Seattle, WA This DADU, located in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood, sits on an oversized lot with a large side yard. It takes shape as a shed roof form with vaulted ceilings. The main level is designed for aging in place with a stepless entry, curbless shower, wide door openings and a basement level that could be used for caretakers' quarters. Grouparchitect Team: Scott LaBenz AIA LEED AP, Kevin Sokoloski, Amrita Batra Contractor: Myron Medearis...
Seattle, WA This Northwest Mid Century Modern home, originally designed by architect Theo Damm, is nestled in the Broadview neighborhood in northwest Seattle. The new scope of work includes an upper floor master suite addition and main floor remodel in order to expand upon the minimally-sized 1950's era kitchen and dining nook and other improvements such as updating the windows to current energy codes....
Seattle, WA This Northwest Mid Century Modern home, originally designed by architect Theo Damm, is nestled in the Broadview neighborhood in northwest Seattle. The second phase of a master plan project was recently completed. The first phase consisted of a second story master suite addition. This phase included opening up the floor plan and remodeling the minimally-sized 1950's era kitchen and creating a dining nook. General Contractor: Blox Construction Grouparchitect Team: Brian Palidar AIA, Jeff Whitney LEED AP, Scott LaBenz AIA Structural Engineer: Perbix...
Seattle, WA Located in the View Ridge neighborhood in northwest Seattle, this large home with views features an outdoor pool, indoor elevator, and extensive living areas on the top floor with a folding Nanawall out to the view deck. A roof deck adorns the top of the building, increasing the outdoor living areas. Client: Signature Custom Homes Grouparchitect Team: Scott LaBenz AIA LEEP AP General Contractor: Signature Custom Homes Structural Engineer: Ashley & Vance Engineering...
Seattle, WA A remodel and second story addition to a small home in Ballard’s Sunset Hill neighborhood. Adding a second story and moving the bedrooms to the new upper level allowed a larger open main floor with a larger kitchen that opens out to a deck that steps down into the rear yard. The basement stairway was relocated from the center of the house to a small addition at the northwest corner of the house allowing the kitchen to also open...
Seattle, WA The original kitchen was an enclosed room that blocked access and views to the backyard and deck from the living and dining room of this small Tudor style home in Seattle’s Bryant Neighborhood. This separating wall was removed to create a new kitchen with a central island opening to a great room space that connected the living spaces to the back deck. A stack and fold window and deck bar counter further connects the kitchen to the deck for...
Clio, CA Ascend at Nakoma is a series of vacation homes within the Nakoma Golf Resort situated between Clio and Portola in Northern California. The resort is located in the forests of the High Sierra’s northwest of Lake Tahoe and features a Frank Lloyd Wright designed clubhouse. The residences were designed to meet the local zoning residences allowing up to three residences of varying sizes per lot. Each home includes private deck and patio spaces. The homes are uniquely sited on...
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Seattle, WA The site is located on the bluff above the Magnolia Bridge with views of Elliott Bay and Smith Cove and contained environmental critical areas requiring extensive engineering and permitting. The deck replacement added two levels of decks over a new sunroom on the lower floor with a terraced stone patio with new landscaping. A roof with infrared ceiling heating was added to a portion of the main deck allowing for year-round use. This new roof allowed for the addition...
Ketchum, ID Taking inspiration from the surrounding Sawtooth and Pioneer Mountains as well as views directly out to nearby Bald Mountain, this custom prefabricated modular home is a combination of double height modules with alternating vaulted shed roof forms creating interior volumes atypical of standard modular construction. Seven modules and a site built garage were combined to create a great room living space with three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms and two home offices for this busy active couple. The...
Venice Beach, CA This two-story 2,300 sf house is designed in modular components for offsite fabrication for a homeowner in Venice Beach, California. The house is configured to provide indoor/outdoor living with large stacking doors opening onto a courtyard patio. A roof deck and kitchenette on the upper level expand the entertaining spaces. We were engaged to provide modular design consulting and architectural renderings. General Contractor: Hughes Construction Grouparchitect Team: Scott LaBenz AIA LEED AP Structural Engineer: Quantum Consulting Engineers LLC Modular Contractor: Method Homes...
