Before arriving at its permanent home in Seattle’s Eastlake floating-home community, this two-story residence took a journey of its own. Built entirely on a concrete float at Dyna Builders‘ Ballard docks, the house was towed across the lake and installed in its Eastlake slip.

A modern two-story floating home on the water with large glass sliding doors, an open-concept interior, and a balcony
A dining area with a wooden table, bench seating with patterned cushions, and a multi-colored glass globe chandelier, seen from a living room with a blue sofa
Living room with a large blue sectional sofa and armchairs facing a wall-mounted TV, fireplace, and an expansive sliding glass door opening to a water view
A Modern Seattle Floating Home Takes Coastal Living to New Heights
Photography by Andrew Giammarco.
Three overlapping circular wall sculptures in black, rust, and gray mounted on a tall white wall above a wooden staircase
A bedroom with a bed and fireplace, opening onto a wooden balcony with a city skyline view
Wooden staircase with a metal railing and frosted glass partition, leading from a ground-level hallway toward an upper floor
A wooden bunk bed with a floral ceiling mural, featuring a made bed with a plush toy and a bedside table with a vase of orange tulips
A floor-to-ceiling wooden closet divider with vertical carved slats and a recessed open shelving unit, revealing folded clothing and storage baskets
A bedroom with a fireplace and an armchair looking out onto a wooden deck and a lake with a bridge in the distance
Modern bathroom with a wooden vanity, marble countertop, and a hanging towel, viewed through a doorway
Dining table with two orange chairs and a built-in bench seat with blue patterned cushions, featuring a multi-colored glass chandelier above
Bedroom with a fireplace and an armchair looking out onto a balcony and a river with a bridge in the distance