Rabbit House is a 4,442-square-foot residence on Wazee Street in Denver, completed in 2019 for a growing family. The project responds to the owners’ wish to retain the presence of the original single-story red brick Tudor Revival home while adding space and updating the plan for contemporary living.
Two steeply gabled volumes rise above and extend from the preserved brick walls, establishing a new, minimal form clad in black standing seam metal. The design incorporates a circulation tower on the south elevation housing a new stairway and reorganizing the interior with an open main floor layout. Key social spaces—kitchen and dining—are mirrored on the exterior by a covered outdoor dining area beneath the cantilevered master suite. The interior emphasizes lightness through white walls, extensive glazing, and wood-framed windows and doors, with honey-colored white oak flooring and ceiling details connecting the historic and new elements. The project references Scandinavian and Nordic design influence within its contemporary expression.
Balcony, Black Window Frames, Corner Windows, Covered Patio, Fireplace
Typical architect fee for a 4,442 sq ft new home here: $88,000 – $245,000Full services, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · BLS wage and Census construction data