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Colman Park House by Office of Ordinary Architecture

This project designed by Office of Ordinary Architecture started when the owners, living in Texas at the time, stumbled across this hidden gem of a house for sale. While the home is only two miles away from downtown Seattle it fees worlds away thanks to its parkside location. Colman Park, designed by the Olmstead brothers, surrounds the house on two sides and makes it feel like a treehouse in the city. The owners snapped up the home and when they decided to relocate to Seattle full time brought in OOA to help revitalize the 1940s house. Photography by Emily Keeney.

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A Family Cottage by Office of Ordinary Architecture

After completing our Greenwood Hideaway project the owners came to OOA with a new challenge: they wanted to fully remodel the cottage located in front of the newly created yoga studio. The owners tasked OOA with making this a family for home generations to come as the family matriarch would be the first resident of the cottage and the next generation plans to age-in-place in this home. Photography by Emily Keeney.

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