San Juan Island Residence
Honor Award, Residential Design | ASLA 2008 Professional Awards
Intentionally blocking the view with a dense Pacific Northwest ‘forest,’ a visitor must descend through this realm to the house. The walk offers a meandering engagement in all things minute and intimate.
At the house, an open front door reveals the view beyond, celebrated by sunlit terraces. Two environments are created side by side, each enhancing the other.
2008 Awards Jury
The landscape architect has created a romantic space with color. The design is not obvious, which is very difficult to achieve. The context and harmony are beautiful. What a memorable place.
Landscape Architecture Magazine
The landscape architect carefully weighed the geological botanical, historical, and even auditory context of this midsized San Juan Island residence with nearby views of a small horseshoe-shaped bay and distant mountains. The resulting design celebrates the strong views from the site while paying equal attentions to the intimacy of the woods.
San Juan Island
Intentionally blocking the view with a dense Pacific Northwest ‘forest,’ a visitor must descend through this realm to the house. The walk offers a meandering engagement in all things minute and intimate. At the house, an open front door reveals the view beyond, celebrated by sunlit terraces. Two environments are created side by side, each enhancing the other.