This 800 sf DADU was designed to complement the main house and take advantage of cool summer shade offered from a large walnut tree.  The new cottage and main house form a courtyard around the tree, creating a shared outdoor space for the four generations of family living on the property. The DADU was thoughtfully designed to accommodate aging in place, utilizing universal design concepts such as, keeping the floor level close to grade, accessible bathrooms and shower room, wide doors everywhere and open spaces that allow ease of movement. These bright open spaces make the cottage seems bigger than it is.

What people are saying about live-work-play

Jane and I had an excellent experience working with Sheri who helped us conceptualize our wishes into a thoughtful, creative design and worked with contractors to make that design real.  Sheri is a listener.  In our first meeting she asked for us to name the qualities we foremost wanted in a backyard cottage.  All of them were met in the design and the end result.  She solved complex problems, she was direct and confident and friendly with contractors, took good notes and always followed through.  We love the results.

The Hutchesons, Seattle, WA