East Madison Townhome

This remodel updates one of Fred Bassetti's early condominium townhomes in Seattle's Madison Valley, part of Washington's pioneering multi-unit housing from the late 1970s. Challenge The goal was to honor the building's original design while turning a single unit into a fully modern home, with better performance and finer detail. Solution We converted an unused attic into a loft that works as a guest space or a home office. We replaced the mechanical system entirely: electric radiant heat in the slab keeps ceilings clean and temperatures even. New skylights and a roof window bring daylight deep into the narrow 1,540-square-foot unit and frame views of the trees outside. Materials + Craft Every finish was replaced. Clean wood trim runs throughout as a tactile counterpoint to the crisp modern surfaces, and one simple trim and joinery system ties the rooms together.