Schachne Architects & Builders

We were asked to redesign an exisitng 1960's one story 1,750 s.f. three bedroom, two bath house into a 3,320 s.f. five bedroom, four bathroom house for a young growing family. The Owner wanted a south Florida feel to the house which we accomplis...more

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The owner requested that we design the cabana to be on axis with the existing pool and large enough to accommodate a grill/bar area and a sitting and dining area. The Owner had a limited budget with a two month completion date. The cabana had to be r...more

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The original 26' x 28' two story Tuscan style house and gardens was built by a local landscape architect. The current owner wanted to double the size of the house but keep the style and feeling of the Tuscan roots. Our goal was to expand th...more

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Renovation project in Plantation, FL
The client’s desire for this house addition and renovation was to convert the non usable three car garage into a family room accessible from the existing house kitchen area. A pool table/bar entertainment ...more

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Davie renovation project
The goal for this house addition and renovation was to build a safe room which serves as the owner’s office, kitchenette, den, master bathroom, and children’s bedroom. An existing bedroom was converted into a librar...more

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Davie Renovation project
This thirty-five year old 2,750 s.f. house was a victim of Hurricane Wilma. A flat roof addition was completely blown off during the storm thus filling the house with wind and water. The home was completely gutted down...more

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Addition project in Plantation, FL
The challenge of this addition was to replace a one story family room with a two story addition. The only thing separating the existing living room from our addition was a six foot wide pocket interior door. ...more

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Renovation project in Plantation, FL
The owner’s original request was to change the exterior look of the front of the house by adding a new porch and installing a new roof finish. We used environmentally sensitive materials in the new porch a...more

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Addition project
This repeat client called us to build a second addition onto his home. The goal was to add a game room to fit a pool table, video and board game area and have television sets at every corner of the room. A sliding glass door w...more

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Addition project in Weston, FL
The project involved designing an addition to a pie shape lot. A two story 887 s.f. addition was constructed to the rear of the house. Access was quite limited and tying into the existing house a challenge. The ...more

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Addition project in Davie, FL
Although this was a small 500 s.f. addition it made a big difference in the function of the existing house. A small bump out of the end wall of the existing living room was removed and then extended ten feet. The ...more

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Addition and renovation project in Plantation, FL
This 1960’s house exterior was heavily damaged from hurricane Wilma. The owner requested a new master bedroom addition, master bathroom, conversion of an existing carport into a one car enclos...more

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