Garden Pavilion, Seattle
When the Zimmerman family settled in Seattle, Washington, in the late 1990s they bought a 1,100-square-foot Craftsman built in the 1920s. Fast-forward to today. Not wanting to leave their beloved neighborhood, but hurting for space, they enlisted the help of local design-build firm Ninebark to create a separate living area. Working from sketches that the residents had from their uncle, Gary Schoemaker, an architect in New York, Ninebark realized a refined granny flat that serves as a playroom, office, and guesthouse for visitors, complete with a kitchenette and full bathroom.
Though the footprint of the structure is quite small, just 20' x 12', it has a remarkable number of green features, including a Warmboard radiant subfloor, tilt-turn windows and doors handcrafted from Douglas fir, reclaimed wood used for the rafters, a dual flush toilet, and is oriented for passive heating and cooling. "It was important for us to be green, but we weren't chasing LEED," says resident Jon Zimmerman. The exterior boasts a standing-seam copper and cedar rain screen.
A rolling ladder made from salvaged wood and components leads to a small, yet well equipped, office.
Here's a bird's eye view of the living area from the loft.
Architect: Gary Shoemaker, Gary Shoemaker Architects PC
Interior Finish Selection: Kim Mankoski, Ninebark Design/Build
Landscape Design: Ninebark Design/Build
General Contractor: Ninebark Design/Build
Design and Permitting Consultant: Jared Hoke, Red Oke Studio
The kitchenette countertops are made from recycled concrete. The bathroom tile is by Pental.
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This is what i want, with a full kitchen and bath. Anyone have any ideas who can create it, any prefabs, how much it would cost not including appliances?
I love the layout and would love to find the builder and the architect, I want this to be my next home. I just love it!
Thanks for your comments! The design/build firm that created the project is Ninebark in Seattle: http://ninebarkstudio.com/ (also linked in the introduction)
Ninebark Design is incredibly creative! Their goal of being "green" is manifested in every aspect of their design critera - awesome!
Great light and open. But what granny can go to bed up there?
Would love to know who fabricated the loft ladder. I need for for my new loft. Thanks.
btw .........congratulations Ninebark Studio. Great project...especially the attention to detail (atd).
Very appealing. I appreciate the clean lines and the warmth of materials inside and out. What's behind the interior door? Mechanical room? It sounds like the windows and doors are locally made. Where did the tilt/turn hardware come from? I've seen this type of window/door in Germany and think they are brilliant! Very nice auxilliary building!!
So did they tear down the craftsman in order to build the granny flat? One might argue whether that was a good trade.
Thank you everyone for your warm comments. Jim- feel free to contact us directly and we can try to best answer your detailed questions. Efrain- Thank you so much, please feel free to email us through our website. Doug- We designed the ladder and worked closely with our welder. Please contact me via email and I would be happy to share his info. Barbara- Very interesting analysis, let me point out details relevant to your questions.The blinds are motorized, and in the up position, (makes for a better photo). There are units above both the upper and lower windows visible in the 2nd and 3rd photos. The door is visible in the exterior photo, all the way to the right of the glazing, and also visible in the birds eye view photo to the left of the ladder. The pavilion is accessed via the outdoor patio, a direct link to the main house. Ingrid- Thanks so much for your comments. Yes, the mechanical room is beyond the interior door that is closed. The Tilt Turn windows / doors and entry door are made by HH doors and windows here in Seattle. We very much like working with them. http://hhwindows.com/
I totally love the clean, simple lines and warmth of this design. I want my next home to be like that.
how would this building hold up in a colder climate? I live in Canada and we routinely have winter weeks where it is about 40 below 0C. I am interested in building something like this for a cottage/cabin. Any comments or suggestions are welcome
We took a double porch circa 1920s that had been added to an 1875 house in Cambridge, Massachusetts and built this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22887580@N06/5447794775/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22887580@N06/4384953070/ The 1875 part of the house still stands. Our north-facing curtain window looks out onto a postage stamp sized patio, enough space for a table and chairs, with a view of the backside of the house in front of us and our garden. http://www.flickr.com/photos/22887580@N06/3365950998/ It's small, it's close, it's Cambridge. It's heaven.
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