A small 1950 Kansas home is scaled up for long-term enjoyment. When the request for a temporary addition to a 1950 Kansas home reached Chris Fein, founding principal at Forward Design Architecture, he saw potential for more. Built in 1950, the house got the owners into the neighborhood they liked, but it was too small for their family. Convinced they would need to start from scratch to get the space and flow they wanted, Chris suggested an alternate solution that met the homeowner’s long-term needs and avoided demolishing the original structure. “We believe as a firm ethos that the most sustainable thing that could be done is to preserve a house when possible, especially one with significant architectural character,” Chris says.