Property Watch: A Beachfront Beauty in West Seattle

With great risk comes great reward. This one-of-a-kind West Seattle home was built on the last developable waterfront lot along Alki Beach, according to a Seattle Times article from 2001; it presented challenges from the start. First up: How to secure it to the beach?

The solution from architect Philip Christofides involved 61 pilings pushed into the ground under the house, accompanied by a 6-foot-wide rock barrier to address erosion. To maximize the views while also offering some privacy in the front-and-center location, he inverted the traditional layout to put the socializing rooms on the top floor, with bedrooms below.

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