Jansen Court Apartments

MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING — RESIDENTIAL DESIGN — GREEN BUILDING

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

CAST is closely associated with efforts to improve housing affordability through increasing the “missing middle,” moderate-density infill within existing neighborhoods. This work includes policy advocacy work as well as the design of DADUs, ADUs, and small-scale apartment buildings.

Located on a tree-lined street in Seattle’s iconic Capitol Hill, Jansen Court Apartments is a 4-Star Built Green 10-unit apartment building.

Constructed on the rear of an urban parcel, it preserves a turn-of-the-century house in the front yard and two exceptional cherry trees.

Each of the 10 studio dwellings is designed to have a separate entrance and no shared walls. They are arranged into two stacks of five, tied together with a single egress stair. The variety of homes includes lofts, studios, and penthouse apartments with roof garden decks.

Extensive south-facing windows plus glazing on three sides bring natural light into the homes.

Green Design: 4-Star Built Green, green zoning, urban infill, high walk score

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