urban perch high above the bustling life on
capitol hill streets * compact spaces require
solving the ‘living’ puzzle * maximize storage and
minimize circulation * utilize the volume of the space *
shift thinking from 960 square feet of footprint to 19,000
cubic feet of space! * act like a boat and live like furniture *
originally built in 1913 as part of the auto-row culture of
the neighborhood * ford cars were once
washed on the 4th fl oor * industrial interior
including concrete walls and columns, wood
fl oors, heavy timbers trusses and exposed steel *
a complex knitting of programmatic solutions creates
interesting spaces designed to maximize seattle views