backyard cottage blog

Jon and Rita wanted to build a recording studio that would also serve as a guest cottage for friends and family.  We worked with them and...

Natural light was a driving factor in the design of this small cottage in Seattle's tangletown neighborhood.  Now that their c...

Due to the delay in the Seattle City Council timing to debate the proposed land use code changes affecting backyard cottages we are going to...

Drew, Jacob, Meredith and Elyse are building a backyard cottage and a muli-generational household. You can follow their progress at the ...

The legislation encouraging more backyard cottages has been delayed due to an appeal filed by Marty Kaplan of the Queen Anne Community ...

how might the proposed code revisions impact your plans?   The city council is set to review the  recommendations for easing land use rest...

The seattle department of construction and inspection (SDCI) has released it's recommendations for easing land use restrictions on...