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BY REBECCA SHERMAN. PHOTOGRAPHY ADDISON JONES. INTERIOR DESIGN WENDY KONRADI INTERIOR DESIGN. ARCHITECTURAL RENOVATION SMITHARC ARCHITECTS + DESIGN. ARCHITECTS JASON AND SIGNE SMITH AND INTERIOR DESIGNER WENDY KONRADI TRANSFORM A 1950S RANCH-STYLE HOUSE IN GREENWAY PARKS INTO A CONTEMPORARY MASTERWORK. Y o u ' d n e v e r k n o w t h a t this airy, sun- drenched house i n G r e e n w a y P a r k s s t a r t e d out life in the 1950s as a small one-story ranch. Purchased in 2014 by a couple with two teenagers, the formerly STROKES MASTERFUL unremarkable house has been transformed into a splendid family home by SmithArc Architects + Design and interior designer Wendy Konradi. Architects Signe and Jason Smith added a second floor for the teens' living quarters, and downstairs opened the space with a voluminous double-height room that envelopes the living, dining, and kitchen areas, along with a two-story wall of glass that floods the interiors with sunlight. A graceful, curved staircase in the entry creates a sense of arrival. The interiors are elegant, r e s t r a i n e d , a n d f i l l e d w i t h noteworthy furnishings. "The wife has a very sophisticated eye. She likes things very clean, edited, In the double-height entry, the sweeping white-lacquered staircase leads to the teen- agers' living quarters. Center table designed by Tom Faulkner, Wiltshire, England.