Port Townsend, Wash.
The L-shaped house's northwestern wing blocks winter wind and summer sun.
A large skylight and interior clerestories help open up this repurposed 100-year-old building.
Seattle
Sustainbly built waterfront home connects residents to the outdoors while retaining some inspirations--and materials--from the cabin it replaced.
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With its broad, elevated views, this hillside site outside seattle presents an endless visual feast. Lake Washington lies to the west, with the city and the Olympic Peninsula beyond; Mount Rainier rises in the distance to the south. But as with feasts of the gustatory sort, says architect Rex...
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Located on a large, private lot in the Seattle suburb of Redmond, this custom home combines a clear and incisive plan, thoughtfully shaped spaces, inventive detailing, and meticulous craftsmanship in a tour-de-force of residential architecture and construction.
Nearly every aspect of this hillside cabin was designed to respond to its mountain environment, from severe weather to splendid scenery.
Viewed from the waters of Washington's Chuckanut Bay some 75 feet below, this new house nestles deeply into its steep, wooded site.