Guadalupe River Compound

A 1930s river house, built as a summer retreat for a small family, was cramped and outdated for the now six adult grandchildren and their families. Expanding and modernizing this jewel of a camp house needed to preserve its beloved essential character. The solution was to create a compound comprising the updated original house, modernized existing quarters above the garage and a new house of similar scale. In the new 2,500 square foot, five-bedroom house, the two original buildings now share an outdoor fireplace and patio, and new north-facing dormers bring natural light into the living areas of the original building. The intimate scale and camp feeling were maintained while doubling the capacity for family gatherings and allowing people of different ages with varying interests to comfortably vacation together.