This modern home on the Lake Washington waterfront celebrates the interplay between an elegant home, an informal gallery, and an expansive garden. On a practical level, the goal was to provide the client with privacy and independence while accommodating extended family, larger gatherings, and potential future live-in caregivers.
DA worked closely with the contractor, Schultz Miller, to give the house a sense of ease and clarity that belies its complex construction, exacting details, an intricate blend of materials, and interconnected network of HVAC, lighting, automation, audio, and other systems. It all comes together to create special spaces, such as the light-filled, two-story gallery; the soaring main living space, whether fully open or gently partitioned by sliding translucent acrylic panels; or a client favorite: the sitting area poised between the courtyard koi pond and the entry gallery.
DeForest Architects Team | John DeForest AIA, Melissa Nordquist, Michael Knowles, Geoff Briggs
Contractor | Schultz Miller
Owner’s Rep | Karen Skadan
Interiors | NB Design Group
Landscape Design | Allworth Design
Lighting | Lightplan NW
Structural | Swenson Say Faget
Photography | Benjamin Benschneider
Simple lines, flexible living spaces, well-organized storage, and a rooftop garden all add up to a nest that is anything but 'empty'.
