The Roof and Skylight A big concern was the dilemma of maximizing the porch’s ceiling height and minimizing the height of the new roof so as not to compromise the master bedroom window above it, which offers the only garden view from the second floor. Add to that challenge, an existing, projecting second-floor box- bay (oriel) window that needed to be harmonized with the design of the rear façade. It was a complicated convergence of architectural forms and requirements.


Te roof solution involved creating a slightly sloped roof with built-in, concealed guters. A low hip- shaped skylight, custom fabricated by Renaissance Conservatories, is flashed and trimmed in copper to unobtrusively occupy its location. Flat-seam copper roofing was specified to make the roof watertight and to be atractive when viewed from the master bedroom window. Built-in copper guters are concealed behind an entablature, which eliminates the staining problem caused by runoff seen on many porch roofs. A bit of whimsy was introduced with two custom-made spun-


copper torch flame finials. Fashioned aſter a finial design I had seen years ago, the new copper finials were mounted on the roof upon ziggurat-like plinths.


House Love We don’t always get our dream house and perhaps the house we have is not quite the one we want. But I do know this: If owners invests enough of themselves into a home, both financially and emotionally, to make it the best it can be, the home will become a part of them… and it will be enough. You will fall in love with your old house. It may take a while, but it will happen and you will enjoy it for many years to come.


Bruce Wentworth, AIA, is a licensed architect and contractor. He is president of Wentworth,


Inc. a


design/build firm located in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Visit the website at www.wentworthstudio.com or call 240.395.0705 to learn more about its design and construction services. Wentworth, Inc. is an active member of NARI Metro DC, www.narimetrodc.org. Photos by Ron Blunt for Wentworth, Inc.


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