Design and Construction in Upton to create an addition there.
The renovation doubled the size of the home, and though the dramatic new structure is decidedly different, it still fits with what was there before. The addition, which extends from the back wall of the old house, includes a new two-story living and dining space, as well as a garage with a studio above it for George, who is a painter and sculptor. The original front dining room became an office for Tina, an educational consultant and psychotherapist as well as a weekend DJ on WOMR-FM in Provincetown. And the former living room is now part of the kitchen. A new patio also was installed next to the driveway.
While many renovations this large can wind up either bland or mismatched, this project is neither. Because of the exterior's materials and details, it is a harmonious marriage of old and new.
Julie Hatfield is a freelance writer. Send comments to designing@globe.com.
