The Glass Garage – A Light Infused Space from Graypants

Seattle-based design studio Graypants Studio transformed a detached garage  from a cluttered storage space into an airy waterfront retreat. Simply called “The Garage”, the glass clad building can be found on the south-east island of Seattle, Vashon. The 420-square-foot structure now features a glazed envelope, with a bifold glass door that opens up the south façade. I think the way they found a balance between echoing the child’s notion of what a shelter is, but to do it in a way that feels very fresh and contemporary, is such a smart thing to pull off.

New and old elements have been merged to celebrate the beauty of everyday interactions – such as entering through the solid Corian sliding speakeasy cabinet, illuminating the stretched canvas walls with a mobile phone, revealing hidden beds beneath wooden floor panels that fold into seating, and lighting the century-old wood burning stove. “The garage aims to make design mysterious. Making mundane tasks of our lives into opportunities that create beauty through joyful interaction.  Providing a canvas that allows imagination to make new old and old new.  The new becoming a theatre to watch the old gradually fade away.  This space wasn’t about ordinary… it was about touching on boundaries of what is ordinary.”

 Photo Credit:  Amos Morgan Photography