Dining room features custom light fixture large in scale to define the dining area. The round dining table is 72" in diameter and seats 8-10 people. It has a lazy susan in the center!

One of the most commanding features of this rebuilt WWII era house is a glass curtain wall opening to sweeping views. Exposed structural steel allowed the exterior walls of the residence to be a remarkable 55% glass while exceeding the Washington State Energy Code. A glass skylight and window walls bisect the house to create a stair core that brings natural daylight into the interiors and serves as the spine, and light-filled soul of the house.

Kitchen & dining area photos by Matthew Millman

Natural stone and reclaimed timber beams...

JACOB SNAVELY PHOTOGRAPHY

Photo by Holger Obenaus

Girls Room with built-in storage, bright coral and teal accents. photo by: Helynn Ospina

Foto: Andrea Keidel

A built-in bench off the upper hall marks the entry below. Exposed framing maximizes the storage and display possibilities. © www.edwardcaldwellphoto.com

This project began with a handsome center-entrance Colonial Revival house in a neighborhood where land values and house sizes had grown enormously since my clients moved there in the 1980s. Tear-downs had become standard in the area, but the house was in excellent condition and had a lovely recent kitchen. So we kept the existing structure as a starting point for additions that would maximize the potential beauty and value of the site A highly detailed Gambrel-roofed gable reaches out to the street with a welcoming entry porch. The existing dining room and stair hall were pushed out with new glazed walls to create a bright and expansive interior. At the living room, a new angled bay brings light and a feeling of spaciousness to what had been a rather narrow room. At the back of the house, a six-sided family room with a vaulted ceiling wraps around the existing kitchen. Skylights in the new ceiling bring light to the old kitchen windows and skylights. At the head of the new stairs, a book-lined sitting area is the hub between the master suite, home office, and other bedrooms.

designed by Heather Stevens