Steeply sloping lots pose serious design challenges for Seattle architects. This is the 2nd article in a series where I describe how we dealt with those challenges on a home I designed on SW Manning Street in West Seattle.
Let’s recap. The lot slopes steeply down from the street (front to back) and the [...]
A lot of my work as an architect is within the City of Seattle. Almost every home I’ve designed the last few years has been affected by Seattle’s steep slope critical area regulations. Designing a home for a steeply sloping site is a lot more complex than simply working up a floor plan [...]
I am working for a client right now designing a shed dormer addition to their 1920’s era bungalow in the Ravenna district of Seattle. The challenge was to find an economical way to expand their home to make way for a new baby. They also want to add the modern amenity of a Master Suite.
This is a renovation we designed a few years back in downtown Edmonds. It started off as an 800 square foot, 2 bedroom bungalow from the 1920s. It sat on a spectacular view site and was owned by a young family needing a lot more space but working on a relatively tight budget. The foundation [...]
We’ve added to the driving tour of homes we’ve designed in the Puget Sound area. The tour now has 6 of our homes in Edmonds ranging from luxury to affordable. It includes one of our favorite 2nd story addition remodels. One more hole in the website filled.
My website has a couple of holes in that I’ve been meaning to fill. I needed to add 2 remodel projects and then add another 30 or so houses to the “See Homes Built in Your Area” section. So here’s one hole filled. This is a 2nd story addition that I designed a couple years [...]
