Camp Street Camelback

New Orleans, Louisiana

The homeowners of this adorable single shotgun house knew they needed more square footage for their family of four, so they hired us to “camelback” their home. The Camelback is a New Orleans term for an addition on the back of the home, so the street facing façade can maintain it’s historic massing and scale, a solution popular in our historic neighborhoods.

We added 650 square feet to the first floor and 650 square feet to the second floor, for a total square foot addition of 1,300. This addition afforded the homeowners a new principal bedroom and en suite, laundry room and family room on the first floor and two kids bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor.

The homeowner had a bold vision for the interiors. We worked with the owners and the contractors to make sure their vision could come to life through architectural details.

Photos by Jacqueline Marque