Auburn, WA 98003
Over the summer I was engaged in a residential house-flip where I got to help design and space plan along side a registered architect and contractor. The house was a molding and smelled strongly of felicle matter with trash layered in piles through every room.
My position within the project was to pick finished and communicate with the contractor about insallation. I sourced materials, adhered to a budget, created a finish schedule for materials, and was present during much of the insallation.
LOCATION: Auburn, WA
3 BD/ 1 BA
1,100 SQ. FT
OBJECTIVES:
- Sanitize the house
- Create a more open floor plan
- Add features to increase sale price
- Maintain a budget
- Source materials
My position within the project was to pick finished and communicate with the contractor about insallation. I sourced materials, adhered to a budget, created a finish schedule for materials, and was present during much of the insallation.
LOCATION: Auburn, WA
3 BD/ 1 BA
1,100 SQ. FT
OBJECTIVES:
- Sanitize the house
- Create a more open floor plan
- Add features to increase sale price
- Maintain a budget
- Source materials
The outside of the house had been covered completely with overgrown brush and vines squeezing the building structure. We cleaned it all away to leave an open canvas for the future family. Adding a red door to direct the viewer's gaze.
The kitchen was reorganized so that the accessibility and flow was congruent. We also cut the wall down to create a sit in bar which opened the site lines to the front door to the far corner of the living space. The counter tops were also extended thanks to the move of the door 4 feet to the right.
Defining space in an open floor plan can be challenging, however with the sit up bar and the fireplace the space flows beautifully, piecing together the different defined spaces.
One of the most important features of this house was the use of line. I wanted to elongate the room, focusing on site lines.
The first room is on the left as you walk down the hall from the living space. The room color was choose because of it's cool qualities. I wanted to bring calmness. Two of the bedrooms are painted this color and the third is painted a darker shade of this blue.
A bedroom should cradle you and invite you to relax and recharge.