This modern house renovation and addition to an existing Ranch-style home designed by Hufft Projects of Kansas City. Called “Modern with a Side of Ranch” is still visible on the side of the more contemporary two-story structure. The homeowners wanted to add two kids bedrooms as well as a playroom onto their mid-century ranch home.
Architect: Hufft Projects.
Location: Leawood, KS
Project Team: Matthew Edwin Hufft, Kendra Danielle Kirchmer, Berta Sanchez-Velar, Adam Miller Crowley
General Contractor: Debra Hudacek-D.P Hudacek Contracting,Inc.
Completion Date: August 2009
Size: 3,981 sf
Scope: Architecture + Interior Design + Major Renovation
Modern with a Side of Ranch Home in Kansas by Hufft Projects:
This contemporary renovation makes no concession towards differentiating the old from the new. Rather than razing the entire residence an effort was made to conserve what elements could be worked with and add space where an expanded program required it. Clad with cedar, the addition contains a master suite on the first floor and two children’s rooms and playroom on the second floor. A small vegetated roof is located adjacent to the stairwell and is visible from the upper landing.
Interiors throughout the house, both in new construction and in the existing renovation, were handled with great care to ensure an experience that is cohesive. Partition walls that once differentiated living, dining, and kitchen spaces, were removed and ceiling vaults expressed. A new kitchen island both defines and complements this singular space.
The parti is a contemporary addition to a suburban mid-century ranch house. Hence, the namesake “Modern with Ranche”…
