Allied8 Designs Modern Home With the Charm of a Craftsman

When a young family with two kids bought a home in poor shape on Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill, one of the first steps in the design process was to consider what elements of the original house could be salvaged, reused, or saved, in an effort to link the new project to the past. Considerations included reusing parts of the foundation, reclaiming old structural beams, or even transplanting big shrubs. But given the condition of the existing structure and the desire to regrade the existing slope to increase the accessibility of the yard, it was determined that not much could be repurposed in a substantial way. This gave the clients and design team the freedom to reimagine the whole site.

The client loved modern detailing, but also wanted the house to…