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FULL ACCESS: The architect wanted the house to have an open, “pavilion in the park” feel, so he punched up the elevation with windows (above). The pool necessitated a fence, but otherwise the site is open to the adjoining park.
A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING: The family's two sons share a large, spacious bedroom fitted with builtins along one wall (above). Cubby holes under the window seat help keep the boys organized.
HEART OF THE HOME: The house might have a nostalgic air about itself, but the kitchen (below) is what every modern family wants: wide open, functional, and great looking.
PROPER TOPPER: The rear elevation of one of the streetside houses demonstrates a self-imposed rule that all the architects for Rosedale followed: There would be no asphalt or fiberglass shingles used on the roofs.
JIGSAW PUZZLE: Clockwise from top left: Rosedale's site plan shows four new homes, a tennis court for residents, and an additional new home along Ordway Street. The long structure behind the tennis court is the renovated farmhouse; to the left of that (also behind the Ordway Street homes) is the new gambrel-roofed house. The extensive green area is the 3.1-acre park.
ECLECTIC OFFERING: Three of the five new streetside houses (above) show the variety of architectural styles used at Rosedale. The living room of one home, designed by SMB Architects, opens onto the dining room. The volume ceiling of another home, designed by Michael Marshall, is just one of a number of interesting ceiling treatments used throughout the house.