QA House

Located in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, this transitional home with design with a young family to support their work from home lifestyles and plans to grow their family. They also wanted to plan for space for their family and friends to be able to visit and stay comfortably for longer periods of time. Responding to the character of surrounding homes, a traditional gable home is the primary design with modern elements utilized to activate key elements of the home.

The home was design with an open floor plan to provide space for host families and friends, but also provide space for this young family to grow. Traditional detailing is added to the stairs and ceiling to bring in charm of historic Seattle homes, while also helping to define spaces.

A major element of the street view and interior of the home is an open office and bookcase. The office provides a space for the family to work from home and kids to do homework. The bookcase serves a feature element of the home, displaying interests, hobbies, and heirlooms. The open bookcase helps define the work space from the living areas, providing privacy from the street, but also allowing natural evening light into the interior of the home.

Careful layout and planning was applied to interior spaces to provide as much natural light as possible, while also providing privacy. Interior hallways spaces have skylights, the stair maximizes windows to allow light into the interior, and bathrooms maximize availability for brightly light spaces.