This May Be the Most Ecologically Ambitious Home Renovation on the Planet
On Bainbridge Island, off the Washington coast, Charlie Hellstern Interior Design and The Miller Hull Partnership create the first residential remodel to achieve Living Building Challenge certification.
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On a cold and rainy day in February 2017, Todd Vogel and Karen Hust hosted a meeting with the renovation team at their new home. Located on a lush lot on Bainbridge Island, off the Washington coast, the property was designed by architect Harold Moldstad as two buildings—a 2,000-square-foot house built in 1968 and a smaller guesthouse added later. With an enormous, partially shaded deck stretched between them, the buildings frame a postcard view of the Seattle skyline across Puget Sound.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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