Friday, October 21, 2011

Portage Bay Floating Home

Portage Bay Floating Home
Seattle, Washington

While reading this month's architecture and design magazine Dwell, we came across a unique and very cool home. It is a remodeled houseboat on Seattle's Portage Bay. We have rarely seen such an out of the ordinary home. This once-plain floating home received a ten years renovation by Ninebark Design Build, interior designer Kim Mankoski, and local builder Dyna Contracting. Among the challenges they faced were comprehensive issues like how to build a home with so much detail on a platform that was constantly moving and shifting, and more particular issues like how to build steel windows that would rust yet remain waterproof. 

The end product is a 1,000-square-foot place complemented by a 400-square-foot rooftop deck that provides ample views of the waterfront and snowcapped peaks of the Cascade Mountains. Ninebark and Dyna tried to salvage as many components as they could from the original structure. On the exterior, they used Cor-ten steel and cedar, both of which will age well in the rainy northwestern climate. The interior has Marmoleum tile floor which feels warm and smooth underfoot in the living/dining/kitchen area of the houseboat. Because its moorage is at the end of the dock, the east-facing wall is completely open to the water, and the house is filled with light even on gray days. 

This is a fantastic retreat, surrounded constantly by natural light and the sound of water.

For those of you interested in Seattle houseboats, there is a very romantic one located on the famous "Sleepless in Seattle" dock. It is on the market for 900,000$

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1 comment:

  1. In a floating home as long time to renovation charge as high. This type of house more fantastic retreat,surrounded constantly by natural light and the sound of water. So there market value high.

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