OTTER COVE HOUSE

Cement Panel Siding Kebony Modified Pine Metal Clad Pine Windows Aluminum Multi-slide Doors Porcelain Tile Flooring Pre-finished White Oak Plank Flooring White Oak Cabinets and Barn Doors Solid Surface Countertops Palladiom Roller Shades High Efficiency Woodstove Radiant In-floor and radiator hydronic heating Builder: White Construction & Co. Landscape: Native Landscapes This house began as a remodel, and evolved into a new structure that sits on the original building footprint in the shoreline. The property is spectacular, and one of our prime objectives with the design was to “just stay out of the way of the view.” The exterior colors and materials we used were chosen because of their durability and ease of maintenance, and also to try and make the building recede into the landscape as much as possible. We used a steel moment frame system in the Great Room to allow for as much glass as possible. There are several majestic madronas close to the existing foundation that we were careful to protect and preserve. Another design objective was to give the house the feeling of a calm and restful retreat. The entire south facing wall in the great room is made of sliders that can open wide when the weather is fine. Natural light floods the living space even on dark days.