Interbay Apartment Floor Plans: Choosing Between a Studio, One Bedroom and Two at Contour

TL;DR: Contour runs from 480 square foot studios through one-bedrooms reaching 809 square feet, plus two-bedroom layouts. The thing worth knowing before you compare them is that the specification does not change between unit types, so you are choosing space and position rather than a tier of finish. That makes the decision simpler than it usually is.

What Does Not Change Between Layouts

In a lot of buildings, moving up a unit type also moves you up a finish tier, so comparing a studio against a one bedroom means comparing two different products. That makes the decision muddier than it should be.

At Contour the core specification runs across all 117 homes. Whichever layout you take, you get:

• Floor-to-ceiling windows, which do more for how a home feels through a Seattle winter than any other feature.
• Quartz countertops with a tile backsplash and modern cabinetry.
• Luxury vinyl plank flooring through living areas and bedrooms.
• Stainless steel appliances, including dishwasher, microwave and full-size refrigerator.
• A full-size washer and dryer in the home, not stacked apartment-grade machines and not a shared laundry room.
• Smart home systems: Wi-Fi thermostats, Alexa-enabled Wi-Fi light switches, keyless entry and USB charging outlets.

The one honest exception: ceiling fans and portable air conditioning units are select units rather than standard, so confirm for the specific home if either matters to you.

The practical effect is that the layout decision is purely about space, and you are not quietly trading finish quality for a lower rent.

When the finishes are the same across every layout, the only question left is how much room you actually need.

Studios from 480 Square Feet

Contour’s studios start at 480 square feet. In practice a studio here works well for a single resident who is out of the apartment for a good part of the day, and it is the efficient way to buy an Interbay address with the D Line at the door.

What makes them work: the floor-to-ceiling glazing keeps a compact footprint from feeling closed in, and having full-size laundry inside the home rather than down a corridor removes the usual studio compromise. The open layout is also the easiest to keep clean, which matters more than it sounds if you have a dog coming in wet.

The honest limitation: there is nowhere for the workday to end. If you work from home several days a week, a studio means the desk is always in view.

What takes the edge off it here: the 24-hour co-working lounge in the building. For a studio resident who works remotely, having somewhere that is not the apartment but also is not a commute is the single feature that makes a studio viable. That is worth weighing seriously rather than treating as a generic amenity.

One Bedrooms up to 809 Square Feet

One-bedrooms at Contour reach up to 809 square feet, which is generous for the type and gives real separation rather than a token partition.

What you are buying over a studio is a door. That door is what lets a workday end, lets one person sleep while another is up, gives a guest somewhere to stay, and gives a cat somewhere to retreat when the vacuum comes out. None of that is available in an open layout at any square footage.

Who this suits: anyone working from home even part of the week, couples, people who host, and anyone who simply wants the separation between the room they work in and the room they sleep in.

What to check on a tour: which direction the bedroom faces and what is outside it. That is the room where exposure and noise matter most, and it varies between homes in the same building.

Two Bedroom Layouts

Two-bedroom homes are also available. Ask the leasing team what is open, since availability by layout moves.

A second bedroom pays for itself in four situations: sharing with a roommate, where the per-person cost usually lands below what either of you would pay separately for a one bedroom; needing a genuine home office rather than a corner of the living room; two people on different schedules; and households with more going on than a one bedroom can absorb.

What to ask: whether the bedrooms are split across the living space or adjacent, which matters considerably for roommates and for sound, and whether there is a second bathroom, which roommates tend to value above almost anything else.

One thing a larger layout does not change: most buildings cap households at two animals regardless of unit size, a limit that generally originates in the building’s insurance rather than the floor area.

Layout	Size	Best for	Worth checking
Studio	From 480 sq ft	Single resident, out often, buying the location	Whether you work from home, and the co-working lounge
One bedroom	Up to 809 sq ft	Remote work, couples, hosting, separation	Bedroom exposure and what is outside the window
Two bedroom	Ask for current availability	Roommates, dedicated office, split schedules	Split or adjacent bedrooms, second bathroom

Floor and Exposure

The variable renters most often skip, and within a single building it can matter as much as the layout.

• Exposure. Which direction the windows face determines how much light the home gets and when. With floor-to-ceiling glazing throughout, this makes a real difference to how a home feels between October and April.
• Floor level. Higher floors are generally quieter and have better outlook. Lower floors mean a shorter trip outside, which is worth something if you have a dog.
• Position within the floor. A home near the elevator is convenient and slightly noisier. One at the end of a corridor is the reverse.
• What is above and below. Worth asking about, particularly proximity to shared amenity spaces.

Ask to see the actual available home rather than only the model, and ask for the floor and exposure of each option you are weighing. If you have a pet, our guide to choosing a floor plan with an animal covers how position changes daily life.

Choosing Between Them

The question that resolves this fastest is not budget, it is hours. Count the waking hours per week you will actually spend inside the apartment, including weekends and any remote work days.

Low number, out most of the day: the studio is the efficient choice, and the money saved buys you the location rather than square footage you would not use.

Higher number, especially with remote work: the door is worth more than the floor area, and a one bedroom is usually the right call even if it stretches the budget.

Sharing, or working from home most of the week: the two bedroom stops being a luxury and starts being the thing that makes the arrangement sustainable.

Our broader framework for this decision, applicable to any Seattle building, is in our guide to choosing between a studio, one bedroom and two.

One Thing That Can Change the Math

Current offers include up to 8 weeks free rent on select units and up to 6 weeks free on vacant homes, with terms varying by unit and lease length. Converted into an effective monthly rent across a lease term, a concession sometimes brings a larger layout into a budget set for a smaller one. Worth asking which offer applies to each home you are comparing rather than assuming it is uniform.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What size are the apartments at Contour in Interbay?

Studios start at 480 square feet and one-bedrooms reach up to 809 square feet, with two-bedroom layouts also available across the 117-home community.

Are there two bedroom apartments in Interbay Seattle?

Yes. Contour offers two-bedroom layouts alongside studios and one-bedrooms. Availability by layout changes, so call the leasing team at (206) 650-7565 for what is currently open.

Do larger apartments at Contour have better finishes?

No. Quartz countertops, luxury vinyl plank flooring, stainless appliances, floor-to-ceiling windows and full-size in-unit laundry are consistent across unit types, so the choice is about space rather than finish tier. Ceiling fans and portable air conditioning are the exception, as select units.

Is a studio big enough if I work from home?

It is harder, since there is no separation between work and rest. The 24-hour co-working lounge in the building gives studio residents somewhere that is not their apartment, which makes it considerably more workable than a studio in a building without one.

Do all homes have in-unit laundry?

Yes, every home has a full-size washer and dryer rather than stacked apartment-grade machines or a shared laundry room.

Does Contour have air conditioning?

Portable air conditioning units and ceiling fans are available in select units rather than as standard across the community. Confirm for the specific home with the leasing team at (206) 650-7565.

Space, Not Tier

Because the specification holds across every layout at Contour, choosing a floor plan here is a cleaner decision than it usually is. You are not weighing a nicer kitchen against a smaller room. You are deciding how many hours you will spend inside, whether you need a door, and which floor and exposure you want.

Walking two layouts back to back settles it faster than any floor plan PDF. Stop by the Open House every Thursday from 3PM to 5PM, browse available apartments, or call the leasing team at (206) 650-7565 to ask what is open.

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