The house in the West Seattle residential area It stands out for several reasons. First, because of its location that inserts it into a hill, with the Front view to the sea and great trees around. The presence of nature It is so strong, that it is difficult to believe that a main street is just above the residence. In fact, it is one of the few Properties that give to the beach.
The owners are A young couple With two small children. The family loves the sea and navigate in boat. They wanted to renew the house a bit and summoned the architecture and interior design office Alix Day Architecture + Design. What began as a subtle and punctual intervention, which should Read the kitchenopen the social space towards the landscape and create an extra bedroom On the second level, it quickly resulted in a Total remodeling of the residence.
The existing chimney was wrapped in stone and wood, to add an important and dynamic object to the social area.Aaron Leitz
The existing curved wall was dressed in tapestry paper to give it greater visual interest.Aaron Leitz
Total transformation
«The house needed a cohesive style And a feeling of space, ”explained the architect Alix Dayhead of the American office. For the professional, the room felt strange with the combination of high roofs, Paladian window and a curved wall that felt out of place. And then there were the Doric columns, moldings and a series of ornaments that did not add to the energy of the house.
«We felt that we needed to take away some of those unnecessary elements and bring a quieter minimalism to space,» Alix Day recalled. “We had to create better proportions in the rooms of the main floor and rather add details that will help Scale and Texture”
The golden spiral ladder became a modern and sober piece, in a puddle tone.Aaron Leitz
For the architect, the original style of the house was a mixture between an Italian village of the eighties and the Craftsman trendinspired by the Arts and Craft movement. That gave the starting point to maintain a European atmosphere«But in a modern and more attractive aesthetic, which feels appropriate for customers and for the house,» said Day. «And that, in addition, it is provided for the environment of the Northwest of the Pacific” The remodeling worked on the structure of the house to give it a new life.
The main level became an open plant, when dispensed with the walls that separated the kitchen from the dining room and the living room room, and the columns that blocked the view abroad. The Paladian window was replaced by Simple and modern windowsto create «a symmetrical rhythm» throughout the social area. Other important changes included the new fireplace in stone and wood, and the ladder in snail, which used to be golden with a beige carpet, and was replaced by a painted piece in Chacoal tonemore sober and elegant.