Victoria Golden and Alfred White were both in their 50s and their kids were grown. A cute little vintage cottage in Ukiah, it had great curb appeal, sitting coyly behind its white picket fence. I’ve advocated for a dining area that does double duty, designed primarily for everyday meals for the household, but with the ability to transform on those occasions when a more formal setting is required.They have to admit, as shallow as it seems, they were first attracted to the house solely by its surface looks. In most homes, the formal dining room sits vacant 99% of the time, waiting for those one or two occasions per year when there’s a need for a larger, or more formal dining area. Those who are familiar with my books will know that I question the need for multiple dining areas in our houses. It does Double Duty, but in a different way than I’ve ever done before. The Dining Room in the NC Mountain Lake House has a unique feature. This blog is a recreation of the email focusing on Double Duty Dining. Although it didn’t end up winning, the contest offered the opportunity to send out three emails to my readers describing the house’s key features, such as Doing Double Duty, Ceiling Height Variety, Inside Outside, and Light to Walk Toward, to name a few. The house also exemplifies many of the principles I’ve written about in Home By Design, and in 2013, it was nominated for Fine Homebuilding’s Reader’s Choice award. We conceived the house as a series of connected buildings with wide eaves and many outdoor spaces that offer the opportunity to move effortlessly from inside to out. In essence, it needed to function as two houses in one. The couple for whom we designed the house wanted a place that would work well for just the two of them, but which could also expand to house their extended family when everyone gathered at the lake. Several years ago, I collaborated with my friend and fellow architect, Tina Govan, to design a house here in North Carolina, on a truly spectacular lakefront property, with panoramic views of the water and mountains beyond. Double Duty Dining in the NC Mountain Lake House
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