In this large-scale home addition / remodel located in Marin County, we created a second building adjacent to the home featuring a new extended two car garage on the top floor with enough space to accommodate a small painting studio. On the lower floor we constructed a full studio living space, which includes a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and office area. To make travel simpler between the two buildings we created a beautiful and spacious sky lit formal entry connecting it to the main home. We also opened up the downstairs spaces into one large workshop-suitable space with generous views of San Francisco and the surrounding bay area. Below that, we dug out the basement/crawl space area to create a private and separate office space with a bathroom. A large rear deck was installed connected to the second unit and all available “orphan” spaces were fully utilized to maximize the storage capacity of the property. In addition all new windows and exterior doors were installed throughout the house to upgrade the home so that it truly lived up to the promises made at the new front entry.