From the start, Giorgio Davanzo and Dan Burke were loving the Lumen. They appreciated its unique northern European aesthetic and the purity of its building materials (concrete, steel and glass without ornamentation). Modern but not trendy. And they were excited by its location, close to downtown, to the opera and theater at the Seattle Center, and within walking distance of Dan's work and numerous sports bars.
And yet they hesitated. Some of the units were too small for them, others too large.
But the project had not yet broken ground, and the innovative design made it easy for them to buy two smaller units, then have them built with only one kitchen and no separating wall.
At just under 1,300 square feet, the unique layout gives them a surprising amount of space, flexibility and storage. In what would have been one of the units there is a guest bathroom, TV room and kitchen; in the other there is the master bath, bedroom and Davanzo's office, and between them is a wide-open space they use as the living and dining rooms that open to two small decks. Davanzo and Burke entertain often and appreciate the way their layout allows for easy traffic flow with a crowd, but just as easily lends itself to more intimate gatherings.
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