Simply exterior of Redmond, Washington overlooking Ames Lake, the Treehouse Camp Residence lives on a website that was as soon as a boy scout camp from the Nineteen Fifties to the Nineties. The idyllic location is now dwelling to a household with two younger youngsters, nestled within the woods but near the water’s edge. Stephenson Design Collective took nice care in designing the three,900-square-foot dwelling by contemplating how campgrounds are mild with their atmosphere. The lakeside location is taken into account a conservation space, which requires the architect to be delicate to the atmosphere in the course of the design and development course of. The result’s a phenomenal dwelling of glass, concrete, and wooden that pays homage to the encompassing Pacific Northwest forests and the house owner’s Danish heritage.
Given the shopper’s job as CCO of the Minecraft online game, Stephenson Design Collective appeared to the sport’s use of blocks for inspiration. As soon as you recognize that, it is inconceivable to not see the stacked blocks that make up the Treehouse Camp Residence. On the bottom ground, with its planked concrete exterior that blends into the wooded environment, are the general public areas with the kitchen, workplace and visitor bed room. The upstairs, clad in charred shou sugi ban siding, extends past the footprint of the downstairs for much more house to deal with three bedrooms, a laundry room, and a household room, that are linked by a suspension bridge. A basement rounds out the house with a glass-walled wine cellar, media room, and residential health club.
The open plan dwelling, eating and kitchen space opens to the skin making it excellent for eating al fresco or having fun with meals, particularly with the 16 foot excessive cantilevered ground offering safety. Giant sliding glass doorways reveal unobstructed views of the lake and bushes.
Whereas the design of the home is usually angular, the furnishings, such because the Bouroullec brothers who designed the Ploum couch for Ligne Roset and Finn Juhl Pelican Chair, add the mandatory curves.
Within the double-height lounge, a blackened metal wall gives a dramatic but minimalist centerpiece, full with a three-sided hearth and sectional couch.
It took a village to design and engineer the floating concrete staircase towards a glass wall.
The kitchen cupboards are in white oak with a black-stained oak wall on one aspect that conceals home equipment. As a substitute of wall cupboards, giant home windows provide a view of the forest.
Design: Stephenson Design Collective
Development: dovetail
Pictures: Kevin Scott
