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Another exciting remodel project kicking off! We will be removing the dividing wall between two adjacent waterfront condos to create one cohesive space with sweeping views of Lake Washington.

Some photos of this cliffside project in Burien. Views from every window (which now have frames!), and a beautiful standing seam roof by Washington Roofing Solutions.

Built in 1888, this home carries the charm and craftsmanship of the Victorian era. Our clients wanted to modernize the kitchen while honoring its architectural roots, blending updated functionality with timeless character.

We love the creative challenge of designing within different architectural languages, finding that balance between preservation and progress. Here's a couple of renderings showing the possibilities!

Before & After… our commercial transformations are often unrecognizable from the original, especially on the interior. In this case we also got to make over the exterior.

Heavy lift, big payoff 💪🌊
The 7000lb stainless steel swim spa and hot tub arrived yesterday and were craned onto the upper level of this home—now sitting 45 feet above the beach with completely unobstructed views of Puget Sound. Not a bad place to soak it all in.

Windows (and doors) are on site! Well, the frames are. This is the pivoting entry door, a bedroom window, and the ADU front door. The fixed frames will be buried in the finish material, with only the glazing stops visible on the interior. And it was all done in metric, just to add another layer of complexity.

While we navigate tariffs and lead times for our clients during construction, it's nice to also have something to look at! AI to the rescue!

A different style of before & after: As this "Year of AI" draws to a close, we thought we'd dabble a little to see what it could do for us. After some nightmarish hallucinations by various LLMs, we went with a screenshot image from our 3D model, engineered a prompt, and after a few false starts we got back a pretty nice result. So much potential!

While the finishing touches are still in progress at Mox Boarding House, the GC has some great photos of the space from when they completed their work:

Mox Boarding House - LGE Design Build A unique dining and gaming experience, blended with a premier boardgame store in a meticulously crafted space, designed by LGE.

It's hard to convey before-and-after with commercial projects, but here's a few... Often they start as a blank box, or there's a lot of really worn out finishes and fixtures to strip out before the real transformations begin.

It's the weekend, and it's not all drawings and details. We have to prove we're human IRL. Click through to the cocktail menu, we'll take your orders in the comments... https://designleisure.com/drinks.html