Matt Hutchins AIA CPHD
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Matt Hutchins AIA CPHD
@matthutchins.bsky.social
Principal at CAST architecture, urbanist and Planning Commission Co-Chair advocating for housing options, 15-minute cities and sustainable construction. Passivhaus designer. Former AIA Seattle President
great news!!!
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Damn, it was part of the original CB 120993 legislation, before the amendments, and none of us understood the implication.
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
which is 15' for 2 units, 10' for 3 or more.
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
And if you don't have an alley, then suddenly the setback for DADUs is 10 or 15'. this is the problem.
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
how did I not see that either!
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
also, anything within the urban villages haven't been touched and are going to be part of planning next year. Lots of ground to cover still within this cycle....
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Harrell’s ‘City of Seattle’ TikTok also gone quiet.
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Id watch almodovar and gromit.
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Combine affordable housing with child care as a basic template that can be rolled out in just about any neighborhood. It is a slimmed down version of what big affordable housing projects already do, scaled to Neighborhood Residential zoning.
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Our local Habitat for Humanity is building ownership flats for folks making 80% AMI. We could use way more of those, and now thousands of parcels are in the mix!
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Larger flats around a courtyard, designed using NR incentives for stacked flats, landscape and accessible units. 7 units over 4 stories with an elevator.
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Save a Tier 2 tree and unlock an extra story, higher FAR and up to 9 2br/2BA homes! See alt text for more!
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 AM