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Two-story lakefront property in Seattle: Engawa House

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Engawa House is a two story lakefront property that has been designed by Seattle-based studio Conard Romano Architects, situated in Seattle, Washington. Here is a description of the project from the architects: “The home can best be understood in its multiple contexts:ย  lakefront site, Pacific Rim city, timber-industry clients open to materials that speak simply but poetically of shelter and home. At its heart is the โ€œlight core,โ€ a vessel-like structure rising to a clerestory, illuminating the house and organizing its circulation patterns.”

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“Timber-framed in hemlockโ€”a reference to the ownersโ€™ long involvement with Northwest woodsโ€”the light core acknowledges its source in Japanese architecture, also expressed in the structureโ€™s horizontal banks of windows, screening devices of glass and lattice, and the engawa itself, a south-facing veranda edge between interior and garden,” states the architects.

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“Engawa Houseโ€™s spare detailing allows materials to speak of themselves, of the art of construction, and of a creative process marked by owner, architect, and craftsmen finding stillness amid the complex demands of house design and construction.”

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Photos: Benjamin Benschneider

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