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Wing Point House

Thanks to careful siting and thoughtful architectural expression, the Wing Point House boasts views of Seattle and Eagle Harbor while ingeniously delineating public and private spaces. With its commanding, 360-degree outlook and abundant natural light from the east, south, and west, the public (daytime) wing includes living, dining, kitchen and family room areas. The building has a treehouse feel from within, seeming to float above the landscape.

Bedroom and support spaces are situated in the home’s private wing, and the master suite (upper level) enjoys light and views from east and west.

Public and private wings intersect at the main entry, where a covered terrace links the different aspects of the dwelling. Terrace features include an outdoor fireplace, designed for year-round use, and a water element intended to reinforce the intersection of spaces.

Mechanically operated, louvered blades mounted to the exterior shell of the house provide privacy from the street without impeding natural light. In the closed position, the blades also provide a texture to the skin of the west elevation and augment the modern home’s character.

The Hillside Cottage

A Perfect Little House Company offering

The Hillside Cottage—the latest design entry available for purchase through the Perfect Little House Company—is a compact, one-bedroom building ideally suited for steep slope conditions. The house boasts ample garage and storage space, a generous main level complete with living room, dining area, kitchen, reading nook and bathroom, and an upper level bedroom/bathroom. The heated area of the home is 847 square feet, the unheated 387 square feet, for a total of 1,244 square feet. The footprint of the cottage falls below most ADU thresholds, making it an ideal guest house. Designed in the context of pre-war cottage vernacular architecture, the dwelling’s massing, cladding and arrangement of openings help define this warm and inviting addition to the Perfect Little House Company collection.

Port Madison House

Elegant, functional, eye-pleasing forms employed for centuries by inhabitants of the Puget Sound inspired the design of the Port Madison House.

Simple shed forms—and the resultant openness and volume such shapes afford—provide the perfect framework in which to celebrate light, air, and views. The three sheds in this design have different functions. Daytime spaces in the main shed include living, dining and kitchen areas.  Sleeping quarters are located in the nocturnal wing, while the third shed accommodates vehicles and sports equipment for an active and growing family.

Contractor

Paul Olgilvie Construction

Photographer

Jeff Amram Photography

Winslow House

Winslow House

Designed for empty nesters, this 2,300-square-foot home features a ground-level master bedroom for aging in place and a 305-square-foot bedroom above the single car garage to accommodate guests or a future caregiver. The home’s daytime pavilion houses the kitchen, home office, living, and dining spaces, while the nocturnal wing includes the master bedroom and two smaller bedrooms on the upper level. Windows placed on the corners of the house give the impression that the structure was carved from a solid mass.

Contractor

Clark Construction LLC

Photographer

Ben Benschneider Photography

White Point House

This 5,000-square-foot home was constructed after a fire destroyed most of the original log structure. The new home is a hybrid log/conventional construction that derives most of its energy needs from on-site solar and geothermal sources and looks nothing like the kit house that once rested on the property. The new work—a rich blend of stone, log and cedar shingles—maintains the owner’s desire for a rustic aesthetic and utilizes massing, scale and rhythm appropriate to the environment and the owner’s intended uses.

Contractor

Greenway Construction

Photographer

Martin Bydelek Photography

The Landing House

This Montana home evolved from two Perfect Little House Company stock plans. The plans were modified by BC&J Architecture for a traditional neighborhood development (TND) on Flathead Lake. Home and garage are linked through a glazed connection which frames views of the landscape and lake beyond. A Galvalum metal roof, white-painted board-and-batten gable ends, horizontal siding, and columns juxtaposed with wood decks and concrete retaining walls together create a modern farmhouse appeal. Exterior soffits and window sashes painted in a contrasting color add visual interest.

Photographer

Gibeon Photography

Sunrise Beach House - BC&J Architects

Sunrise Beach House

The design of this 4,000-square-foot house takes cues from the Arts and Crafts Movement. The home includes a number of unique spaces for the owner’s family, such as music rooms, children’s homework area, guest suite and office quarters. A generous covered porch and open patio space nestled into the beach offer seclusion and privacy. BC&J designed the house for a client who was living and working in England at the time. Communication, understanding and trust were key to the project’s success.

Contractor

Port Blakely Builders

Photographer

Brian Francis Photography

South Puget Sound House - BC&J Architects

South Puget Sound House

At 3,200 square feet (including a whimsical Crow’s Nest), this summer cabin is all about family and fun. Above the 660-square-foot water toys-filled garage, there is a 500-square-foot bunk room for visiting friends and family. The bunk room is connected to the main house by a bridge where built-in storage frames a window seat overlooking the property.

Playful details throughout the house recall the waterfront locale. These include paddles integrated into the stair railing system, engineered flooring with a weathered look, marine cleats as hardware, a boardwalk to the main entry and a nautical lighting package.

Contractor

Fujita Construction

Photographer

Ben Benschneider Photography

South Beach House - BC&J Architects

South Beach House

The design of this house evolved from a sketch provided by the owner. The owner envisioned a classic Italian country home settled into the land over generations. The main body of the house is separated from the garage and a 650-square-foot studio by the stone base of an upper terrace with views of the water. The sense that the house could have expanded over time and generations is reinforced by breaks in the massing. This Northwest interpretation of an Italian villa is situated on a narrow lot on the water’s edge and is designed to capture abundant natural light.

Contractor

Reese Construction LLC

Photographer

Ben Benschneider Photography