Residential architecture · Seattle area

Your home probably doesn’t need to start over. It needs a smarter next chapter.

A Little Cedar designs multifamily residential projects, ADUs and DADUs, and single-family additions with the same calm rigor: real permitting, real buildability, and spaces that feel good to live in.

4core project types
1clear process
Resi +select retail/commercial
Architectural concept illustration

Sample project mix

Sample project

ADU · Addition · Multifamily

Permit-ready path

Concept, coordination, drawings, and a clean handoff into construction.

Phase 3 of 4

Designed for the work clients actually bring first

Multifamily ADUs DADUs Additions Permit Sets Retail Interiors

What we believe

Three convictions behind A Little Cedar.

01

Additions should improve the whole house, not just add square footage.

The goal is not only to build more. It’s to improve light, circulation, privacy, and the daily experience of the people already living there.

Whole-homethinking, not room-by-room patchwork
Residential architecture exterior

Project focus 1

Diagram
02

Small-footprint housing can feel warm, generous, and highly livable.

ADUs, DADUs, and compact multifamily homes work best when efficiency and dignity show up together — good storage, good daylight, and good proportion.

Small, done wellstill feels like a real home
Interior architecture

Project focus 2

Diagram
03

Residential work should be clear to build, not just nice to render.

Good architecture earns trust by moving cleanly from idea to drawing set. That means practical detailing, permitting awareness, and communication that reduces chaos for everyone involved.

Permit-readydocuments with buildability in mind
Residential property landscape

Project focus 3

Diagram

Selected projects

Residential work first, with select commercial interiors and retail projects.

I updated the launch version to better reflect the real mix of work, including a commercial retail example for Royce at Southcenter using safe stock imagery rather than unlicensed third-party project photos.

Multifamily project
Multifamily8 units

Seattle, WA

Maple Court Housing

“A compact urban site turned into efficient homes with daylight, privacy, and shared open space.”

— Placeholder case study

Need a site-specific design path?

Start with your project type, goals, and timing. We’ll shape the next step from there.

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How it works

Four steps. One calm process. One clearer residential project.

Architecture workflow

Built on a clear process, not guesswork

We shape the project before complexity starts running the project.

01Assess
02Design
03Permit
04Build
01

Assess

We review your property, goals, constraints, and whether the opportunity is best served by an addition, ADU, DADU, or a broader rethinking.

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02

Design

We develop layout logic, massing, and key priorities so decisions get easier instead of snowballing later.

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03

Permit

We prepare a permit-oriented drawing set that gives the project a real path forward, not just beautiful sketches.

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04

Build

We support a cleaner builder handoff so pricing, coordination, and execution start from a better place.

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Residential-First Focus

The practice is still centered on houses, backyard homes, and small-scale multifamily work, with select commercial interiors folded in where it makes sense.

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Permit-Aware Process

Early design choices are made with submittal and buildability in mind, not bolted on at the end.

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Context-Sensitive Design

The goal is work that feels settled on the site and aligned with the way people actually live.

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Three steps to your first conversation with A Little Cedar.

This keeps the same visual section as the Rocket template, but the content is adapted for your architecture business and the inquiry fields you asked for.

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Tell us about your project

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