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second-floor addition accounting for about 800 square feet
of that.
“I love all the natural light Bill was able to bring into the
house,” said Hoppey. She recalled an afternoon when she gave
a girlfriend a tour just as the work was wrapping up. “We got to
the master bath with that massive shower with the big window
in it. My friend saw it and immediately said ‘wait.’ She ran
downstairs, got two glasses of wine, and we drank them sitting
on the shower bench in the sunlight.”
Both architect and client report that a real friendship
has grown from their project. “Bill worked with me to make
the house work for me—and work beautifully,” said Hoppey.
“I couldn’t be happier with the outcome—my home and a
forever friend as well.” Smith concurs: “It has been a terrific
collaboration and we’ve become really good friends.”

Bathroom. Continuation of custom screen on rear porch.

Rear yard.

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