BLUE HERON ADDITION

Architectural drawing of a modern two-story house with a brick exterior, gabled roof, large windows, and attached garage.

The Blue Heron house is located on Lake Oswego that has a daylight basement opening onto a sloping lawn before meeting the water’s edge. The renovation included expanding the upper level into the attic space as well as expanding the footprint starting on the main level towards the street.

Below shows the main level plan that includes expanding the less than ideal kitchen into a much larger footprint complete with an island. The bedroom and existing children’s bath was expanded, and an additional powder room was added for guests.

The plans below show the before and after plans of the upper level floor plan. The newly expanded space contains a bonus room, office, and the primary bedroom suite complete with a walk-in closet, water closet, and spacious bathroom. A Juliet balcony off the primary bedroom allows a larger than normal unblocked view of the lake.

Second floor plan of a house with three labeled areas: 1. Office, 2. Unfinished attic, 3. Open to below, shown with interior walls, stairs, and roof outline.
Hand-drawn architectural house plan with front and side elevations, including a detailed floor plan showing rooms such as a master bedroom, bathroom, office, and storage areas.
Floor plan of a house with labeled rooms including dining, kitchen, office, living room, bedrooms, closets, bathroom, and garage.

Preliminary sketches of the upper level floor plan including street facing facade and lake facing facade studies.

BEFORE: Street Facing Facade

A digital architectural rendering of a house viewed from the front, featuring a double garage, multiple rooflines, and an entrance pathway.

AFTER: Street Facing Facade

Black and white architectural rendering of a modern two-story house with a steeply pitched roof, large windows, and a garage on the left side.
Floor plan of a house with labeled rooms including kitchen, living room, bedrooms, bathrooms, closets, garage, and mudroom.
Floor plan of a house with labeled rooms: Bonus room, office, main bedroom, walk-in closet, primary bath, and stairs.

BEFORE: Lake Facing Facade

Front elevation architectural illustration of a two-story house with multiple windows, stairs on the right side, and a flat front driveway.

AFTER: Lake Facing Facade

Architectural drawing of a multi-story house with large windows, a small balcony, and exterior stairs.