Before this Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor was renovated, current Owners were renting the property. They had fallen in love with the Butler Tarkington neighborhood and decided to make an offer on the property with the goal of a major renovation/addition.
YEAR
2013
LOCATION
Indianapolis
ARCHITECTURE
HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles
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YEAR : 2013
LOCATION : Indianapolis
ARCHITECTURE : HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles
BUTLER-TARKINGTON MODERN TUDOR
Before this Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor was renovated, current Owners were renting the property. They had fallen in love with the Butler Tarkington neighborhood and decided to make an offer on the property with the goal of a major renovation/addition.
Design solution included removing previous addition and replacing it with new Garage/Master Suite Addition in the spirit of the original house. Interiors were mostly transformed to create new open modern functionality while maintaining the character and charm of the original.
09.01.2016: From our Client: Two years later, “People still stop all the time and ask about this house and who did it. It’s incredible and we sure are grateful for both of you (Derek and Chris)”.
“Scandinavian Recreation Room” in the house was featured here: Scandinavian Rec Room
Rec rooms can be multipurpose areas that are fit for both unwinding and working. Versatile and low-key, Scandinavian designs can help you create a fun, bright and open space for all sorts of activities, from a game of foosball to catching up on studying.
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
DEMOLITION BEGINS
This house had a pre-existing addition that had been added in the 1960’s. We started by removing that structure in preparation for a larger and more fitting side-kick to the original home. Previous garage had curb-cut from side street. We flipped to a new curb access via Blue Ridge. The thickness of portions of the original concrete slab was much more than anticipated (see photos below).
Previous addition demolition is nearing completion – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
Previous addition demolition is nearing completion – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
PRE-EXISTING ADDITION REMOVED
Concrete Slab and Foundation Demolition – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
New Addition Framing Begins – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
Addition framing is underway – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
Stick Framing New Addition – Master Suite, Family Room – Garage – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
New Addition framing is underway and mostly weathered-in – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
Site Sign Crushed by Skidsteer Equipment – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
Trax Equipment Assists Framing – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
For Phase 2 Renovation work, we totally gutted the kitchen, stair, dining, powder room, upstairs full bathroom, and pre-existing Master Suite. Other three Bedrooms and Living Room stayed intact (for the most part). We installed all new exterior windows throughout. The two photos below includes work completed while client away on Christmas Break. As part of opening Dining to Kitchen and Living areas, we installed a 22-foot long new steel beam with steel columns resting on new basement footing pads. Second photo below shows new shoring wall just before new beam work began.
Phase Two Interior Demolition – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
Phase 2 demolition includes a gut in the center of existing home while Owner is on Christmas vacation – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
Details, details, details. Image below shows how we handled some door threshold transitions – utilizing terrazzo strips between turned wood thresholds. Nothing fancy, just attention to detail – the finer points, my friend.
New white oak flooring punctuates interior door openings with tile strip-edged threshold transitions (details) – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
New window jamb extensions extra deep for heavy duty casing + backband details – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
This shot below of the master bath had yet to include proper waterproofing membrane over niche shelf – we took care of that detail later. This was our first experience using a complete Schluter waterproofing system. It turned out well and has performed as planned.
Kerdi Shower Installation Underway – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
Front Porch Progress – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
EXTERIOR PAINTING
Up until the exterior painting stage, we had gotten a lot of curious looks since our new brick areas did not match the original orange brick. We were able to match the brick texture, but not color. The texture was the important part, since we had always planned to paint the entire exterior white per Owner original request from the very beginning. Much of the original brick was reused, but the new supplementary brick was a red coloration – and used wherever convenient by masons. So, we had a very interesting patchwork of two colors of brick mixed around the exterior, soliciting a lot of curiosity until the painting phase.
Exterior Painting Begins – Painted Brick – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
Heavy duty range handling – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
New construction is nearing completion – Butler Tarkington Modern Tudor – Indianapolis
