Archive for the ‘Architecture’ Category

Each season your home goes through changes in temperatures, weather conditions, aging, and of course human abuse! In order to keep all your components of your home running smoothly, and to avoid costly repairs later, it’s helpful to conduct seasonal maintenance actions each season.  As the summer continues, this is a perfect time to prepare [...]

When it comes to Seattle in-city housing, there may be nowhere else to go but up.   According to local educator and real estate appraiser Richard Hagar, Seattle has reached the peak of its single family housing units, which now make up 45 percent of the city’s total housing inventory.   “If you look at [...]

This modern Fremont home is taking shape on Phinney Ave N @ 42nd. Notice the retro, mid century stone work at the base of the chimney. It looks as though the previously existing foundation was utilized to construct this new, modern home. The sign out front indicates Seattle-based Graham Baba Architects is responsible for designing [...]

This is a story about finding that proverbial “needle in a haystack.” Our current Seattle housing inventory is becoming increasingly lean, making it that much more challenging to find one’s ideal home. Of course the more specific the home, the greater the challenge. In this case, we had relocation buyers who desired either a mid-century modern or a modern newer construction, single family home. Every now [...]