If you're going to introduce asymmetric detailing to the home, it would help if the entry was off center to balance the look. It's currently imbalanced because it tries too hard for symmetry with the wrong details.

I would do everything I could to make it not look like an addition so keep the windows and the trim and the door all the same style. Use the same trim color top and bottom to help unite the two.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Bart's remodel

It would help a lot to see photos of the existing house and a floor plan. :)

Palimpsest - I tried to upload this before but it would only accept one pix. I'll try to post floor plan but basically kitchen to our left, living room to our right, small washroom - middle left and tow bedrooms at back of house.

Hope this helps and thanks for the thoughts.

Palimpsest - I tried to upload this before but it would only accept one pix. I'll try to post floor plan but basically kitchen to our left, living room to our right, small washroom - middle left and tow bedrooms at back of house.

Hope this helps and thanks for the thoughts.

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Here is the present floor plan as requested.

Thank again for any help

How about something we can read?

I blew it up and cropped it. It's blurry but you can kind of get an idea of scale from the 5' bathtub.

I would probably do a front facing gable as on the original house, and consider putting a window over the front door or centering a larger window over the window and door on the first floor, rather than having the window to the left sit asymmetrically.

The porch roof is not correct as drawn. The right side will come up further onto the second floor façade because it is deeper and there is more porch to cover. That will affect sill height on that window.

Thanks Palimpsest for blowing it up and commenting and to other for their comments.

I've been away but got together w/ and architect last week. Surprised at the estimate - $6000 for design/plans/working w/ city - permits. Is that in the range for a basic second floor addition to a 750sq ft house?

Palimpsest - both 1st floor windows will be partially overshadowed by a front porch with sloping roof (this roof helps disguise the brick to siding transition and "heavy" look of the second floor being bigger than the first (taller due to running floor joists over existing trusses (sorry if my terms are wrong).

Just wait until you get the construction estimates. This isn't a fiancially feasable project from a resale standpoint. Your money would go further with a teardown, with a higher resale value.