Nelson Cabin

PACIFIC NORTHWEST DESIGN — cabin — GREEN BUILDING — custom home

METHOW VALLEY, WASHINGTON

Located on a sloping site overlooking the Mazama Meadow this home creates a year-round retreat for family and friends to gather. The structure stretches along the site separating the garage and office from the home’s public spaces. A bridge allows the landscape to flow through the structure, marking the transition from cars and work to retreat and breaking down the massing of the home. A custom screen wall at the entry forms a topographical map of the surrounding mountains, bringing light to the stairway and introducing functional art at the door.

An expansive kitchen and living space encourage family and friends to come together for meals, while a tucked-away outdoor summer patio connects the kitchen to a sheltered, cooler summer eating area.

The living room features a dramatic corner-opening window wall orienting views of Washington Pass. With steel columns, the corner doors open 12 feet on each side pocketing into adjacent walls. Free of a corner structure, the living room is expanded to encompass the covered patios and adjacent fire pit as part of a larger indoor-outdoor living area and entertaining space.

Green Design: Super-insulated walls and ceilings, energy-efficient windows, radiant heating system, low VOC finishes, concrete floors, and heat recovery ventilator

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