Park Pad

Location

Madison Park. Seattle, WA

Status

Completed July 2025

Size

964 sf DADU + 410 sf garage

Contractor

Ainslie Davis Construction

Collaborators

Harriott Valentine Engineers (Structural Engineering)
Wittman Estes (Landscape Design)
Millennium Landscape and Construction Inc. (Landscape Installation)

Photo Credit

Rafael Soldi

Looking for inventive ways to expand their spaces, a Seattle family reached out to Best Practice with a challenge: how can they improve their existing garage, create a flexible hangout space, connect to the large yard, have some overflow guest areas, a new home gym, and an outdoor play space for their family? The answer is the Park PAD, which replaces an existing garage on the alley with a new structure that functions as both a garage and a retaining wall at the lower level, and an open and airy detached dwelling that connects to the large yard. Complete with a submerged tunnel that connects to the existing home, the Park PAD seamlessly integrates with newly landscaped exterior patios and plantings, creating a free-flowing, flexible space for the family to inhabit.

Rafael Soldi

Taking advantage of a rare, oversized corner lot, Best Practice worked through design iterations that replaced the garage at the lower alley level and provided living space at the upper level, opening onto the generous outdoor space. The result is Park PAD, which cleverly integrates a detached dwelling with an integrated landscape design. Working with landscape architect Wittman Estes, the design team created a thoughtful approach that addressed the site’s numerous challenges and provided a counterpoint to the existing craftsman details.

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