Comments on: The River Bend Residence by Pb Elemental Architecture

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:54:31 +0000

That house is absolutely gorgeous. A very appropriate response given the site.

By: pb

pb — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:47:35 +0000

Construction cost only (from breaking ground to move-in)

By: Michael Nash

Michael Nash — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:07:34 +0000

Elegant solution to the conditions.

I don’t mind the concrete floors; has no one here heard of rugs?

By: RT

RT — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:32:58 +0000

Beautiful home, love the combination of materials.
$138 – 3600 sqft,, is that including land and permits?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:34:07 +0000

I agree with Bitter, I really like the design and set-up of the house, but the concrete floors seem to counter the warm feeling the rest of the house gives off. I understand concrete being a sustainable material, but the cold concrete seems to completely contrast the warm use of wood everywhere else. I do really like the bedroom, and how there are 2 walls cut out, to insert it into nature as much as possible.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:11:48 +0000

Bitter, if the concrete floors are polished, then they will be smooth and your kids won’t get scrapes. That’s what I did with my house, and I’ve got two young boys. But after living with the concrete floors for 3 years now, I wouldn’t recommend it for your home (vacation home would be fine). They are hard on the feet, create a loud space (esp. with my roudy boys), and are a bit trendy. They were half the cost of wood floors though.

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:48:19 +0000

Bitter, these look like “polished” concrete floors. These floors have a smooth finish and you can even wax them if you want even more sheen and smoothness. No scraped knees or elbows for your kids -but mind those rough concrete walls, though!!
Maybe the concrete floors look a little cold (and usually feel so, except in this case I think the floors are heated) but in this house there is a lot of wood in all rooms to balance the cold, industrial feel of concrete.
Looks warm and cozy enough to me.

By: Bitter

Bitter — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:48:33 +0000

Very cool house, but I’ve never been a fan of concrete floors. I’ve seen a similar floor treatment in a house in my neighborhood and while they has a very industrial look and is certainly low maintenance, they simply aren’t as livable as wood or tile. Also, if you have small children these can result in a lot of scraped knees and elbows.

By: pb

pb — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:08:00 +0000

Smokey Point Windows – Arlington Washington.

By: pb

pb — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:01:46 +0000

This home cost around $138 a sqft, 3600sqft.

By: zack

zack — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:58:00 +0000

Very nice proportions and compostion. Beautiful windows. Who is the manufacturer? Incredibly thin mullions for the glass size.

Also, I would love sleeping in that bedroom. Its like you are one of the birds.

p.s. I love that dog

By: tom

tom — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:59:38 +0000

what was the final cost? Something I would like to know about all of these homes

By: Bill Gates

Bill Gates — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:30:16 +0000

I like the house but what’s with the photos? It looks like a bad point&shoot and an amateur photoshopped sky.