--- title: Think Outside the Box for Your Remodel, Renovation description: Capecodbuilder.com discusses the use of 3 dimensional space in remodeling and renovation and features a unique project from HOUZZ.com image: https://info.capecodbuilder.com/hs-fs/file-17771764-jpg/images/097-120612-3d_rendering_-_rear-resized-600.jpg --- [![REEF Cape Cod Builders](https://capecodbuilder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reef-logo-2022.gif "REEF Cape Cod Builders") ](https://capecodbuilder.com/) - [Real Estate](https://capecodbuilder.com/cape-cod-land-search/) - [Contact](https://capecodbuilder.com/contact/) - [(508) 394-3090](tel:15083943090) Menu # Welcome to the Cape Cod Builder blog # Think Outside the Box for Your Remodel, Renovation Posted by [Matthew Teague](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/author/matthew-teague) on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 ![Matthew Teague](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/hubfs/REEFLogo2013_vertical_med.png) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)     REEF is a Design / Build company and as such, our project team owns the project performance and finished product right from the start.  When considering design, use of spaces, and ideas for expansion, people often become trapped in two dimensions.  Taking advantage of all of the possibilities of your property can have dramatic results.  Instead of adding a 2nd story on a home with a sloping lot, why not add a 2nd story on the lower basement side of the house, and maximize the available space and slope. In many cases, this can save money and time, especially when considering expensive retaining walls or foundations to  support a new structure.   We found this interesting article from HOUZZ.com that took a plain old colonial and really turned it into something unique. With the right design team and a little thinking outside the box, you could have the same results. 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