The ADU at 1850B blends seamlessly with the existing home.
The home's wide entry porch welcomes visitors and family alike. The crisply painted board and batten wood siding reflects the region's vernacular agrarian roots.
The Great Room features trusses crafted of antique hand hewn timbers. Salvaged barn wood and local stone surround the fireplace.
The Great Room contains all the elements of family living within it's length. At the far end the dining area, a kitchen at its center and a living room at the nearest end.
A generous porch offers views over the Columbia Gorge towards the mountain range beyond.
The home features a natural palette of materials: salvaged plank wood, stucco and metal.
In autumn, the mineral rust color of the standing seam metal roof blends the home into the canopy of surrounding oaks.
The pool is surrounded by a generous terrace and features a covered hot tub and seasonal kitchen.
A series of full panel sliding glass doors open the family room to the pool terrace.
A full height fireplace intersects the barrel vaulted ceiling between the living and dining areas.
A Mahogany wood soffit cantilevers over the home's entry.
Low basalt stone walls lead to the home's entry at the upper terrace.
The home takes full advantage of the site's terraced levels.
At a home by Richard Brown Architect, the site's slope is turned into various terraces, which allows the roof of the garage to function as a green roof accessible from a side yard entry.
Interior spaces feature Mahogany floors and casework. The thick walls, courtesy of the 12" Rastra Blocks, allow for deep storage niches.
The kitchen features Mahogany cabinetry, dark granite counters and counter height windows with views towards the backyard.
The family room features Mahogany cabinetry housing all the family's electronics, separating the tv viewing area from the billiards table.
Exposed framing at the ceiling adds warmth to the Master Bedroom.