Queen Anne Mid-Modern by Coop15 Architecture

This project is a result of renovation and expansion made to a house at 2711 First on Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill which designed by Paul Hayden Kirk. It was a bold compact composition with shingled walls that wrap over to become the roof. The idea was reinforced inside with cedar clad walls and ceilings.

timber living room Queen Anne Mid-Modern

The Coop15 Architecture extruded the plan and form, stretching the house to provide extra bedroom on the lower level, with a separate bath for kids. The enlarged lower level also accommodated a media room and a spacious home office. Upstairs, the entry, and combined living/dining/kitchen area, were all expanded. The master bedroom and bath were reconfigured to create a little extra elbow room for 6’-7” Gavin, and the stair was completely changed to increase headroom.

dreary interior Queen Anne Mid-Modern

The power of walls that become roof was not changed. The original cedar shingle exterior was long-since replaced with a mishmash of corrugated metal and shingles, in need of replacement. While a handsome standing seam metal system might have been ideal, it was cost-prohibitive, and the final solution was fiberglass composition shingles for the walls and roof, which ought to last 40 years.

home renovation Queen Anne Mid-Modern

Inside, extensive cedar paneling had darkened with age, and when combined with tall trees that had grown up around the property, the effect was a dreary interior. We added more glass, including a large skylight that replaced a roof monitor, smoothing the lines on the exterior and brightening the interior. Some of those cedar walls were replaced with white gypsum wallboard, with cedar limited to the exterior walls that become the ceiling, emphasizing the exterior concept.