Barton Street Lofts

Seattle, Washington

ROLE: landscape architecture

SCOPE: design through construction administration

STATUS: completed 2010

CONSTRUCTION BUDGET: $12 million

CONSULTANT TEAM:

	Joseph Hurley Architects (architect)
	Johnson|Southerland (landscape architect)

CLIENT: William Parks, developer

Barton Street Lofts are European-style townhouses in the Delridge neighborhood of Seattle. The dense development on three former single-family lots will encircle a 2,500-square-foot courtyard. The project was influenced by Italian hill towns, where homes were built close together and engaged with their surroundings. Creating a sense of community is one goal, along with taking a stand against rote design in a lower income neighborhood. The project features gated trellis entries from the street into the courtyard and private front door porches facing the street. The courtyard will have large trees for privacy, paving stones, benches and paths, and park-style barbecue grills.