D3 Architects

Home Improvement Professionals , Architects & Building Designers , Accessory Dwelling Units , Home Remodeling , Home Additions , Universal Design , Basement Remodeling
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D3 Architects
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Hawthorne Hills "C" House

This modern home in the Hawthorne Hills neighborhood in Seattle offers generous, open spaces, balanced daylight, views and privacy. Our concept for the home, visible from the exterior, was to create 2 interlocking "C's". One "C" is made of vertical cedar slats that houses the public spaces and third floor master suite. The other is the white and grey mass that houses the second floor bedrooms. This concept created a clear diagram for us and allowed to space plan to create a generous and functional home for a large family.

The house features a large living room with floor to ceiling windows, an open, creative kitchen design with custom kitchen cabinets, a second floor lounge, and a private master suite on the third floor with a private deck overlooking downtown Seattle.
Project Year: 2017
Project Cost: $1,500,001 - $2,000,000
Country: United States
Zip Code: 98105
A view from above of this impressive three story modern home in the Hawthorne Hills neighborhood of Seattle. We pushed this house back as far as we could from the street to give the spaces in the home more privacy, create a western facing outdoor space, and mediate the sense that the house towers...
Hawthorne Hills Modern House exterior
A view from above of this impressive three story modern home in the Hawthorne Hills neighborhood of Seattle. We pushed this house back as far as we could from the street to create a western facing outdoor space and mediate the sense that the house towers over the street. The sloping site allowed...
Hawthorne Hills modern house yard and exterior
The floor plans showing the main design ideas - a basement with a two car garage and lots of storage rising up to the open main floor with large U shaped kitchen. A stair rises through the center of the house bringing daylight into the center of the building.
Hawthorne Hills "C" House
The view after walking in the front door, greeted with an open concept floor plan. The dogleg open tread stair with solid oak wood treads makes its way up the center of the house with windows up the whole stair and skylights above. We like this design strategy because it brings daylight into the...
Hawthorne Hills Modern House entry
The entry and open lounge and dining area. The entry is a double height space, opening to the U-shaped stair that brings daylight into the center of the house. The entry is screened from the formal living room by a custom white oak screen and built in cabinet that has a coat closet and cubby hole...
Hawthorne Hills House entry
The living room with south and west light. The room is screened from the entry by a custom oak screen that contains a coat closet facing the entry. A modern fireplace with caesarstone surround provides a focal point for the room. A study is behind the fireplace, with a barn door in the passage...
Hawthorne Hills Modern House living room with fireplace
The living room with south and west light. The room is screened from the entry by a custom oak screen that contains a coat closet facing the entry. A modern fireplace with caesarstone surround provides a focal point for the room. A study is behind the fireplace, with a barn door in the passage...
Hawthorne Hills House Living Room
The living room with south and west light. The room is screened from the entry by a custom oak screen that contains a coat closet facing the entry. A modern fireplace with caesarstone surround provides a focal point for the room. A study is behind the fireplace, with a barn door in the passage...
Hawthorne Hills Modern House living room
We love designing kitchens. We work hard achieve several design goals simultaneously: clean lines, coordinated color and material palette, functional work space and flow, natural light, connection to the other spaces in the house, and lots of storage. This kitchen utilizes a U shape layout to...
Hawthorne Hills House Kitchen
Looking back, you can see the entry and all of the western light coming into the house. The kitchen has ample storage and lots of big work surfaces, like the caesarstone kitchen island. Custom cabinets, white trim, floor to ceiling windows, white oak hardwood floors are all features of this home.
Hawthorne Hills Modern House kitchen and pantry
The top of the dogleg or U-shaped stairs that run up through the center of the house, with skylights above and windows lining the whole eastern side, bringing in tons of natural light into the center of the house. Hardwood floors, white trim, and full height windows are key features of this home.
Hawthorne Hills Modern House stair
The custom oak vanity cabinet floats above the floor, creating a modern looking cabinet with pleasing proportions and making for easy floor cleaning. A window brings in natural light, illuminating the clean white surfaces.
Hawthorne Hills Modern House bathroom
This master bathroom is a generous and efficient layout, offering a toilet room, a long white oak and caesarstone custom vanity, a walk in white ceramic tile shower with caesarstone bench and shampoo niche, and glass shower door. Its all designed for easy use and cleaning, and clean modern...
Hawthorne Hills House Master Bathroom
Master bedroom suite occupies the whole third floor, with sliding glass doors leading out to the deck with commanding views of downtown Seattle. The third floor is pushed back from the main volume of the house, allowing the doors and windows to bring in tons of natural light but offering privacy...
Hawthorne Hills Modern House master bedroom
The hallway on the third floor, with sliding glass doors leading out to the deck with commanding views of downtown Seattle. The third floor is pushed back from the main volume of the house, allowing the doors and windows to bring in tons of natural light but offering privacy for the master suite...
Hawthorne Hills Modern House third floor hall and deck
The third floor deck with an awning that helps to shade the interior spaces in the summer and offers partial cover for the deck. A cedar screen adds warmth to the exterior space. The stained tight knot cedar deck is an inexpensive way to create a beautiful and functional outdoor space.
Hawthorne Hills Modern House third floor deck
The third floor deck with an awning that helps to shade the interior spaces in the summer and offers partial cover for the deck. A cedar screen adds warmth to the exterior space. The stained tight knot cedar deck is an inexpensive way to create a beautiful and functional outdoor space.
Private Master Suite Deck
The third floor deck with an awning that helps to shade the interior spaces in the summer and offers partial cover for the deck. A cedar screen adds warmth to the exterior space. The stained tight knot cedar deck is an inexpensive way to create a beautiful and functional outdoor space.
Hawthorne Hills Modern House Private Master Suite Deck
We love designing in neighborhoods that have lots of mature trees. We loved this site because it benefits from having lots of green trees surrounding it, but because it is situated on a corner, it can open up to lots of natural light to the west and south, a great feature in the pacific northwest.
Hawthorne Hills House neighborhood
We love designing in neighborhoods that have lots of mature trees. We loved this site because it benefits from having lots of green trees surrounding it, but because it is situated on a corner, it can open up to lots of natural light to the west and south, a great feature in the pacific northwest.
Hawthorne Hills House Exterior and Neighborhood
We love designing in neighborhoods that have lots of mature trees. We loved this site because it benefits from having lots of green trees surrounding it, but because it is situated on a corner, it can open up to lots of natural light to the west and south, a great feature in the pacific northwest.
Hawthorne Hills Modern House Western Exterior