The House As mountain guides, Scott Schell and Margaret Wheeler are used to the upper reaches of the Cascades. Their site in the foothills above Snoqualmie is not far from work. The house, designed by Johnston Architects PLLC and built by Tall Tree Construction, accommodates both professional and practical demands, but it also fulfills a deep desire to do what is right.

The Schell Wheeler house will soon receive a LEED Silver certification. Blow-down trees from storms provided the logs that were milled into siding, fascias and trim. A ground source heat pump, supplemented by solar water preheating supplies energy to the house. Other strategies are implemented throughout the house, but the overall character of the two buildings complete the goal of sustainability: the complex is extremely livable within its environment. Even on a grey and rainy day this forest retreat is filled with light.

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Danny Forster Design Studio philosophy is that a mix of intuitive design decisions and strategies, enabling technology, it is possible for a beautiful sustainable architecture, which can be at a reasonable price to make.

Their vision is to 2700.sq m as Lake House, the first private home in northern Michigan to achieve LEED gold status (a total of 7 states). Omena Lake House is a project that advanced energy modeling software, which is never active systems, and common sense of modern design strategies to create sustainable homes combined, the intention is to connect people to the site a dynamic session. Although the flat roof, and geometric abstraction, the house is part of the history of northern Lake Michigan home a modern, sustainable interpretation of the Lake House.

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