topiaart.com interior design
This modern 3,000 square foot suburban residence is located near Seattle. Openness, close connection to nature and fun determine the design of the house. It unites a versatile yet sophisticated mix of materials in playful and light-flooded rooms. In addition, the materials are also those that architects use in contemporary house construction: concrete, steel, plaster and wood.
The main part of the house is two stories with blackened steel panels and an arched metal roof. Within the structure, heavy wood meets cement walls coated with veneer plaster. The house is heated with hydronic coils in the floors and passively cooled by locally made windows, doors and ceiling fans. [Schuchart/Dow]
