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With the Pacific Northwest’s abundant greenery but often dreary weather, Elizabeth wanted an indoor-outdoor space that maximized natural light on long-awaited sunny days.

As an artist & engineer that explores the beauty of natural objects and scenes, the homeowner tasked us with creating a building that was not precious - one that explores the essence of its raw building materials and is not afraid of expressing them as finished. We designed in opportunities for kinetic fixtures, many built by her, to allow flexibility and movement. The result is a building that compliments the casual artistic lifestyle of the occupant as part home, part work space, part gallery. The spaces are intended to be interactive, contemplative, and fun.

A view from the loft. Large sliding glass doors allow the sunken living room to be opened up to the outdoors connecting to both the south yard and west patio at our Not Precious project.

Architect Nahoko Ueda and the homeowners chose a Space Theory kitchen with a combination of white laminate and walnut cabinetry.

Thanks to a 2000 renovation led by Hollingsworth's son, Russell, the home is twice the size of other Neoteric homes, offering 3,865 square feet of living space across two levels.

Karrie and Ed liked Sofield’s notion that the house should have a hinge in the middle so that it would offer views of both the southeast and southwest. The southwest-facing wing includes the primary bedroom and a writing studio for Karrie; tucked behind the other wing is a music studio for Ed, who plays drums.

The dining area includes vintage Thonet chairs found at a local used furniture store and an orb pendant by Tom Dixon.

The existing cabin had a great room that was open to the second level, with views to the outdoors from either side of the home.

Perpetually Devastated spent a long time looking specifically for a 1968 Airstream for the Dunhams. This model features rectangular windows. (In the later ‘60s and early ‘70s, they become oval.)

“Parker was dipping brass faucets into his magic solution and Jan was like ‘what are you doing, it was so shiny and beautiful!” laughs Duwayne.

Originally the floor plan had the door to the bathroom tucked over to one side to make way for a stationery bed. Perpetually Devastated reconfigured the layout for more comfortable access by changing the bed into a slide-out design, with a clever nesting headboard that expands and contracts along with the mattress.

A friend offered up a slab of cured walnut from his farm, which Bolden and Williams transformed into a dining table.