Compromised mid century modern house. What would you do?

[Account Closed]

Hey, I just started to renovate a house on the photo attached. The roof was added by the previous owner. The house is supposed to be mid century modern style with flat roof. The gabled roof and the decks were added. Firstly, let me ask you what do you think? Does it compromise the style a lot? Can I still bring it to mid century modern style and keep the roof in place?

and the last, I am planing to color is in a shade of white, which color should I use to paint the rails and the columns.

I kind of feel that the columns were added as well. Any thoughts?

[Jim K.]

@Account Closed

No, Sophie, really, something like that, we're not talking about fidelity to Fallingwater or the principles of Le Corbusier. This is very much Learning From Las Vegas's decorated shed, not a modernist duck. You're not reasonably going to get convincing snobs who will get on you for the decks or the gabled roof for grossly violating all that was good about Modernism. So make it functional, paint it museum white, stage it with Kandinsky prints and a copy of Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase over the staircase, do the cabinets in marine plywood with horizontal-running bookmatched walnut veneer, you're good to go.