{"id":465,"date":"2025-09-30T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/?p=465"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:10:02","slug":"shed-architecture-design-renovates-home-for-seattle-restaurateur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/30\/shed-architecture-design-renovates-home-for-seattle-restaurateur\/","title":{"rendered":"SHED Architecture & Design renovates home for Seattle restaurateur"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Local studio SHED Architecture & Design<\/a> has renovated<\/a> a 1920s building into a compact two-level home with a black exterior and interior references to its history in Seattle<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1927 building was previously a studio for Seattle impressionist artist Louise Crow, then a church, before the 1,000-square-foot structure (92-square metre) was converted into a house for Quynh-Vy Pham, the owner of venerated Vietnamese Ph\u1edf B\u1eafc<\/a> restaurants in the city’s Little Saigon neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

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SHED Architecture & Design has completed a home renovation in Seattle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pham inherited the property from her late brother, who had originally begun the renovation.<\/p>\n

Set on a 2,835-square-foot (263-square-metre) lot with non-conforming conditions, the Ph\u1edf B\u1eafc House sits between two large houses in Seattle’s Leschi neighbourhood near Frink Park.<\/p>\n

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The house sits on a non-conforming lot in the city’s Frink Park neighbourhood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SHED Architecture & Design<\/a> (SHED) added a second storey and a half-storey for storage to expand the space to 1,858 square feet (173 square metres) while maintaining the original structure.<\/p>\n

“The Ph\u1edf B\u1eafc House is the result of a layering of histories, both personal and local, to create a compact home that reflects the way that Quynh-Vy lives, works and entertains,\u201d said SHED project architect Rebecca Marsh.<\/p>\n

“The design pulled from the history of the existing structure, its past functions and the desire to honor her brother’s legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A level was added to the previously single-storey property<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Set up from the street level, the north facade is characterised by a large window surrounded by charcoal grey fibreglass shingles \u2013 an economical nod to the building’s original cedar.<\/p>\n

The 1927 window was enlarged to bring in more natural light and painted pink to reference the restaurant’s\u00a0signature hue and the owner’s brother’s early renovation efforts. The previous frame was repurposed into an interior screen and stair guardrail, preserving part of the structure’s history.<\/p>\n

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The historic window fittings were transformed into an interior screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The interior layout prioritises natural light, circulation and openness, arranging social spaces to flow from interior to exterior.<\/p>\n

With framed views of the Cascades and Lake Washington, the linear house has living, dining and kitchen spaces on the ground floor that open to a large back patio. The upper floor is private with two bedrooms, a shared bathroom and a sitting room that leads to a roof deck overlooking the street.<\/p>\n