This addition and complete renovation of an existing house built on a high-bank site in West Seattle retains the Northwest Modern character of the original structure that was built the early 1970s. The introduction of a steel frame in the center of the house allows the major living spaces to merge together and open up to the expansive views of Elliot Bay and the Olympic Mountains to the west.
A steel bridge spans the double-height entry space, connecting the spaces built over the expanded garage to the main volume of the house and to an open-riser stair that descends to the garden level. A consistent palette of blackened steel, natural wood and stone tile tie the disparate elements of the house together.