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 [...]
We have a 1920’s craftsman is seattle. We are considering putting an apartment in the basement which is unfinished. It has tall ceilings and the foundation is such that it looks as though windows could be added to the side walls. What would be good questions / things to know to find out the feasibility?
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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.
Single story mid- century ranch home: Can the flat ceiling be opened up into a vaulted ceiling that follows the pitch of the roof?
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There are a couple of items to consider when converting a flat ceiling to a vaulted ceiling in a home of this era. I live in a “contemporary” ranch styled home built [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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We are thinking of expanding our house by converting one of our garage bay into part of our living space. Is this a cost efficient way to add sq footage to a home? We are limited to expanding the foot print of our home because it sits very close to the [...]
We have a 100 yr old home in Preston, Wa. I need to finish out the attic and am thinking of adding dormers. Does this sound like the sort of project you might tackle?
We bought this house about 5 years ago. At the time it was a two story, finished main and unfinished attic. The [...]
Here is an excellent article on canadianhomeworkshop.com with practical ideas for making your next new home or home rennovation “greener“. In the coming days I’ll add articles of my own on some of the “ways” described in this article.
I have reformatted the Home Remodel Design 101 posts into an article in PDF format for easy printing. These articles are available HERE‘
