Keeping it simple: daylight
The best renovation keeps more than it replaces. The best advice I got was just to slow down.
Odds and ends
We start every project by spending time on the site at different hours. We draw by hand early on; it keeps decisions loose. This is less a walkthrough and more a record of what worked for me.
I changed my mind about retrofit twice while writing this. Thanks for reading, and for the gentle notes that keep arriving. I keep coming back to thresholds, mostly because it rewards a steady hand.
Second thoughts
Small buildings demand the same care as large ones, sometimes more. A friend once described daylight as calm work, and the phrase stuck. In September the light changes, and so does the work.