Loyal Captain
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Cloaked in old-growth Western Red Cedar shingles, this two-story craftsman built by ship Captain Ole E Nelson in 1933 is a replica of his childhood home in Norway, replete with double-height vaulted ceiling and balcony loft, carved balusters, and a support beam painted with a colorful folk motif. Renovating the house to incorporate a large, modern kitchen while preserving its status as a National Historical Landmark required strict adherence to the period Scandinavian vernacular.
At night, the glass walkway bridging the original building to its new kitchen and patio lends the house a warm glow, gently illuminating its nestling woods of Douglas Fir and mature Maples.
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Dovetail General Contractors , Seattle, WA
Heliotrope Architects, Portland , OR
Glen Cottage
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This is a hipped roof cabin with a central monitor. 3,000-square-feet of conditioned space sits in a carefully landscaped garden.
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ARCHITECT- M Moore
GENERAL CONTRACTOR – Krekow Jennings
ENGINEER – SSF Engineers
Wilderness Cabin
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Due to its remote location and limited accessibility, construction on this mountain retreat in Northern California was limited to the summer months across a three-year period.
Entirely solar and propane powered, the off-grid cabin features locally quarried granite which had been left in a field for a hundred years, lending it a uniquely rich patina. The Red Western Cedar which comprises its cladding is especially protective against the region’s heavy snows.
The frame’s reclaimed Douglas Fir timber, which we cut and preassembled offsite, was salvaged from the Port of Portland.
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Architect: Walker Warner Architects, San Francisco, CA
Interior Designer: Stone Interiors, San Francisco, CA
General Contractor: Mark Nolan, Sausalito, CA
Island Temple
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This 5,000 square-foot Tibetan Buddhist temple on Whidbey Island, WA, integrates classic elements of Tibetan design with local Northwest style. The traditional beams and posts of its mandala-shaped chaitya, pictured here, are considered sacred, as they anchor the temple to the earth and hold it up to the sky.
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GC: Next Generation Design Build, Langley, WA
ARCHITECT: Cedar Tree Architects, Seattle, WA
Forest Retreat
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This island home off the coast of Victoria is nestled deep in the forest, with sweeping views of blue water. The guest house and “game shack” pictured here are two of multiple buildings connected by wooden boardwalks, which combine with floor-to-ceiling windows and an all-wood interior to blur the boundary between indoors and outdoors.
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ARCHITECT: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Seattle, WA
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Hoxie Huggins, Seattle, WA
ENGINEER: PCS Structural Solutions, Seattle, WA
Grand Barn
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This grand “barn,” sitting almost directly on the Hayward Fault, encloses 12,000 square feet on two levels, with a 2,400-square-foot deck. Classified as a Seismic Design Category E structure, its roof is supported between the gables by four 60’ clear-span trusses on 20’ centers, allowing for an airy 60’ x 100’ space upstairs. A single line of posts supports the floor mid-span on the lower level. The barn is clad in brick and stone, and topped with a copper roof.
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ARCHITECT: Arete Inc., Concord, CA
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Hinman Construction, Pleasanton, CA
ENGINEER: Fire Tower Engineered Timber, Delran, NJ
Cultural Center
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Set at the main entrance to the WSU campus, the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center’s design is a unique building form that references and flows across the surrounding Palouse landscape. There are no straight lines or right angles in the 14,694-square foot LEED Gold certified building.
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ARCHITECT – GGLO, Seattle, WA
GENERAL CONTRACTOR – Absher Construction, Puyallup, WA
ENGINEER – PCS Structural Solutions, Seattle, WA
Samish
A lakefront compound consisting of six structures: a 5,400-square-foot main house, two 900 square-foot detached garages, a 3,200 square-foot party barn, a 900 square-foot RV storage garage, and a 1,400 square-foot gate house.
Skylodge
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With two rotundas affording wondrous views of the encircling Wasatch Range, this sky-high, 5,500-square-foot event center at the nation’s largest ski resort is comprised of modules based on 100- square-foot triangles, resulting in a geometric layout.
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ARCHITECT – Skylab Architecture
ENGINEER – Quantum Consulting Engineers
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YMCA
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The Kent, Washington YMCA is a 47,000-square-foot community and recreational center. This new building includes community meeting rooms, a demonstration kitchen for healthy eating programs and family support spaces for infants and children. Recreational resources include a lap pool, leisure pool, and spa/therapy pool, sports courts, an indoor track for social walking, and fitness studios. The building earned LEED Silver Certification.
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ARCHITECT- Miller Hayashi Architects
GENERAL CONTRACTOR – Abbot Construction
ENGINEER – KPFF Consulting Engineers