seattle cottage

This is a new small back­yard cot­tage loft in Seat­tle. It’s dou­ble doors open up to a pri­vate land­scaped back­yard, allow­ing the liv­ing area to flow outside.

This design is a cre­ative response to rigid site restric­tions and a tight bud­get. We could not exceed the exist­ing foot­print of the exist­ing garage (12′ x 18′), and the facade had to main­tain a double-door facade fac­ing the dri­ve­way in order to pre­serve its pre­vi­ous func­tion as a car garage and land­scap­ing storage.

Fea­tures: All nat­ural mate­ri­als, heated bam­boo floors, a lofted sleep­ing area for a king bed, cathe­dral ceil­ings, nat­ural ven­ti­la­tion, heated stone­floor bath­room, and mul­ti­ple sky­lights make this room seem larger and cozier than its mod­est foot­print implies.

Design/Build: Yes Duffy