Chuckanut Ridge House by Prentiss Architects
Prentiss Architects have designed the Chuckanut Ridge House in Washington State.
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Description from the architects:
Designed to reflect the clients East Asian heritage, accommodate their large family and respond to the dramatic narrow ridge site the house is a spatial progression along a central linear spine. The goal of minimal environmental impact and off the grid living led to, among other things, photovoltaic panels to provide the electrical power for the house and the collection of rain water as the water source.
Visit the Prentiss Architects website – here.
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Jerry Banman on 22 Oct 2010 at 5:41 am #
What a great house! An amazing example of sustainable organic design. Love the hit of colour with the stairs as well – hats off!
barbara on 22 Oct 2010 at 5:17 pm #
But how “green” is it to build a new house on a new lot in such a place as Chuckanut ridge? Really awesome design, but not infill…
bahu on 23 Oct 2010 at 12:54 am #
great home
The Forest Walker on 23 Oct 2010 at 6:13 am #
The red staircase/storage locker/kitchen cabinet is a unpleasant distraction from the rest of the house. I suppose they wanted a dramatic focal point, they had one, THE VIEW!
kmg on 23 Oct 2010 at 1:19 pm #
Ok – here we go with the green police.
“Green”, rather… environmentally sensible, is important. But does everyone need to do an infill to be considered considerate, sensible? I think that laboring to have a modest to moderate impact is commendable. I don’t think it’s fair or practical to impose that everyone, despite their local circumstances, be subject to this (fashionable) criticism.
The place itself, by the way, looks elegantly composed to me: massing, interior, materials, transparent vs. solid envelope surfaces. Not radical, but clever and restrained. I dig.
kmg on 23 Oct 2010 at 1:21 pm #
I’d follow that up by saying that the exterior composition, to me, seems to complement the landscape. By the photos, this project has the impression of being well considered.
E_dy on 24 Oct 2010 at 2:12 pm #
I have to take the bedroom picture as a hostage for a question I’ve been wanting to ask for years:
What is the logic behind most windows in North America (vs. Europe in general, or Switzerland in my case) ?
I mean often you cannot open them completely, and in this picture you have to crouch down to the floor to open the latch.
This is all very mysterious to me…
barbara on 25 Oct 2010 at 11:04 am #
Hey, KMG, I live in the town where this house is located, and it isn’t anywhere the least bit sustainable to build. It’s all cliffside dwellings in a wonderful green corridor (aka wildlife habitat) that is being denuded by hillside homes. I am not saying the design isn’t amazing and wonderful and “green” as a design. I am saying that where you place a home is just as important as how you build it.
If that means I am some sort of “green police” for asking important questions, well so be it. God forbid one question how we develop our land.
GranEscala on 25 Oct 2010 at 11:33 am #
I get the tansu reference with the stair and think it’s subtle, brilliant and beautiful.
Jat on 25 Oct 2010 at 12:31 pm #
I love the slight angle bias forward of the stair rise allowing for more tow room. Visually nice to look at as well.