​West Seattle Backyard Cottage
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​800sf backyard cottage for a homeowner to age-in-place with rental income of the primary house.   A two story main living space opens to a deck and garden.  Hydronic heated concrete floors, on-demand hot water, HRV and remote window shading are efforts in sustainability.  The owner worked on interior finishes & landscaping.

The project is included in Sightline Institute's Status of Seattle backyard cottages 2017, AARP's Livable Communities Magazine WHERE WE LIVE 2018 (a Hermes Creative Award Winner) and AARP's ABCs of ADUs 2019.  
Go to https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/housing/info-2019/two-story-detached-adu.html and
https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/livable-communities/livable-documents/documents-2019/ADU-guide-web-singles-071619.pdf  
to read about the project.

This is our   BUTTERFLY  model.

​Built by Ian Jones of Treebird Construction
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Completed 2015
Photo Credit:  Alex Hayden Photography
See more on our support of backyard cottages under SEATTLE SMALL HOUSE NEWS