BEFORE A chaotic 1960s assemblage of boxes with overhanging hipped roofs.  Amazingly, the second floor in not accessible from the interior of the house but via a narrow exterior stair in the side yard.  I was originally hired to add an interior stair. SILVERMAN RESIDENCE PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS The stair addition was tricky due to the spaces that must be served by the stairs, each at a different elevation and angle.  In addition to the stair the owner wanted to "clean up" the exterior and give the house a more contemporary look. STAIR WEDGE The stair was conceived as a path meandering through the space between the two major volumes of the house.  The interstitial wedge that the stairs occupies is to be tall, open, and full of light. STAIR DETAIL A trip up the stairs goes from a typical dark hallway, through the wedge, into a low, dark landing in the opposite building, back through the wedge, and finally into the short hall to the master bedroom. MASTER BATH AXONOMETRIC We were then commissioned to utilize the abandoned exterior stair landing and hallway for a master bathroom addition.  The existing master bath was in the room at the far right. SHOWER/LAVATORY ELEVATION The master bath is a clean contemporary composition of natural materials and architectonic forms.