The glass entry breezeway frames a view of the lake and sky beyond. Board and batten construction, metal and wood request a strong presence while still blending into tranquil lake neighborhood. ©Shoot2Sell Photography

Darren Miles
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Shingle Style Overlooking the Beach The site is a prominent one, on a corner lot overlooking the popular Pear Tree Point beach, so privacy was key to designing a comfortable residence for this young family: a home that provided private yard-spaces while retaining lovely water views. A Shingle-Style house with front, side and upper porches and interior spaces that invite leisure was a natural choice for this beachside site. By designing a series of outbuildings – a pool house with guest quarters, a garage and shed – that parallel the road, the pool and backyard entertaining spaces are nicely secluded. Separating the spaces transforms this 5,900 square-foot residence into an intimate and informal home. The buildings are of varying visual textures; the main house is clad in cedar shingle while the vertical board-and-batten of the 900 square-foot garage evokes a barn. The 730 square-foot pool/guest house, constructed of thin ashlar stone layup, matches the stone used throughout the project. ChiChi Ubina Photo

Both Decks. Kitchen Deck on the Left. Living area Deck on the Right. Paver Patio below.
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View toward the Decks and Patio
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The Flight House great room with the fireplace wall focal point. The fireplace wall is clad in Western cedar with the fireplace surround of an Island Stone stone cladding product to give a mid-century modern feel and to emphasize the horizontal lines of the fireplace. The fireplace is a Vermont Castings Aura fireplace. The TV pivots out on an articulating arm for viewing. The living space is directly connected to both the kitchen and dining area as an open concept gathering space. Vance Fox Photography

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Karuna Passive House designed by Holst Architecture and built by Hammer & Hand. This high performance home meets the world's most demanding green building certifications. Photo by Jeremy Bittermann.

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The house exterior is composed of two different patterns of wood siding. The closely spaced T&G siding is for the upper portion of the house, while the more broadly spaced channel siding is used at the base of the house. The house overlooks Puget Sound. Read More Here: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/55328448/list/houzz-tour-pacific-northwest-landscape-inspires-a-seattle-home

The Delhi is designed by Dahlin Group Architecture + Planning and resides in Clyde Hill, WA.
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