The 750-square-foot house sat on a 4,000-square-foot lot. The owners wanted more space, with conditions.
?My clients loved their original 1918 home and are very environmentally focused,? said Nicole Starnes Taylor, founder of Seattle?s MAKE Design Studio, via email. ?We worked hard to ?save this old house? and integrate it into a design that reflects how we live today while still responding to the house?s original Craftsman roots and the scale and character of the neighborhood.?
Save this Old House
A shot of the front of the house before it was lifted. (MAKE Design Studio)
A shot of the back of the house before it was lifted. (MAKE Design Studio)
A photo of the house as originally built. (MAKE Design Studio)
The house is lifted, front shot. (MAKE Design Studio)
The house is lifted, rear shot. (MAKE Design Studio)
The house after its makeover. (MAKE Design Studio)
The house after its makeover. (MAKE Design Studio)
Taylor?s project raised the old house 12 feet, pushed it back three feet and built below it. It reused the bathroom, roof, much of the exterior wall and floor framing, oak flooring and doors. Old-growth fir posts and beams were salvaged for future furniture projects.
New green elements included certified sustainable tigerwood flooring and decking, no-formaldehyde-added custom cabinets, framing that cuts use of gas-emitting glues and wiring for future solar power and hot water.
The house is one of 10 projects getting 10 minutes apiece to present 10 slides at the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild?s annual Green Building Slam on Saturday at Bastyr University, in Kenmore. To mark the centennial of International Women?s Day, the slam is ?highlighting remarkable projects by top women green building professionals.?
The program starts at 6 p.m., although there?s an optional guided tour of one of Bastyr?s LEED for Homes Platinum Certified student housing buildings at 4 p.m. and networking and refreshments starting at 4:30. Tickets are $30.
Next week will provide more opportunities to geek out on green building and good design.
First comes the Built Green Conference and Festival on Wednesday at the Pickering Barn in Issaquah. Highlights include a keynote speech by author and speaker David Johnston, a tour of the zHome zero-net-energy townhouse development and announcement of the winners of the King County Parks Little Footprint Big Forest cargo container-to-camping shelter contest.
Little Footprint Big Forest
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
The interior of an entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
The interior of an entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
The interior of an entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
The interior of an entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
An entry in the King County Parks "Little Footprint Big Forest" competition, which challenged people to come up with a design to covert a shipping container into a camping structure that could be staged anywhere in King County Parks' 26,000 acres of open space, particularly on forested lands that have minimal roads or utilities. (King County Parks)
Then, from Sept. 16-25, AIA Seattle (the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects) is set to host the first Seattle Design Festival. The festival ?aims to widen and deepen the public conversation about design in Seattle,? exploring ?design as an active force that solves problems, contributes to innovation, and improves our lives.?
The event, which has 10 nonprofit partners, includes speakers, tours, exhibits, films and family activities.
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Source: http://blog.seattlepi.com/realestatenews/2011/09/09/events-highlight-green-building-good-design/
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