Scope of work
Custom single family home in Seattle, WA for a couple with an extensive collection
of American Craft Art. The Owner served as interior designer in
collaborative design process.
Project Description
This residence was inspired by a dialogue between art and architecture:
the relationship between the two evolving through continuous design
collaboration. It was this process that sought to create a detailed
fit for the owners collection of American Craft Art. Intimate
building details were created to display specific pieces.
Commissioned architectural works within the home also became
elements of building craft: steel structures act as doors and
displays, jewelry functions as cabinet hardware, and found objects
are assembled into light fixtures. Finishes such as tile, plaster,
steel, and concrete express the buildings art.
The home perches on a unique Seattle site: embedded into the
hillside it overlooks a wild forested greenbelt. Articulated outdoor
spaces and building site walls act as urban sculpture surrounded
by the native landscape.