Foster Associates Architects, Stimson Associates Landscape Architects, Warren Jagger Photography

Architecture by David Maxam Construction by Berghuis Construction Interiors Ashley Cole Design Photos by Kaity

Burnished off white concrete, inset with a Western Australian Karri timber detail provides a bright and airy platform to enjoy the view across Pittwater and Ku-Ring-Gai National Park

Signature breezespace in one of our homes in Sonoma, CA Tile Fireplace Surround: Florida Tile Porcelain Urbanite Concrete Fireplace: Heat N Glow Cosmo SLR with Tonic Front in Graphite (42" wide) Casework: Bali Teak - Exotic Wood Veneer Floor: Plyboo Bamboo Flooring in Havana Strand

Steve Keating Photography

Photography By Matthew Millman

photo Mariko Reed

Scott Benedict

Photo credit: Bethany Nauert Architect: Nadav Rokach Interior Design and Staging: Eliana Rokach Contractor: Building Solutions and Design, Inc.

The Redmond Residence is located on a wooded hillside property about 20 miles east of Seattle. The 3.5-acre site has a quiet beauty, with large stands of fir and cedar. The house is a delicate structure of wood, steel, and glass perched on a stone plinth of Montana ledgestone. The stone plinth varies in height from 2-ft. on the uphill side to 15-ft. on the downhill side. The major elements of the house are a living pavilion and a long bedroom wing, separated by a glass entry space. The living pavilion is a dramatic space framed in steel with a “wood quilt” roof structure. A series of large north-facing clerestory windows create a soaring, 20-ft. high space, filled with natural light. The interior of the house is highly crafted with many custom-designed fabrications, including complex, laser-cut steel railings, hand-blown glass lighting, bronze sink stand, miniature cherry shingle walls, textured mahogany/glass front door, and a number of custom-designed furniture pieces such as the cherry bed in the master bedroom. The dining area features an 8-ft. long custom bentwood mahogany table with a blackened steel base. The house has many sustainable design features, such as the use of extensive clerestory windows to achieve natural lighting and cross ventilation, low VOC paints, linoleum flooring, 2x8 framing to achieve 42% higher insulation than conventional walls, cellulose insulation in lieu of fiberglass batts, radiant heating throughout the house, and natural stone exterior cladding.

Daniel O'Connor Photography

Large open plan kitchen and view up hallway towards the entry. www.laramasselos.com

Interiors by SFA Design Photography by Meghan Bierle-O'Brien

Justin Krug

Laurie Black Photography: Perched along the shore of Lake Oswego is this asian influenced contemporary home of custom wood windows and glass. Quantum Classic Series windows, and Lift & Slide and Hinged doors are spectacularly displayed here in Sapele wood. Generously opening up the lake view are architectural window walls with transoms and out-swing awnings. The windows’ precise horizontal alignment around the perimeter of the home achieves the architect’s desire for crisp, clean lines. The main entry features a Hinged door flanked by fixed sidelites. Leading out to the Japanese-style garden is another Hinged door set within a common mullion window wall.

Photographer: Michael Skott