Best Practice Architecture Renovates 1950s Seattle House into Multigenerational Home with Scalloped Shingles
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Jenna McKnight
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Summary
Best Practice Architecture renovated a 1950s house in Seattle's Mt Baker neighborhood into a multigenerational home called 'Lil Shingle.' The project involved converting a neglected property into a wooden shingle-clad residence with a basement apartment, designed by a principal at the firm for her retired mother.
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wooden shingle-clad 'multigenerational home base' with a basement level that can serve as its own apartment
The house, called Lil Shingle, involved the renovation of a 1950s house in Seattle's Mt Baker neighbourhood
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