Transitional
Transitional is an architectural term describing a blending of TRADITIONAL with contemporary elements. A historic style (for example a Tudor or Colonial style home) is designed or remodeled with a contemporary influence so that the house functions more suitably to today’s lifestyle. This usually translates into floorplans that have more open, interconnected social spaces, better daylight, more inside/outside connections, and a mix of traditional and contemporary fixtures that adds a fresh look to the more classic, traditional home of that style. Transitional homes enable more creative expression, yet still have an obvious connection to the traditional style of reference. Most of our work is Transitional to a lesser or greater degree!
Urban Farmhouse
This charming old farmhouse is home to a young couple with two rambunctious boys who love to garden, get dirty, pester their chickens and run around outside as much as [...]
Bainbridge Island Farmhouse
Fulfilling a lifelong dream of building a home on their family’s land, our clients have recently moved in to their new home in the woods, surrounded by tall firs, fern [...]
Daring Downsize
This is a full remodel of a modest rambler in Edmonds that we transformed into a Japanese-influenced retirement retreat. The design incorporates aging-in-place and universal design strategies such as no [...]
Mid-Century Second Story
Remodeling this 50’s rambler entailed refreshing the main floor, plus an addition of a 2nd story Master Suite; all designed in a minimalist aesthetic to heighten the lush, retreat-like experience [...]
Capitol Hill Old/New Fusion
The long-time owners of this humble turn-of-the-century logger’s home were ready for some major work to be done. They wanted the house to match their upbeat lifestyle and transform it [...]
Queen Anne Kitchen Remodel
This is a lovely old home with a front seat view overlooking Puget Sound. Built in 1906, it is rich in traditional detailing, but was suffering from that common old-house [...]
Mid-Life Move to a Mid-Century
With their two children fully launched, our clients decided it was time to leave their 3800sf family home and downsize their daily lives. They found a modest mid-century rambler in [...]
New Queen Anne Classic
This new Queen Anne home (the existing house was torn down) faces an expansive view of Puget Sound with an architectural style that is early 1900’s traditional Craftsman. Per the [...]
Queen Anne Four Square Redux
Home to a young, active family, our intention was to open up the warren of rooms to better accommodate an informal, family-friendly lifestyle. An addition allowed for a big new [...]
Kirkland Family Compound
This new house is designed for two families; the ground floor is an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) for the owner’s elderly parents. The owners will occupy the upper two levels, [...]
Little House to Big House
This is a second story addition to what was a tiny, one bedroom house in West Seattle. A new upper floor contains a master suite plus another bedroom, freeing the [...]
River Run House
This whole-house makeover of a typical Northwest rambler has opened the home to the outside through vistas, courtyards, and large connecting open spaces. The owners hailed from Montana and wanted [...]
Thornton Creek Retreat
For this property, which backs onto the Thornton Creek greenbelt in Seattle, we added a new kitchen wing as well as arbors and decks to create outdoor living rooms and [...]
Lake House Remodel
This is an existing house on a spectacular low-bank lake waterfront site in Seattle. One section of the original house is very old and traditional; other later additions were somewhat [...]
Hyak Hideaway
It’s been a dream coming. Raised playing in the mountains, this young family bought a property in Hyak, Washington, in the mountains. The house is for playing and year round [...]