The new double height entryway to this existing home encloses the existing external stair. With plantings at the ground and upper levels, this zone will become a lush garden space that will filter air entering the home. Being built in a flood zone, the walls are required to be flood resilient. With single skin construction, breathing space through and around the structure, this enclosure permits breezes and light to pass through the home. Mixing light and dark, open and enclosed architecture, this home presents a face to the street that is inviting, and yet secure and private.