View of dining area and waterside
デヴォンにある高級な小さなビーチスタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (朝食スペース、白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、黄色い床、表し梁、板張り壁) の写真

This terracotta feature wall is one of our favourite areas in the home. To create interest in this special area between the kitchen and open living area, we installed wood pieces on the wall and painted them this gorgeous terracotta colour. The furniture is an eclectic mix of retro and nostalgic pieces which are playful, yet sophisticated for the young family who likes to entertain.

フィラデルフィアにあるラグジュアリーな広いカントリー風のおしゃれなLDK (茶色い壁、無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、茶色い床、表し梁、三角天井、板張り天井、板張り壁) の写真

Previously unused corner of long family room gets functional update with game table for poker/ bridge/ cocktails; abstract art complements the walls for a minimalist high style vibe.

The clients called me on the recommendation from a neighbor of mine who had met them at a conference and learned of their need for an architect. They contacted me and after meeting to discuss their project they invited me to visit their site, not far from White Salmon in Washington State. Initially, the couple discussed building a ‘Weekend’ retreat on their 20± acres of land. Their site was in the foothills of a range of mountains that offered views of both Mt. Adams to the North and Mt. Hood to the South. They wanted to develop a place that was ‘cabin-like’ but with a degree of refinement to it and take advantage of the primary views to the north, south and west. They also wanted to have a strong connection to their immediate outdoors. Before long my clients came to the conclusion that they no longer perceived this as simply a weekend retreat but were now interested in making this their primary residence. With this new focus we concentrated on keeping the refined cabin approach but needed to add some additional functions and square feet to the original program. They wanted to downsize from their current 3,500± SF city residence to a more modest 2,000 – 2,500 SF space. They desired a singular open Living, Dining and Kitchen area but needed to have a separate room for their television and upright piano. They were empty nesters and wanted only two bedrooms and decided that they would have two ‘Master’ bedrooms, one on the lower floor and the other on the upper floor (they planned to build additional ‘Guest’ cabins to accommodate others in the near future). The original scheme for the weekend retreat was only one floor with the second bedroom tucked away on the north side of the house next to the breezeway opposite of the carport. Another consideration that we had to resolve was that the particular location that was deemed the best building site had diametrically opposed advantages and disadvantages. The views and primary solar orientations were also the source of the prevailing winds, out of the Southwest. The resolve was to provide a semi-circular low-profile earth berm on the south/southwest side of the structure to serve as a wind-foil directing the strongest breezes up and over the structure. Because our selected site was in a saddle of land that then sloped off to the south/southwest the combination of the earth berm and the sloping hill would effectively created a ‘nestled’ form allowing the winds rushing up the hillside to shoot over most of the house. This allowed me to keep the favorable orientation to both the views and sun without being completely compromised by the winds.

Rustic Open Concept Post and Beam and Dining Room
広いラスティックスタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (ベージュの壁、無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、積石の暖炉まわり、表し梁、板張り壁) の写真

In conjunction with the living space, we did all new paint, baseboard, flooring, and decor we were able to create a quaint dining space that on-looks the lake

モスクワにある中くらいな地中海スタイルのおしゃれなダイニング (白い壁、標準型暖炉、茶色い床、表し梁、板張り壁) の写真

モスクワにある広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (黄色い壁、塗装フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、茶色い床、表し梁、板張り壁) の写真

In conjunction with the living space, we did all new paint, baseboard, flooring, and decor we were able to create a quaint dining space that on-looks the lake

In conjunction with the living space, we did all new paint, baseboard, flooring, and decor we were able to create a quaint dining space that on-looks the lake