Elevation Study: Traditional Tudor for a Modern Family

23 Oct Elevation Study: Traditional Tudor for a Modern Family

We have a new project on the boards!  A 1920’s Tudor that needs a little bit of updating.  Now, because it’s located in a Historic Overlay Zone, there are some limitations to what we can do to the exterior, i.e. the brick must remain as is.

In order to present the options for the exterior update to the Client, we put together a series of rendered front elevations.  Check them out below.

Option 1:  More Traditional Than Modern

Black, White & Brick

Now the resident Brit in the office has maintained that originally Tudor Houses were natural wood trim (Oak to be specific) and painted stucco, we have chosen to show the trim painted black with white plaster (which he says was a later affectation during the victorian period).  To us this is a classic black and white color scheme that we think still highlights the trim work detailing and stays true to the darker trim and lighter plaster typology.

Option 2: More Modern than Traditional

White on White with Brick

To flip this elevation towards the more modern side, we looked at a monochromatic color scheme of white on white.  The white plaster would have a more subtle boundary with the trim in a lacquered bright white paint.  To continue with the more modern theme, we are proposing a bleached wood front door and garage door rather than dark stained wood.

Option 3: Somewhere in between…

Gray, White and Brick

After reviewing both of the above options, our interior designer HJH requested a gray and white version.  For her, the black and white version was too stark a contrast with the natural brick and the white on white felt too flat.  She thought a light gray trim with the white plaster would be just right…

We’ll be presenting these options to the Client soon, but what do you think?

Want to see another Hayne Tudor? Check out our Muirfield Conservatory Project!