Article: Hidden volume ranch: a single-story, 1,995-square-foot home grows a second floor--and 600 square feet--without changing its streetscape presence. (Build).(Autumnwood by Bassenian Lagoni Architects and Wathen-Castanos Inc.)

From the outside, the Autumnwood model in Glovis, Calif., looks like a lovely but still fairly typical ranchstyle home on a small lot -- which it is. From the inside, though, it lives like a spacious four-bedroom, two-story home.

Sounds like a trick, you say. It is -- and a very clever one at that.

Designed by Bassenian Lagoni Architects and built by Wathen-Castanos Inc., the Autumnwood is a single-story home that comes in at just less than 2,000 square feet. What makes it so unique is an option that adds a second story -- without changing the exterior appearance of the home. The space for the second floor comes from right under the roof, and the ...

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