AIA Seattle’s FutureShack event is featured in Sunday’s Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Sunday Magazine. If you don’t have the paper, view the article online at: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2016133504_pacificpfutur...

How can architecture help improve the quality of your city? Your neighborhood? Your home? How can you share your vision of living in the future? Part debate about how we want to live, part recognition of innovative architecture, FutureShack showcases creative responses to our changing lifestyles, across a wide range of building types, budgets, constraints and social agendas.

Looking for the latest in residential design? Check out our FutureShack 2011 Gallery, featuring entries submitted by local architects and architecture firms from around the region. View the Gallery at: http://futureshack.aiaseattle.org

Date: September 20, 5-9pm
Location: Seattle Center, Fisher Pavilion, 305 Harrison St.
Tickets: http://www.aiaseattle.org/futureshack_2011

AIA Seattle and Northwest Home Magazine are hosting a home tour of a backyard cottage in the Phinney Ridge / Green Lake neighborhood of north Seattle.  The free tour is this Sunday.
For more information, visit the website’s of Northwest Homeor AIA Seattle

An article in Sunday’s Seattle Times, Recycling That Old House by Nancy Chaney http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2012734540_realsalvage29.html , documents a families recent experience with deconstruction - recycling building materials in advance of a major home remodel or demolition project.  Deconstruction gives new life to materials that would otherwise end up in a landfill.  The article also provides resources on companies to contact that offer deconstruction services.  While some charge for this, most offer it as a free service in exchange for the materials they take.  You’ll also receive a nice charitable donation tax receipt in addition to not ha

Online Calculators

Want a quick estimate on what your project will cost to design and build? Check out our online cost estimators to give you an idea of rough costs. We've provided some links to free cost estimating calculators to assist you in developing a rough estimate of costs for the design and construction of your custom residential project. These calculators only provide rough estimates so they don't take the place of having a qualified design professional or contractor bid on your project. Hopefully they help you understand what things might cost so that you can better assess your financial ability to pursue your desired project.

Project Updates

Townhomes

Besides the question of how much will my remodel cost, another popular question we are often asked is 'how much of a return on my remodeling investment can I expect to recoup if I sell my house?’.  A great resource for this that we refer people to is Remodeling Magazine's annual Cost Versus Value Report.  We like this report because it breaks down remodeling projects by region, type of remodel, size of remodel and level of finishes.

Construction is now underway on the Lake Forest Park Remodel commencing with the fun part - demolition!  Check out the project page for design sketches and more info on the project.  Stay tuned to the blog for further project updates as construction continues.