Story of a 9′ 6″ wide Modern Home

The Lid Park Residence now sits across from freeway park in Seattle Washington. The home itself is merely 9′ 6″ wide. Why you ask? During the construction of the I-90 tunnel that now connects Seattle to Mercer Island and Bellevue beyond, some properties remained as access easements. This lot is one of them, it is a 19’6″ wide parcel that had sat vacant for over 40 years. With the City of Seattle setbacks a home built on the site would have to be less then ten feet wide. So it sat. We were approached by our client with the challenge of creating a light airy and usable space within this tiny footprint. Excited about the challenge and guided by the unique dimensions we embraced the incredibly sustainable building technique of prefab. Often people are mistaken thinking prefab means the same design or module repeated many times. In our case any home prefab or not that we design is custom to the site, environment, clients needs and program. The Lid Park residence was designed to maximize light while maintaining privacy and creating an open feel despite it’s narrow confinements. The home is just over 1200 sqft featuring three levels, one (the lower) is site built and contains an office nook, bathroom, second bedroom and a laundry area. The middle level (first of the prefab levels) contains a dining room, living room, and kitchen, the top floor contains a master suite and rooftop deck. The modular construction was completed by Method Homes a local prefab builder.

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