The Story
Completed while Matthew was an Associate at Board & Vellum, this project scope included a renovation of a condominium near Pike Place Market. The clients came to us to update their condominium to a more modern aesthetic. They wanted to alter the plan slightly to make the space more livable but avoid a substantial change (both generally and technically with the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspection). We made a few small moves by removing a powder room on the first floor to expand the kitchen footprint and reconfigured one bathroom into two bathrooms on the second floor.
Once the plan was buttoned up, we made an effort to ensure the details brought the space together. The largest impact was the stair details where we created a simple steel section vertical bar folded at the top and bottom with horizontal bars to match.
Another significant detail addressed an existing soffit that contained ductwork next to an existing structural shearwall. We worked with the kitchen cabinet design to make the soffit seem more intentional by creating a wood element in plane with the cabinetry to wrap around the room. This looked more intentional since it was in plane and assisted in defining the room in an elegant way.
Design Team: Sarah Dede, Katie Mallory, Hayley Buckbee, Matthew Hagen
Photographer: Tina Witherspoon Photography
Location: Seattle, WA
Environment
Climate Zone:
4C, Marine
Ecoregion (EPA):
2f Central Puget Lowland
