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LIV Apartments – Construction Update Mid May 2015

by OSC
Apartment, Construction, In Progress, LIV Apartments, Multi-family/Mixed Use, Project Update, Residential
May 26, 2015

The West Building of the LIV Apartments is ready for occupants in July which is right around the corner. The construction team has been putting the final touches on the West Building’s units and amenity spaces. Construction will continue on the East, West, and South buildings. The vast majority of the exterior for the North, South, and West buildings are sheathed, wrapped, and finished. The image on the right displays the pavers that will soon be installed on the upper decks...

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Capitol Hill Apartments – Construction Update – April

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Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill Apartments, Construction Update, In Progress, Multifamily, Post Tension Slab, Residential, Seattle
May 15, 2015

Our Capitol Hill Apartment complex has made a lot of progress since our last update.  Our design team was able to go down to the site to witness the construction process and document the project’s progress over a couple weeks.The foundation work is complete and the lower level is beginning to take form.  The foundation walls and columns for the first level was completed and the support shoring for the podium level is being laid down in this photograph prior to...

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Northwest Green Home Tour 2015 Recap

by OSC
Events, Home Tour, Method Homes, Modular, Phinney Ridge, Prefab, Prefab/Modular, Residential
May 8, 2015

One of Grouparchitect’s Option Series prefab homes was in the 2015 NW Green Home Tour. Our project was a prefab single family home located in Phinney Ridge. The design was in collaboration with Method Homes and Heartwood Builders. The tour was a success with about 300 attendees just at our location. In celebration, some of our team members attended the Green Building Spring Party & Green Home Tour Awards at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center. The event was hosted by the Northwest...

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LIV Apartments – Construction Update Mid April 2015

by OSC
Construction, In Progress, LIV Apartments, Multi-family/Mixed Use, Project Update, Residential
April 30, 2015

The LIV Apartments is an ongoing multi-family project in Bellevue. This month the landscape components are starting to take form. The main plaza has corten steel planters lining the pedestrian path towards the main entry. The corten steel planters are a reoccurring element throughout the public gathering areas.The upper deck can be accessed from the main entry plaza through the prominent elevator, located to the left in the image above.  The elevator opens onto more staggered corten steel planters.  There...

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LIV Apartment – Aerial Photos – April

by OSC
Aerial Photos, Apartment, Construction, In Progress, LIV Apartments, Project Update, Residential
April 24, 2015

We have made a lot of progress at the LIV Apartment construction site. The exterior of the East Building is near completion. The East Building has the windows installed and is currently being wrapped with a weather protective membrane. The construction team will begin installing the concrete pavers and landscape to the roof decks, which will be complete with a green roof, dog run, planters, and trees. The South Building’s lower deck is taking form with cast in place benches and...

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Elford Kitchen Remodel

by OSC
Elford, Interior Design, Kitchen Remodel, Remodel, Renovation, Residential, Seattle
April 16, 2015

Our Elford Remodel project has been a series of incremental exterior and interior renovations.  The most recent phase, a kitchen remodel, has recently been completed.  The house is located in the Broadview neighborhood in northwest Seattle with a beautiful view overlooking the Puget Sound.The breakfast nook allows views on all three sides while maximizing natural light.  The benches double as storage space with access from the top. The countertops and frameless cabinets are a modern addition.  The primary countertops are basaltina natural...

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Northwest Green home Tour

Northwest Green Home Tour 2015

by OSC
Events, Home Tour, Method Homes, Modular, Phinney Ridge, Prefab, Prefab/Modular, Residential
April 9, 2015

Join us this year on the Northwest Green Home Tour. Our Phinney Ridge Prefab House built in collaboration with Method Homes and Heartwood Builders will be featured on the Sunday tour. The tour is free but you will need to signup online to gain access to the houses on the tour. For more info visit: http://www.nwgreenhometour.org About the Tour The Northwest Green Home Tour is an annual educational event, open to the public, produced by the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, that showcases local,...

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Phinney Ridge Prefab – On Site Construction

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Construction, Custom home, In Progress, Method Homes, Modular, Phinney Ridge, Prefab, Project Update, Residential, Seattle
April 3, 2015

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...

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Phinney Ridge Modular Construction Time Lapse

by OSC
Construction, Custom home, In Progress, Phinney Ridge, Prefab, Prefab/Modular, Prefabrication, Project Update, Residential, Seattle, Time lapse
March 27, 2015

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...

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LIV Apartments – Aerial Photos – March

by OSC
Aerial Photos, Apartment, Construction, In Progress, LIV Apartments, Multi-family, Project Update, Residential
March 13, 2015

Construction has been moving along during the month of March, the exterior framing of the East Building has been completed.  All the windows on the westerly buildings have been installed and the construction team is continuing to wrap the building with the weather protective membrane and continue installation of the building’s cladding systems.Due to the great weather exterior work such as painting, cladding, and site work have been accelerated accordingly. The landscaping and construction team has been busy applying finishes...

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