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Scavenger Studio

Location
Structure
House (Single Residence)
he house features materials, cabinetry, and plants salvaged from homes slated to be demolished.
he house features materials, cabinetry, and plants salvaged from homes slated to be demolished.
Hoover's favorite aspect of the house is its calm mood and "the quietude and solace I experience while inside," she says.
Hoover's favorite aspect of the house is its calm mood and "the quietude and solace I experience while inside," she says.
The kitchen and living area occupies the ground level of the double-height interior while a sleeping loft is above.
The kitchen and living area occupies the ground level of the double-height interior while a sleeping loft is above.
In the sleeping loft, floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the fir canopy of the surrounding forest.
In the sleeping loft, floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the fir canopy of the surrounding forest.
A door next to the bed drops down, opening the room to its surroundings.
A door next to the bed drops down, opening the room to its surroundings.

Details

Square Feet
693

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From Dwell

On Puget Sound, activist and filmmaker Anna Hoover collaborated with Les Eerkes, a principal at Olson Kundig Architects, on a 693-square-foot studio in the woods. Using freecycled materials and a six-footed foundation to rein in construction costs, Hoover and Eerkes created a distinctive structure that treads lightly on the land.