The PC-1 residence is located in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood on a narrow infill lot. Featured on the Discovery Channel's "World's Greenest Homes", PC-1 utilizes sustainable thinking from the ground up. Beneath the home there is a rain water collection tank (cistern), Polycarbonate walls allow light in the western facade throughout the day without allowing the heat infiltration of glass, operable walls and windows are utilized to maximize cross-ventilation and privacy. All levels of the home have poured concrete radiant heated floors and a connection to the polycarbonate wall serving as unifying materials. The remainder of the building is sheathed in cement panels and marine grade plywood.
Lid Park is currently under construction in the Central District of Seattle with an expected completion date of Feb. 1st. The home is prefabricated into two modules by Method Homes (http://methodhomes.net/modular-home-project-examples/index.html Bellingham) and was designed for a very unusual lot. The property is a remnant sliver, just under 20' wide by 89' long that was left by the creation of the I-90 tunnel. With Seattle building codes (5' side setbacks) the buildable area is just under 10' wide. The home itself features over 1200 sqft, a master bedroom level with attached roof deck, a living level with formal dining room and a lower level with the second bedroom, bathroom and storage. The home took two months to build in the factory and will take another month on site, making the construction time just over three months.
