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The couple wanted a material palette with predominantly natural materials to drive the connection to the landscape, including real stone tiles, wood trim, and volcanic stone countertops. The custom cabinets are Ash wood, topped with a Basaltina slab.
The couple wanted a material palette with predominantly natural materials to drive the connection to the landscape, including real stone tiles, wood trim, and volcanic stone countertops. The custom cabinets are Ash wood, topped with a Basaltina slab.
SHED created a streamlined built-in bar and tech storage where the fireplace used to be, and reoriented the living room to face the new fireplace. The new orientation makes it so you can sit on the couch and see the fireplace and Mount Saint Helens (on a clear day) at the same time.
SHED created a streamlined built-in bar and tech storage where the fireplace used to be, and reoriented the living room to face the new fireplace. The new orientation makes it so you can sit on the couch and see the fireplace and Mount Saint Helens (on a clear day) at the same time.
A wood slat wall at the stairs and lining the hallway for the primary suite allows light from the skylight to infiltrate additional areas of the house.
A wood slat wall at the stairs and lining the hallway for the primary suite allows light from the skylight to infiltrate additional areas of the house.
The removal of the loft makes it so the home is now filled with light from the skylight.
The removal of the loft makes it so the home is now filled with light from the skylight.
The couple worked with Seattle-based firm SHED Architecture + Design on a remodel. At the front door the glass clerestory and sidelite were kept, but the solid door swapped out for a transparent one.
The couple worked with Seattle-based firm SHED Architecture + Design on a remodel. At the front door the glass clerestory and sidelite were kept, but the solid door swapped out for a transparent one.
The existing ceiling treatment at the window was extended to the rest of the ceiling in the room, as well as the new bathroom.
The existing ceiling treatment at the window was extended to the rest of the ceiling in the room, as well as the new bathroom.
A custom vanity and medicine cabinets lines the wall, and a pocket door leads to the walk-in closet.
A custom vanity and medicine cabinets lines the wall, and a pocket door leads to the walk-in closet.
A wooden bathtub evokes the couple's love of Japanese design and the primary suite "feels like a Japanese onsen, or spa,
A wooden bathtub evokes the couple's love of Japanese design and the primary suite "feels like a Japanese onsen, or spa,
"Each window in the house feels like a living painting because it perfectly frames a beautiful view of the forest or the rhododendrons out front that change with the seasons,
"Each window in the house feels like a living painting because it perfectly frames a beautiful view of the forest or the rhododendrons out front that change with the seasons,
Danny envisioned the space between the ADU and the house as an informal place to gather. "It creates a sort of courtyard sensibility, which works for our intergenerational family dynamics."
Danny envisioned the space between the ADU and the house as an informal place to gather. "It creates a sort of courtyard sensibility, which works for our intergenerational family dynamics."
A small workspace is tucked into the far wall of the unit, with additional storage.
A small workspace is tucked into the far wall of the unit, with additional storage.
The couple purchased the living room’s H.W. Klein chairs with the house. Another existing piece was the mezzanine’s daybed, designed by Peter Hvidt and Orlando Mølgaard Nielsen. An original floating staircase leads to the mezzanine and then up to the second floor. The open, straight-forward spaces speak to one of Christian’s guiding principles: “Simplicity is the key,” he says.
The couple purchased the living room’s H.W. Klein chairs with the house. Another existing piece was the mezzanine’s daybed, designed by Peter Hvidt and Orlando Mølgaard Nielsen. An original floating staircase leads to the mezzanine and then up to the second floor. The open, straight-forward spaces speak to one of Christian’s guiding principles: “Simplicity is the key,” he says.
As part of the restoration the gable roof was replaced for the first time in its 66 year history. All electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems were either upgraded or replaced.  // David McKee has recently been honored with the Fay Jones School of Architectures’ Fay Jones Legacy Medal in Architecture,
As part of the restoration the gable roof was replaced for the first time in its 66 year history. All electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems were either upgraded or replaced. // David McKee has recently been honored with the Fay Jones School of Architectures’ Fay Jones Legacy Medal in Architecture,
Floor Plan of Lord House Renovation by Spatial Practice
Floor Plan of Lord House Renovation by Spatial Practice
Local woodworkers made the chairs in the living room. Claudio and Aranza lined up nine blocks of wood from nearby construction sites to create an ad hoc coffee table. The enclosed portions of the house have massive louvered sliders, also built by local carpenters.
Local woodworkers made the chairs in the living room. Claudio and Aranza lined up nine blocks of wood from nearby construction sites to create an ad hoc coffee table. The enclosed portions of the house have massive louvered sliders, also built by local carpenters.
Aranza de Ariño and Claudio Sodi gave the architects at S-AR carte blanche to design their 850-square-foot beach retreat.
Aranza de Ariño and Claudio Sodi gave the architects at S-AR carte blanche to design their 850-square-foot beach retreat.