Home of the Day is a feature presented by the Puget Sound Business Journal and Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty. This is your invitation to view some of Puget Sound’s most luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Read more below on the “Home of the Week” winner, listed by Scott Wasner!
Seamless design by renowned architects Olson, Sundberg, Kundig, Allen this residence is situated on nearly five acres and a bluff overlooking Saratoga Passage; the design offers open spaces for casual entertaining as well as intimate spaces for personal reflection. The building design works with the slope of the land to create a ‘hunkered-in’ side towards the uphill slope, with the garage slipped into the slope and covered with a vegetated roof. On the water-side, the house gently rises away from the slope, ending in a dramatic cantilevered deck that soars over the landscape towards the water view.
A series of oversized doors allows the house to literally open up to the site allowing for a free flow between inside and outside. A large open breezeway is cut through the house to further reinforce this spatial flow. This configuration also creates a separate wing that houses the master suite and a guest quarters with its own entrance on the upper level.
Strong, simple materials such as concrete and structural timbers form the ‘bones’ of this textured yet elegant house. Sustainable design strategies including a green roof, operable passive ventilation and a geothermal heat source are part of this home’s design.