The architect refers to the huge window opposite the bed as their “flat-screen television.”
Along one wall of the master bedroom White used Columbia Forest Product’s EcoColors panels (an FSC-certified particleboard) to create sliding closet doors.
Concrete is used for the walls and ceiling and stone for the floors to maintain an urban, industrial feeling.
Wenes and Lens conceptualized a gradation of white to gray hues for the walls of the 1,500-square-foot gallery into the 4,000-square-foot home, culminating in a deep gray for the master bedroom. The room is reserved for meaningful pieces from the couple’s collection, such as a figure they found at a market in Beijing and lamps by artists Wenes represents.
When not in use as the headboard, the large redwood slab folds down to become a desk.
Light streams into the bedroom through walls of floor-to-ceiling glass. The windows are triple-glazed, creating a tight, eco-friendly seal.
Interior wood stairs are pared with a top-floor steel staircase outside.
The couple lounges in their great room. The 16-foot-high windows are from Milgard.
Uninspired by the loft options in downtown Portland, Oregon, the Andréns opted to design and build their own freestanding version in the hills just minutes from the city.