Completed homes and project documentation show the built development, including stepped volumes, separate entrances, and roof terraces. View evidence ↓
W. Newton St Rowhouse replaces a single-family property with four homes in Seattle’s West Queen Anne neighborhood. The development uses a steep corner site to combine separate street entrances, vertically organized interiors, and outdoor space at roof level.
As Founder and Managing Director of Ju Square Development LLC, I oversaw all aspects of the project during 2017–2020, including development, design, engineering, and construction management. I coordinated the architect, engineering consultants, city officials, contractors, vendors, and brokers throughout the project. David Vandervort Architects provided the architectural design.
Four homes on a sloping corner
The 4,201-square-foot site meets W Newton Street and 14th Avenue W at different elevations. Entrances are distributed along the street edges, while four parking spaces occupy the uphill end. The section accommodates the falling ground with lower-level rooms toward the downhill corner and a taller volume uphill, giving each home direct access from outside.
Site plan and longitudinal section. Drawings: David Vandervort Architects, 2018.
Living across levels
Each home connects living, dining, and kitchen spaces with bedrooms above. The downhill homes extend into a lower level; the uphill homes continue to a third floor. Internal stairs connect these different arrangements to private roof terraces. The plans place circulation, bathrooms, and storage alongside the primary rooms, preserving continuous living areas within the compact footprint.
Basement and first-floor plans. Drawings: David Vandervort Architects, 2018.
Second- and third-floor plans. Drawings: David Vandervort Architects, 2018.
Roof-deck and roof plans. Drawings: David Vandervort Architects, 2018.
A street frontage divided into homes
Projecting window bays, recessed entrances, and changes in cladding break the long frontage into smaller volumes. Warm wood siding frames large windows against dark cementitious panels and brick. The shifts in roof height follow the slope, while planting and low retaining walls mediate between the entrances and sidewalk. The elevation drawings coordinate these material changes with window openings and the stepped building profile.
North and south elevations. Drawings: David Vandervort Architects, 2018.
