Exterior

Chickens foraging in an enclosed garden with vertical planters.

Cole worked with two landscape companies, Sydney Organic Gardens and Pepo Botanic Design, to create the plant and vegetable gardens and other permaculture features.

Horizontal slabs of bluestone and vertical hardwood slats on the exterior of the house.

In Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood, architect Tiffany Bowie built an efficient house for her father, Dave, a retired engineer. A prototype system by Kirio monitors the home’s energy use. Shou sugi ban cladding in a herringbone pattern provides a striking backdrop.

A cantilevered ipe bench hugs a custom board-formed concrete fire pit.

Sweet’s renovation scheme included recreating the couple’s backyard as a natural extension of their living room.

Seeking more space and a seamless transition to the outdoors, Steve and Colleen Nusinow of Redondo Beach, California, turned to Robert Sweet.