NW Featured Home

Caption from the architect: Unique, thoughtful details come together to create a soaring, open feeling that makes the relatively small footprint of Granny Pad feel much larger.
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From the curator: Detached accessory dwelling units (DADU’s) represent an important ‘missing middle’ housing option, offering young families access to good schools (often located in otherwise unaffordable neighborhoods) and allow for increased density with minimal impact to the physical character of the neighborhood. They utilize existing infrastructure, so minimize environmental impacts, and offer homeowners a way to age in place by providing additional income. Granny Pad exemplifies the promise of this building typology.
NW Featured Home #5, Spring 2022 
Project: Granny Pad 
Architect:  
Photography:
Built by: Kable Design Build
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(Recurring Statement):
AIA Seattle]'s NW Featured Home program is a curated showcase of award-winning homes designed by Northwest architects. Curators are chosen by AIA Seattle]'s SPARC group from design leaders throughout the Northwest and change on a quarterly basis. Each curator selects and presents three outstanding homes, one per month, that illustrate and embody their chosen theme.  The curator for Q2.22 is Joseph Herrin AIA, principal and co-founder of . Joe’s theme for the quarter is a celebration of design + sustainability. ..

Coming tomorrow, the first selection from our Q2 curator Joseph Herrin, AIA

Our first NW Featured Home for Q1.22 is CASA COSECHA DE LLUVIA, by &
Located in Temascaltepec, Mexico, this ensemble of small structures exemplifies the essential quality that LIGHT plays in the creation of great residential architecture. Consisting of a 1200 SF main residence, a detached art studio and a bathhouse, this modest retreat makes a big impression on a wild landscape. Three large roof monitors allow filtered light from the south, east and west deep into the interior. Wide overhangs shield the indoor and outdoor living spaces from the intense summer sun. These relatively simple gestures are handled with great artistry, enlivening the interiors and offering a spatial dynamic that is as unexpected, enriching the experience of home.
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Architect: &
Photography: Benedikt Fahlbusch, Alberto Kritzler, Laia Rius Solá, César Béjar
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AIA/Seattle’s NW Featured Home program is a curated showcase of award-winning homes designed by Northwest architects. Curators are chosen by AIA/Seattle’s SPARC group from design leaders throughout the Northwest and change on a quarterly basis. Each curator will select and present three outstanding homes that illustrate and embody their chosen theme. This quarter, David Coleman, FAIA, of David Coleman/Architecture, is exploring the theme of Light/Place/Time.

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Get to know our Q1 curator, David Coleman, FAIA.

David Coleman, FAIA, of David Coleman / Architecture, started his studio in Vermont in 1986 and in Seattle in 1996. Born in New York and educated at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, David brings a Scandinavian sensibility to his work. His life experience in northern climates informs his desire to create LIGHT-filled spaces; his love of nature fuels his interest in crafting memorable PLACES; and his desire to create TIMELESS architecture results in buildings that transcend style.

Shown here is the Bay View Residence designed by . David writes: "This home demonstrates the essential quality of LIGHT, both natural and artificial, to enhance the quality, comfort and warmth of home life. Here a large clerestory window allows daylight into the heart of the interior, brightening the home during the gloomiest of days while giving it presence at night"
AIA/Seattle’s NW Featured Home program is a curated showcase of award-winning homes designed by Northwest architects. Curators are chosen by AIA/Seattle’s SPARC group from design leaders throughout the Northwest and change on a quarterly basis. Each curator selects three award-winning homes based on a theme that embodies their thoughts about residential design. This quarter David Coleman, FAIA, of David Coleman / Architecture is exploring the theme of Light/Place/Time. .