bisect the house to create a stair core that brings natural daylight into the interiors and serves as the spine of the house. The upper level includes bedroom-bathroom suites. A west courtyard garden lends outdoor space to a home that sits above a steep east hillside.
Exposed structural steel allowed the
WWII era house in West Seattle with a very small footprint had one obvious recommendation for a buyer who called us in 2005; a sweeping view of the City of Seattle. The view from the existing house took in Magnolia and Alki Point to the north, the skyscrapers of downtown Seattle, and the bustle of Harbor
of the house and turns the south and north corners was dictated by the environment; any walls used would have blocked the view to the City of Seattle. A basement designed to house office, theater, an exercise room, and a guest suite supports a main floor with kitchen, dining, and living areas in one open
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into the house through a central translucent slot, and exterior mounted mechanical shades prevent excessive heat gain without sacrificing the view. Hidden systems affect the energy consumption of the house such as the buried geothermal wells and heat pumps that aid in both heating and cooling, and a 30
previous house, while the upper floors cantilever off the foundation as if to float above the front entry water feature and surrounding landscape. The house is divided by a sloped translucent ceiling that contains the main circulation space and stair allowing daylight deep into the core. Acrylic cantilevered
sustainable home that achieves the needs of the clients, and fits within the context of the site and surrounding community.
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modern houses. A similar ideabook on modern interiors will follow.
If one color stands out the most amongst trees and grass, it's red. This three-bedroom addition to a two-bedroom, two-bathroom house in Texas is covered in cement board panels in Ferrari red.
two-bathroom house in Texas is covered in cement board panels in Ferrari red.
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shape of house and simple clean lines & color
door & trim on white house
color palette-use this on our house!!
modern house. If you want your door to stand out from everyone else's without being too over the top, this is your hue.
modern house. If you want your door to stand out from everyone else's without being too over the top, this is your hue.