Architecture

Phone: 508-746-9097         Cape Cod, MA

click to email Designer & Artist: Cheryl A. Perrault

                                   Shingle Style - Buzzard's Bay House

BEFORE

    This is a photo of the existing 22'x50' ranch.  Under local by-laws, Sullivan Builders were not permitted to demolish the entire existing building.  To satisfy laws, the existing foundation remains. Some of the existing plywood and studs are buried within a new structural framing system.  Sometimes its challenging to create new massing and volume in existing building projects when working within the confines of strict town by-laws.  Before Cheryl begins each project, she reviews these laws with the owner and builder to insure the design will conform.

AFTER

    This photo shows the exact same view as the "BEFORE" photo to the left.   The entire house - massing and proportions have been transformed.  Cheryl loves to integrate the base flare in all of her Shingle Style designs.  Visually the flare appears to anchor the structure to the ground.  The eave and double pitch roof line details give this design its Shingle Style charm.  The wave shingled courses at the tops of the 4 gables were custom cut and installed by Fancy Shingles.  For more information on shingles click  www.FancyShingles.com
 

PLANS

To the right is a photo of the Front Elevation.  The 2nd fl. balcony looks out to a Cape Cod sandy beach.   

  A drawing package usually consists of plans, elevations, sections and details.  

A total renovation project like this one usually takes Cheryl 350 - 500 hours to design and detail from start to finish.

Builder: Sullivan Builders - Walter Sullivan 508-759-6900
 

DETAIL

              Cheryl graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 1990 with her B.S. Degree in Architectural Engineering.  Her drive for perfection shows in her drawings through the detail.  All of her work is done at "Full Scale" on the computer and scaled down to 1/4"=1'-0" on the final construction drawing plots.  When she works out the base flares, double pitch rooflines, and eave details she wants them to be constructed as she intended.  She calls her computer the "perfect pencil" that lets her document and control the design on paper.