Colman Triplex
A 3,750 sf owner-occupied three-unit apartment building in Seattle, Washington.
SITE
A 40’ X 100’ inner-city lot that slopes eight feet from west to east. The property has views of downtown Seattle across a park that lies both to the east and north. To allow each dwelling to inhabit a specific portion of the site, the sloping topography was reshaped into two distinct levels.
DESIGN
The design was informed by four primary considerations:
- economy of space within strict land use limitations
- variations in individual dwelling program and configuration
- direct access to landscape and exterior space
- exploration of the exterior cladding screen
