Here are is modern 3000 square feet suburban residence is located near Seattle. An openness, close connection to nature and fun are things that define the house’s design. It incorporates an eclectic yet refined mix of materials into playful and light-filled spaces. Besides that the materials are also those that architects use in contemporary house construction: concrete, steel, plaster and wood.

The main part of the house has two storeys with blackened steel panels and an arched metal roof. Inside the structure, heavy timber meets a cement-based walls coated with veneer plaster. The house is heated with hydronic coils in the floors and is cooled passively through locally manufactured windows, doors and ceiling fans.

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Here is Northwest 11000 square feet contemporary home is the result of desire for privacy, love of nature, and deep appropriation for craftsmanship and design. The site and landscape around allow owners to enjoy their love of animals, including horses, and gardening.

There are plenty of different materials were used in house’s construction: concrete for many walls and floors, basalt for countertops, stainless steel, Douglas Fir and so on. The simple and rugged Northwest pallet of these materials and their colors, open floor plan resulted in a muscular and sophisticated structure that creates an intimate relationship with the natural world. [Schuchart/Dow]

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