House With 1600 SF Addition

Belyea Faigin residence is located between Ballard

and Phinney Ridge. The house is a home for an artist

Gary Faigin, his wife and their two children. Originally

it had been an 1936 year’s building that was accompanied

by a new three story, 1600 square feet addition.

The lowest level is Gary’s studio, the middle level is the

living/dining room and the top floor is a new master suite.

The original structure is connected to the addition by

the glassy gasket. The original beveled siding slides from

outside to inside marking the transition between old and new.

The new portion is emphatically modern in its use of materials,

structure and detail but the gable roof and areas of wood

siding make it sympathetic to the character of the old house.

The design concept allowed to use simple forms, aluminum

windows, vivid paint colors and sleek but modest finishes.

The addition has allowwed the family to work, entertain

and live in one place.

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