62 QUEEN LANE
Location Philadelphia, PA
Proposed Size 0000 sf
Renderings C2
Builder TBD
Engineer TBD
Interiors TBD
As part of a full-block revitalization in Germantown, C2 designed renovations to an historic 1700s house.
Listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Place, the late 1700s historic house at 62 Queen Lane had nevertheless been left to decay. The original three-story structure had a single room on each floor with an interior connecting stair. Updating the structure required a blend of historic appropriateness – such as new, historically compatible double-hung windows and coordination with the Philadelphia Historical Commission – and interior redesign with amenities for modern living.
C2’s redesign included a new T-shaped addition that creates an outdoor courtyard. The resulting dumbbell-shaped floor plan shifts the stair to the center of the addition and adds a gallery-like connector to reach the open rear space. A steel ridge beam was added to combine the second and third floors and create a vaulted primary bedroom suite. The redesigned home accommodates two bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths with a newly landscaped backyard.
The comprehensive Queen Lane project involved restoring three deteriorated structures and building an infill fourth home. The undertaking was an opportunity to stabilize the block – less than a mile from the C2 office – and make an architectural statement that even the most deteriorated structures have inherent value. See also 56 Queen Lane, 58 Queen Lane, and 64 Queen Lane.
