Modern Update of Queen Anne Mid-Century House

Produced in 1966 by prominent Northwest architect Paul Hayden Kirk, 2430 sqf Queen Anne Mid-Century home has been extended and reordered in order to get a contemporary update, but preserving the original integrity at the identical time. With no realizing the reality that the the Northwest contemporary residence was a creation of a nicely-recognized architect, the owners have purchased it years ago because they adore the sense of serenity and peaceful calm that the residence transmitted and later they wanted to locate a great architect to reconfigure the space. Lane Williams of Coop 15 Architecture accepted the challenge of redesign the residence, a procedure that wasn’t actually hard for him, regardless of the truth that he ought to retain a lot of the original style and style while create far a lot more space and increase the rooms’ aesthetic that will give a warm feeling. The huge thought behind the original design and style was that the residence was a compact composition with a roof that merged with its north- and south-side walls as a single, folded plane. By making use of cedar shingles on the exterior roof and siding and cedar paneling on its interior, it was developed continuity. With really restricted space for household activities, the architect pushed the footprint about 10 feet to the west, growing the kitchen size on the upper level from 80 to 130 square feet and adding a new dining region (the old a single was converted to a loved ones members area).

He reconfigured the entry from the carport to add a mudroom and powder space, and opened up the stairway to the lower level. To lighten items up, he added white-painted drywall to the cedar paneling along the interior partition walls, added a lot considerably far more windows and slide-fold glass doors to the west finish of the residence, and refaced the original brick fireplace with off-white Milestone, a mix of cement and acrylic. On the reduce level, the large space was reconfigured to make a far a lot more defined living region, a bedroom for each and every and each and every and every single youngster, and a new children’s bathroom the original reduce-level bedroom is now a flexible media space that can be closed off with massive chalkboard-covered sliding doors to create to be a guest suite. To total the new appear, they added modern day furniture, new appliances, all in a black and white theme which contrasts extremely nicely with the warmth of the wood.

Photos: © Will Austin

Project particulars:

Architect: Coop15 Architecture
Spot: Seattle, Washington, SUA
Project Area: 2430 sqf
Project Year: 2010