Island Residence and Guest House
Architects & Firms
Mercer Island, Washington
In designing this 6,700-square-foot residence (and an 800-square-foot guest house), the architects faced the challenge of an extremely steep, long, and narrow site, accompanied by strict height requirements. Hutchison & Maul placed the house midway down the sloping site, providing easy access to the garage, and affording panoramic views west towards Seattle and the Olympic mountains beyond.
By locating the primary living spaces below down the hill, they could grant privacy to the owners. A large exterior courtyard carved into the hillside brings daylight to these living areas. This level has expansive floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors that provide access to the subterranean courtyard and covered exterior deck. A smaller atrium, this one glazed, functions as part of the entrance courtyard.
Horizontal cedar siding contrasts with the smooth concrete retaining walls. A restrained interior and exterior material palette fulfilled the client’s request for uncluttered spaces.
The guest house, at the bottom of the site along the shoreline, is elevated to create a covered exterior patio below the living spaces. Flat‐seam copper cladding serves the multiple roles of soffit, siding, and roofing.
PeopleLocation: Mercer Island, WA Completion Date: Spring 2008 Gross square footage: 6,700 SF (Residence), 800 SF (Guest House)
Architect:
Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Architect of record: Hutchison & Maul Architecture Interior Design: Hutchison & Maul Architecture
Engineer(s): Mechanical Engineer: Steven Rainbow
Consultant(s): Lighting: Hutchison & Maul Architecture A/V Consultant: Isaiah Vering Furniture Selection: Hutchison & Maul Architecture, Julie Petri Furniture Coordination/Purchasing: Kathy Hanway General contractor: EH Construction
Photographer(s): CAD system, project management, or other software used: AutoCAD 2005 LT |
Products
Structural system Structural System: Braced steel frame, concrete over composite metal decking, wood infill wall framing, TJI wood roof framing (Residence), SIPS Roof Panels (Guest House)
Exterior cladding Guest House: Custom flat-seam copper siding system & standing seam copper roofing system, manufactured & installed by McKinstry, Seattle WA
Rainscreen: Custom Metal Siding Rainscreen System (Guesthouse), Flat-seam copper panels manufactured & installed by McKinstry, Seattle WA
Precast concrete: Wood: Custom cedar wood siding system, Cedar supplied & milled by LS Cedar, Vashon WA
Roofing Metal: See Exterior Cladding above
Windows Metal frame: Fleetwood Windows & Doors, CA (Residence)
Glazing Skylights: Custom manufactured by McKinstry, Seattle WA
Doors Wood doors: Interior custom solid-core wood door panels Sliding doors: Interior custom solid-core wood door panels
Hardware Closers: FSB Pulls: FSB Security devices: FSB
Interior finishes Suspension grid: Armstrong Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: “Time” Varenna Kitchens, Poliform, California Closets Paints and stains: Cabots (exterior wood stain) Plastic laminate: Supplied and installed by Urban Ease, Seattle WA
Solid surfacing:
Floor and wall tile: Wood Flooring: Solid Maple Plank Flooring, 8” nominal plank widths, supplied & installed by Seattle Flooring, Seattle WA
Special interior finishes unique to this project:
Furnishings
Tables:
Rugs:
Lamps: Formal Living & Dining Room Curtains: Caprice, Pollack, Custom made by Robert Emil Arnesen Inc., Seattle WA
Lighting Informal Dining Room Pendant: Louis Poulsen PH5 Pendant Lamp Downlights, Recessed floor lights: Deltalight Task lighting: Artemide Exterior Landscape: BK Lighting, Hinkley Afterhours Exterior Water Feature Lighting: Vista, Hinkley Afterhours, Kichler Exterior recessed wall: Bega, Deltalight, TAL Dimming System or other lighting controls: Lutron
Conveyance Accessibility provision: Elevator shaft was roughed in but not installed
Plumbing
Kitchen Faucets:
Bathroom Sinks:
Bathroom Faucets:
Bathtubs: Guest House Shower Pan: Duravit Stark, White Bath & Shower Faucets/Sprays: Dornbracht Tara Classic
Toilets:
Energy
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