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Outside Seattle, Port Ludlow sits on the Puget Sound.
Outside Seattle, Port Ludlow sits on the Puget Sound.
After expanding their farmhouse, rural Illinois Daniel Payette and Jessica Merchant called on Converge Architecture to help them design a space that’s “more than just a car-hole.”
After expanding their farmhouse, rural Illinois Daniel Payette and Jessica Merchant called on Converge Architecture to help them design a space that’s “more than just a car-hole.”
Jessica and Dan's home sits adjacent to a cemetery (a gravestone can be seen just behond the white fence), and occupies the site of a former church.
Jessica and Dan's home sits adjacent to a cemetery (a gravestone can be seen just behond the white fence), and occupies the site of a former church.
A bright reading nook captures the home's color and material palette: polished concrete floors, white walls, and oak cabinetry. The windows in the reading nook (and also the kitchen and the master bathroom) are a more expensive, frameless model.
A bright reading nook captures the home's color and material palette: polished concrete floors, white walls, and oak cabinetry. The windows in the reading nook (and also the kitchen and the master bathroom) are a more expensive, frameless model.
Floor plan of Edmonds Overlook by Cast Architecture
Floor plan of Edmonds Overlook by Cast Architecture
Owner Kristine likes to spend her weekend mornings in the kitchen, under the skylight.
Owner Kristine likes to spend her weekend mornings in the kitchen, under the skylight.
“We never dreamed of a huge house,” says TK. “We always knew if we built something, it would be small, but unique.”
“We never dreamed of a huge house,” says TK. “We always knew if we built something, it would be small, but unique.”
Architect Simon Knight of Simon Knight Architects relocated the kitchen, and placed a boot room in its place. The painted cabinets are from Alban Furniture.
Architect Simon Knight of Simon Knight Architects relocated the kitchen, and placed a boot room in its place. The painted cabinets are from Alban Furniture.
The butler sink is from Shaw’s of Darwen.
The butler sink is from Shaw’s of Darwen.
The custom wood screens bring privacy while still allowing the window light to spread. The stairway leads to downstairs bedrooms. The Akari 23A Pendant is by Noguchi. The artwork is by Jon Gottshall.
The custom wood screens bring privacy while still allowing the window light to spread. The stairway leads to downstairs bedrooms. The Akari 23A Pendant is by Noguchi. The artwork is by Jon Gottshall.
Space saving solutions within the 235-square-foot cabins include custom furniture hacks like a fold-away dining table that conceals built-in shelving.
Space saving solutions within the 235-square-foot cabins include custom furniture hacks like a fold-away dining table that conceals built-in shelving.
The two-level cabins contain a communal living space and a lofted bedroom.
The two-level cabins contain a communal living space and a lofted bedroom.
The cabin’s gabled form was reclad in black Colorbond steel. A new parents’ retreat extends off the deck to accommodate the growing family.
The cabin’s gabled form was reclad in black Colorbond steel. A new parents’ retreat extends off the deck to accommodate the growing family.
Set on a storied site, the Colorado Camelot Tree House offers a place to rest after traipsing through the pines, wildflowers, mushrooms, and moss-covered rocks.
Set on a storied site, the Colorado Camelot Tree House offers a place to rest after traipsing through the pines, wildflowers, mushrooms, and moss-covered rocks.
Connected to the main house by a narrow bridge, a three-story cedar tower with a sauna at its base recalls a tree house. The screened-in second level includes a table and chairs for enjoying an outdoor meal, while a swing on the tower’s top level provides a perch to take in the surrounding birch trees.
Connected to the main house by a narrow bridge, a three-story cedar tower with a sauna at its base recalls a tree house. The screened-in second level includes a table and chairs for enjoying an outdoor meal, while a swing on the tower’s top level provides a perch to take in the surrounding birch trees.
The main house is constructed from structural insulated panels from Vermont Timber Frames and clad in charred cedar. The roof panels are by Agway Metals.
The main house is constructed from structural insulated panels from Vermont Timber Frames and clad in charred cedar. The roof panels are by Agway Metals.

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