建筑师提供的文字说明。在全国各地，许多家庭正面临着同样困难的问题：当你生活在一个具有最小住房选项的城市时，如何才能最好地支持老化的家庭成员？最佳实践架构为围绕多代生活和城市密度的问题与他们最新的西雅图项目提供了卓越的解决方案。

Text description provided by the architects. Across the country, many families are struggling with the same difficult question: How can you best support aging family members when you live in a city with minimal housing options? Best Practice Architecture has offered a brilliant solution to issues around multigenerational living and urban density with their latest Seattle project.

Text description provided by the architects. Across the country, many families are struggling with the same difficult question: How can you best support aging family members when you live in a city with minimal housing options? Best Practice Architecture has offered a brilliant solution to issues around multigenerational living and urban density with their latest Seattle project.

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C.埃德·索齐尼奥

这家公司被西雅图的一位房主雇来创建“奶奶垫”：一个从后院车库改建而成的宽敞的生活区。住宅的增加是为了给年迈的家庭成员一个安全和精心设计的家庭，为成长中的家庭带来儿童保育，并为每一个参与其中的人保持隐私。

The firm was hired by a Seattle homeowner to create Granny Pad: A spacious living quarters converted from a backyard garage. The residential addition was built to give the aging family member a safe and well-designed home, bring childcare to the growing family, and to maintain privacy for everyone involved.

The firm was hired by a Seattle homeowner to create Granny Pad: A spacious living quarters converted from a backyard garage. The residential addition was built to give the aging family member a safe and well-designed home, bring childcare to the growing family, and to maintain privacy for everyone involved.

 Section perspective

剖面透视

在西雅图的大学区以北，奶奶垫是一个571平方英尺的独立式住宅，从现有的车库改造成一个崇高的、开放的生活空间。当客户在他们附近找不到合适的“奶奶”时，项目就开始了。有了越来越多的家庭，他们的房子里没有足够的空间来满足她的需要，维护家庭中每个人的隐私。在西雅图的住房短缺的情况下，搬到这个城市的更大的房子的选择是不可能的。

Located just north of Seattle’s University District, Granny Pad is a 571 square foot detached dwelling transformed from an existing garage into a lofty, open living space. The project began when the client couldn’t find appropriate housing for “Granny” in their neighborhood. With a growing family, they didn’t have enough space in their house to accommodate her needs and maintain the privacy everyone in the family wanted. And with a shortage of affordable housing in Seattle, the option of moving to a larger house in the city was out of reach.

Located just north of Seattle’s University District, Granny Pad is a 571 square foot detached dwelling transformed from an existing garage into a lofty, open living space. The project began when the client couldn’t find appropriate housing for “Granny” in their neighborhood. With a growing family, they didn’t have enough space in their house to accommodate her needs and maintain the privacy everyone in the family wanted. And with a shortage of affordable housing in Seattle, the option of moving to a larger house in the city was out of reach.

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那是最佳实践介入的时候。该公司认为将客户现有的车库(以前用作存储)转换为完美的解决方案。设计考虑因素包括在短期和长期时间表上查看项目。第一，满足客户当前需要的最佳做法。他们还考虑将来使用该空间作为家庭可能的出租单位、工作室、办公室或其他创收项目。他们只需要用571平方英尺就可以完成所有这些。

That’s when Best Practice stepped in. The firm saw converting the client’s existing garage (previously used as storage) as the perfect solution. Design considerations included looking at the project on both a short-term and long-term timeline. First, Best Practice needed to address the immediate needs of the client. They also considered future uses of the space as a possible rental unit, studio, office or other income generating project for the family. And they needed to do all of that using just 571 square feet.

That’s when Best Practice stepped in. The firm saw converting the client’s existing garage (previously used as storage) as the perfect solution. Design considerations included looking at the project on both a short-term and long-term timeline. First, Best Practice needed to address the immediate needs of the client. They also considered future uses of the space as a possible rental unit, studio, office or other income generating project for the family. And they needed to do all of that using just 571 square feet.

 1st floor plan

一楼图则

为了适应老龄化导致的流动性下降，居住区域需要有一个层次。小组没有建造几间小房间，而是选择了创建一个开放的中央空间，这些空间可以很容易地适应不断变化的流动问题。精心放置的窗户和天窗提供了大量的日光。萝卜暴露在天花板上，现有的车库门被拆除，旧结构变成了入口、厨房和客厅。走一小段路就能看到卧室，壁橱里有洗衣房和浴室。浴室上方的空间(通过梯子进入)将暂时用作储藏室，但将来很容易变成办公室或睡觉的阁楼。所有这些细节结合在一起，创造了一种高耸、开放的感觉，让“奶奶护垫”相对较小的脚印感觉更大。

To accommodate the decreased mobility associated with aging, the living area needed to be one level. Rather than make several small rooms, the team opted to create open, central spaces that can be easily adapted to changing mobility issues. Carefully placed windows and skylights provide lots of daylight. Rafters were left exposed in the ceiling.The existing garage door was removed, and the old structure became the entry, kitchen and sitting room. A short walk through the entryway reveals the bedroom, closet with laundry and bathroom. A lofted space above the bathroom (accessed by a ladder) will be used as storage for the time being, but can easily be transformed into an office or sleeping loft in the future. All of these details come together to create a soaring, open feeling that makes the relatively small footprint of Granny Pad feel much larger.

To accommodate the decreased mobility associated with aging, the living area needed to be one level. Rather than make several small rooms, the team opted to create open, central spaces that can be easily adapted to changing mobility issues. Carefully placed windows and skylights provide lots of daylight. Rafters were left exposed in the ceiling.The existing garage door was removed, and the old structure became the entry, kitchen and sitting room. A short walk through the entryway reveals the bedroom, closet with laundry and bathroom. A lofted space above the bathroom (accessed by a ladder) will be used as storage for the time being, but can easily be transformed into an office or sleeping loft in the future. All of these details come together to create a soaring, open feeling that makes the relatively small footprint of Granny Pad feel much larger.

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C.埃德·索齐尼奥

该结构的后面是一个连接到阁楼空间的私人背板。当最佳做法开始这个项目时，庭院本身就有一个自然的6英尺的高度变化，这激发了该公司在山上建造奶奶盘的灵感。这使得阁楼变得很容易，而且自然也很自然。

Behind the structure sits a private back deck which connects to the loft space. The yard itself had a natural 6 foot elevation change when Best Practice began the project, which inspired the firm to build Granny Pan into the hill itself. And the bunkering made the loft an easy—and natural—addition.

Behind the structure sits a private back deck which connects to the loft space. The yard itself had a natural 6 foot elevation change when Best Practice began the project, which inspired the firm to build Granny Pan into the hill itself. And the bunkering made the loft an easy—and natural—addition.

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凭借独特和前瞻性的设计，最佳实践为他们的客户提供了解决他们当前住房需求的完美解决方案，也为他们的未来提供了一个充满可能性的世界。

With unique and forward-thinking design, Best Practice was able to provide their client with the perfect solution for their current housing needs and a world of possibilities for their future.

With unique and forward-thinking design, Best Practice was able to provide their client with the perfect solution for their current housing needs and a world of possibilities for their future.