This Revamped Seattle Midcentury Is a "a Riff on the Original Melody"
Cast Architecture tunes up a 1955 home’s finishes and flow while allowing its classic details to sing.
![This Revamped Seattle Midcentury Is a "a Riff on the Original Melody"](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6133431940611203072/6935034447016747008-small/the-private-outdoor-space-showcases-the-renovations-south-facing-windows-which-were-installed-to-connect-the-indoors-with-the-yard.jpg?#)
Cast Architecture tunes up a 1955 home’s finishes and flow while allowing its classic details to sing.
![The private outdoor space showcases the renovation's south-facing windows, which were installed to connect the indoors with the yard.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6133431940611203072/6935034447016747008-large/the-private-outdoor-space-showcases-the-renovations-south-facing-windows-which-were-installed-to-connect-the-indoors-with-the-yard.jpg)
Back when this home was first constructed in 1955, the mature trees around it may have still been considered young—or at least closer to it. It was built on a wide swath of land alongside others just like it in a neighborhood in northeast Seattle. Its low-slung profile took advantage of the ability to spread out, while its classic pitched roof defined the interior spaces.
Lydia Anne bought the property after appraising its good bones—and as a project consultant for new construction and renovations, she knew that a few tweaks here and there would keep them intact while still adhering to her needs.
![Cast Architecture started a renovation on this property at the start of 2020, and finished a year later.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6133431940611203072/6935034004297601024-medium/cast-architecture-started-a-renovation-on-this-property-at-the-start-of-2020-and-finished-a-year-later.jpg)
Cast Architecture began renovating this midcentury home in Seattle at the start of 2020, and finished a year later.
Photo by Andrew Giammarco
![The entryway features a family heirloom in the form of an antique dresser, which sits beneath a West Elm chandelier.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6133431940611203072/6935034115298930688-medium/the-entryway-features-a-family-heirloom-in-the-form-of-an-antique-dresser-which-sits-beneath-a-west-elm-chandelier.jpg)
At the entryway, an antique dresser (a family heirloom) sits beneath a West Elm chandelier.
Photo by Andrew Giammarco
"This is a midcentury ranch, through and through," architect Tim Hammer of Cast Architecture says. "The original plan was simple and intelligent, but there was room for a few improvements to make it a better fit." He and the owner didn’t want to diminish its character—or impede its connection to the outdoors—but they wanted to create a more spacious kitchen, a second bathroom, and a new laundry room.
![The living room features a Malibu sofa from Kasala, and it sits above a Moroccan wool carpet the owner inherited.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6133431940611203072/6935034164876529664-medium/the-living-room-features-a-malibu-sofa-from-kasala-and-it-sits-above-a-moroccan-wool-carpet-the-owner-inherited.jpg)
The living room features a Malibu sofa from Kasala and a Moroccan wool carpet the owner inherited.
Photo by Andrew Giammarco
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