I came across the following ad on Craigslist recently and while I didn’t offer my services to them it seemed worth writing about in a blog about residential architecture. It touches on a number of issues that I’ve written about in the past. In particular my article on writing the project program for a remodel [...]
Hello Rick,
In terms of truss construction, what is the most cost effective design for a garage with loft including a shed dormer?
Answer
That’s a pretty open ended question with lots of answers dependent on the specific conditions. For the purpose of this answer, as the architect I’ll make the following assumptions:
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 [...]
