Video Tour: English Cottage

A walk through a 1970s Alpharetta split-level rebuilt as an English cottage, with a layout that finally connects the main living spaces to the backyard.

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Bianchi Architecture
April 2026
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This Alpharetta home started as a 1970s split-level with no defined layout and a backyard you couldn't see from the main rooms. The renovation and expansion rebuilt it as an English cottage, with architecture and interior design developed together.

The tour moves through the reworked main level and out to the yard, which now reads as part of the house rather than something behind it.

The full case study covers the constraints of the original structure, the in-law suite provisions, and how the interior finishes were chosen alongside the architecture.

Key Takeaways

A split-level's biggest problem is usually the layout, not the finishes. Rebuilding the plan is what made the backyard visible and reachable from the living spaces.

Designing interiors alongside the architecture kept the material decisions consistent from the exterior through every room.

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Video Tour: English Cottage
A walk through a 1970s Alpharetta split-level rebuilt as an English cottage, with a layout that finally connects the main living spaces to the backyard.
Bianchi Architecture
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April 7, 2026

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