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The Kidder Residence is a renovation to a Vermont farm house. The main addition to the first floor is a formal entry to the north, instead of circling visitors around to the backyard and through the mud room. The new porch supports a master bathroom addition creating a master suite for the Kidders.
The main goal of the renovations on the second floor is to create more space for the Kidders. They shared a bathroom with their two sons on the second floor. The new bathroom gives everyone a little bit more room in the mornings. The dormer added to the Master Bedroom opens up the attic like bedroom. It also frames the view of the Green Mountains to the South.
From the Master Bedroom of the Kidder Residence there is a deck that connects it with adjacent barn. The second floor of the barn will also be renovated, though at a later time, into an office or studio space.
The challenge with the Kidder Residence was to take an already cluttered facade of teh house and add to it with out overpowering the original section. As previous owners needed more space they made changes to the house without any apparent pattern. Overall teh renovations are meant to be kept in the same style of the original house.