Ranch homes exist in every region of the United States. Easily recognizable by their low-slung, single-story exterior, the homes made sense when they were built—and they still make sense today. After all, how many older homeowners want a steep span of stairs greeting them when it’s time to go to bed.
Unfortunately, as neighborhoods turn over and young families replace older ones, the tendency has been to knock these houses down or put a two-story addition on them, doubling the square footage of an already healthy-sized footprint. While that can make sense in some instances, it didn’t pass muster with the builder/designer team of this project, who took one look at the worn but lovable ranch exterior in an Orlando neighborhood and opted to celebrate the ranch form, freshening it to appeal to today’s home buyers.
A Clever Plan “We wanted to take a ranch-style home and beautify it—give it a new style for today’s buyers,” builder Jon Pleveich explains. “We also wanted to show what you can do without adding a lot of square footage.” Pleveich and partner Kim Foy called on Raymond Rocha, an architectural designer and principal of Catalyst Design, to bring the ranch back to life.
Three sets of patio doors connect the house to the double-lot backyard.
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