Renton, Washington Connor Homes 2008 BALA Award - Best Community Facility This waterfront community sits on the former site of the Barbee Lumber Mill on Lake Washington in Renton. Each of the paired homes provides a contemporary aesthetic while maintaining a strong relationship to its natural environment. This is manifested through the use of vaulted ceilings with expansive windows, orienting living spaces and views tor privacy and the waterfront, and expressing a solid, natural material palette which includes the use of stone, wood and metal.