We are happy to announce that a b9 project, Family Share, will be one of seven featured for the first annual AIA Explore Design Home Tour. The tour will take place onSeptember 14th, 2013 and features excellent work by a group of local architects including Suyama Peterson Deguchi, David Neiman Architects, Adams, Mohler + Ghillino Architects, Johnston Architects, NK Architects, and Coop 15 Architecture. The tour will also be a component of the Seattle Design Festival.

Lately, we tend to view architecture through carefully framed photographs that are limited in their ability to tell the whole story of any given project. This tour will be a great opportunity to actually experience a type of work that we see every day (in our own homes), but rarely have access to (in other people’s homes). It will also be an opportunity to see some really superb homes. Contact AIA Seattle for more details. We hope to see you out there!

Family Share is located in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle.

Our project on Capitol Hill is (literally) moving along! The existing house has been moved closer to the street and the three townhouses behind it are nearly finished with framing. In order to get the house where it needed to be, it was lifted onto two steel beams supported by hydraulic columns. Once in place, a forklift was used to pull the entire house forward. Here are a few photos documenting the process so far, let us know what you think!

The gap between what moves and what stays. The two orange beams sat on rollers which allowed the entire house to be pulled closer to the street.

The truck to the left controls the hydraulic lifts that keep the beams on which the house sits level.

The moment of truth: a forklift pulls the entire house closer to the sidewalk.

Framed facade of the new triplex. Steel beams were used to frame an entry moment and support the cantilevered volumes above.