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View from the living room toward the rear, with exposed flooring and
raw wall edges highlighting the expanded opening between rooms.

compartments including a dining room, the kitchen, and a view of lush trees in the back,” Tokunaga said. “There’s a
short hallway connecting to a bedroom. Stairs downward sun-filled living room, and the mezzanine looks down at
also linked off the dining room, but led to a large storage the double-height dining below. On the lower level, we
area, off of which were another bedroom and a family room. positioned a large open kitchen with a central island
Tokunaga sought to maintain the original character facing the dining room. That way, we were able to create
of the bungalow while opening up the back half of the the flow and an easier connection to the outside.”
house to meet those initial client desires. Now, with sev- It was equally important to Tokunaga and her clients
eral interior walls reduced and large sections of exterior that the new parts of the house not attempt to mimic the
walls replaced with windows, there’s a direct sightline to patina of the original building, but rather stand on their
the outdoors from the front of the house to its backyard. own in a modern interpretation of residential space. The
“As you enter the house, you’re greeted by the wide replacement addition eschews trim and molding for

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