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Laurelhurst Residence Completion

This beautiful 4,200 square foot new construction custom home reflects the client’s gregarious personality while complementing the established neighborhood of Laurelhurst.  Traditional craftsman style details set the mood, but the space is all modern – with an intuitive flow, creative pallet of modern materials, and clear views across multiple rooms. This residence featured a 1700 bottle cellar addition that would retain the craftsman detailing and archways of their home while making a social space for wine tasting and viewing.  The expansion...

Lake Sammamish Remodel Completion

This project was a remodel to the existing kitchen of a Lake Sammaish residence. The original home is classic mid-century kitchen renovated into a modern space with clean lines. This gave way to open the floor plan to connect the living room, dinging and kitchen. The Pental Quartz counter space organized the occupied area gracefully with an operable stove hood by Miele, adjustable to see the Lake Sammamish view.The kitchen has accessibility to the back porch and has two options of...

SheKnows Blog – May 2015

One of our projects was recently mentioned in a lifestyle article.  SheKnows is an entertainment blog with a section dedicated towards architectural design that identifies notable projects and ideas. This particular article addressed the effectiveness of utilizing landscape to increase a home’s curb appeal. The project mentioned in the article was a new single family home located in Laurelhurst.  Grouparchitect strives to design with cohesion between a home and its site.  We are pleased to have the project recognized for its complementary...

Phinney Ridge Prefab – On Site Construction

The Phinney Ridge pre-fab home has seen a lot of changes over the past 2 months. Since our last update the rest of the fiber cement boards were placed on the front façade of the home. Construction of the front porch has begun, the framing, roof, and railings are in place. The driveway and retaining walls were cast and poured. When the modules were set in place, a lot of the interior work was already completed at the factory. Prefabrication allows the...

Phinney Ridge Modular Construction Time Lapse

The prefab collaboration with Method homes was pieced together in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle. This Option series house was custom built over the last few months and it was erected in the month of January 2015. We have documented the process of this prefabricated home in our previous blog posts. The time lapse video illustrates the quick process of setting the modular in place. The neighborhood was able to witness a two story home being built in one...

Phinney Ridge Prefab – Module Set

Exciting news on the Pre-fab home front here at Grouparchitect!  The latest collaboration with Method homes is taking shape in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle.  This Option series house has been in the works for the last few months, and as detailed in previous blog posts progress has been continuing steadily.  The most exciting part of a pre-fab project is setting the individual modules onto the foundation and several of our staff (as well as most of the neighbors!) were...

Phinney Ridge Prefab – Construction

The Phinney Ridge project is a single-family, prefab house. Since our last update we have seen a few changes regarding the site and house. The framework for the foundation was built and the concrete was poured. The site is prepared for the prefab house to be dropped in. One of the benefits of prefabrication is the ability to work in a dry enclosed facility during wet seasons and maintaining the exposed materials during the construction phase. The building’s current state is...

Phinney Ridge Prefab – Factory Visit

As progress at the Phinney Ridge Prefab project site continues since the demolition of the existing home, ongoing efforts on the home continues at the Method Homes factory in Ferndale, WA. Prefabrication of this home allows for a significantly reduced construction schedule, and also helps considerably for projects that are to be constructed in the wet fall and winter months of Seattle. Floor plans and designs are created in the same process as a stick built home.  Structurally, there are differences in...

Phinney Ridge Prefab – Demo

The excavator is in the process of demolition of the existing home at the site of the new Phinney Ridge Prefab home project being careful for the neighboring homes and fences. Homes are no match for an excavator, also known as a track hoe.  The long reach of the boom and bucket is able to grab the roof of a home and crumple it to the ground with little effort. Stripped bare, even the existing concrete will be removed to make way...

Phinney Ridge Prefab

The Phinney Ridge Prefab project will soon kick off as plans have been approved by the city and contracts signed for construction.  This new house will be built using pre-fab techniques utilizing the Grouparchitect designed Option Series offered in partnership with Method Homes. The existing home’s concrete block foundation was in poor condition and repair was determined impractical.  In addition the size of the original home didn’t meet the needs of the owner and is in disrepair so early in the...