H-Shaped Modern Home Set On a Bluff Overlooking Lake Washington

Stuart Silk Architects have completed the design for a large house spiced up with original contemporary details in Seattle. The Washington Park Hilltop Residence set on a bluff overlooking Lake Washington and makes the most of its location in terms of spectacular sights: “Views of the vast lake, Mt. Rainier and North Cascades dictated the orientation and transparency of the elevation facing the water. A plan then evolved to integrate water features into the home, to be experienced from inside and out“.

Water is the major theme of the residence and discovering it in the overall design of the project can be an interesting endeavor. The plan of the residence is based on the letter “H”, where the entry, living and dining areas are envisioned in a central pavilion, while flanking wings contain the family's private rooms: “The passages to the wings are compressed between gently moving water courses inspired by the canals of Suzhou and Venice. These serve not only as ever-present reminders of the beauty of water, but also the nature of passage through life as one navigates across the home's interior and exterior spaces. The alignment of the canals also focuses the building's orientation toward the views“. Find the photos inspiring?

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