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Green Roof House
Wallingford, Seattle, WA
A growing family wants to stay in this house, so they look to go up. To preserve the neighbors' view and natural light, they want to expand all up front. We design an efficient, fitting floor plan to minimize the addition footprint, which results in the opportunity to spread an ample green roof space over the back half of the existing house, where the neighbors will gaze day in and day out. We marry existing craftsman character of the house with new contemporary, yet ageless, house's form.
Proposed sustainable features
Addition on half of existing footprint to mitigate
storm runoff
Integrated Home Performance testing for envelope
upgrades
Existing main floor envelope upgraded to
high-performance
Rainwater catchment for re-use in toilets and
and laundry
Large green roof and many minor green roofs drain
to rainwater catchment
Rain gardens for on-site storm water management
Green wall to show off rainwater
Extensive use of natural light to south side
Self-contained solar preheat for domestic hot water
Photovoltaic solar panels
FSC-certified framing lumber and sheathing
Low-VOC adhesives and caulks
Cabinets made of healthy cores and finishes
Salvaged fixtures and finishes
Right-sized heating system
Energy Star or better appliances
Wallingford, Seattle, WA
A growing family wants to stay in this house, so they look to go up. To preserve the neighbors' view and natural light, they want to expand all up front. We design an efficient, fitting floor plan to minimize the addition footprint, which results in the opportunity to spread an ample green roof space over the back half of the existing house, where the neighbors will gaze day in and day out. We marry existing craftsman character of the house with new contemporary, yet ageless, house's form.
Proposed sustainable features
Addition on half of existing footprint to mitigate
storm runoff
Integrated Home Performance testing for envelope
upgrades
Existing main floor envelope upgraded to
high-performance
Rainwater catchment for re-use in toilets and
and laundry
Large green roof and many minor green roofs drain
to rainwater catchment
Rain gardens for on-site storm water management
Green wall to show off rainwater
Extensive use of natural light to south side
Self-contained solar preheat for domestic hot water
Photovoltaic solar panels
FSC-certified framing lumber and sheathing
Low-VOC adhesives and caulks
Cabinets made of healthy cores and finishes
Salvaged fixtures and finishes
Right-sized heating system
Energy Star or better appliances
