This historic 1934 gothic barn, located in Sequim, Washington, was rescued in 2008 by Chuck and Barbara Steel of California, who recognized the importance and beauty of this huge farm building that they discovered was for sale during a visit to friends in the area. So many of these grand structures are disappearing like the…
This home was designed to inspire the feeling of being inside of a whale similar to classic storybooks. The original Farm House was built in 1902, and remodeled by Lost Arts in 2007. For the second phase of the Tom Walker Farm House remodel, Tom requested the design of a new freestanding 3 car garage,…
Ongoing project. This phase consists of a studio addition design for a well-known Seattle area artist, Z.Z. Wei, originally from Beijing and now residing in Shoreline, Washington with his wife Lin and their two young sons. The existing house was originally built in 1979 and is a classic example of the 70’s international style. While needing…
An 1907 Indianola cabin previously abandoned for 8 years and in disrepair. Concept: Repair and modernize an old house while maintaining the feel of the old and classic Indianola summer cabins that are still numerous in this small beach community. We reinvented a falling-down porch as a new dining room and connected it to the original…
1896 farmhouse, formerly in great disrepair and abandoned; reinvented and resurrected by Lost Arts in close collaboration with an energetic young couple who are doing all of their own construction in planned, affordable phases. Previous owner started an ill-conceived remodel of the old house, poured perimeter foundation, ran out of money. Enter Nick and Morgan…
New Japanese residence on a wooded site with a view of the Japanese Alps. Concept includes introduction of progressive land-use and building siting ideas not typical in Japanese construction practice, and for us, a very important and desirable trend to encourage in Japan today. Lost Arts proposed that clients Toshiyuki and Keiko Matsubara maintain a…
