FREMONT LIVE/WORK SPACE

THE CLIENT

Convinced that the traditional house is an outdated model for modern living‚ this individual wanted to re–conceptualize what a house could be and what it could do. He is a photographer and software designer who also enjoys working on his two restored cars and motorcycle.

THE PROPOSAL

Inspired by the warehouse living depicted in the 1981 French film‚ DIVA‚ by Jean Jacques Beiniex‚ the client sought a durable and flexible "live/work space" which could accommodate both domestic and work activities‚ all in a 3500 square foot building. He wanted to explore the ways in which technology and modernity have dissolved the boundaries between where we live and where we work.

THE SITE
This steeply sloped site is positioned in a mix of single and multi–family residences. Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood with its village attractions is a short walk away. The slope faces west‚ overlooking light industrial and marine–related manufacturing buildings in the foreground‚ bridges and a ship canal in the middle ground‚ and the waters of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains on the horizon. This layered geography firmly locates the building within its regional context.