This fabulous rustic modern mountain retreat was designed by DeForest Architects, located on the glacier-fed Lake Wenatchee in Washington State. Rustic, modern, cozy, and sophisticated, this 2,890 square foot cabin was designed to bridge two worlds with natural ease.
The owners spent many seasons on Lake Wenatchee in the Cascade Mountains before finding the perfect spot to build. They approached the architects with the outmost enthusiasm for the design process and a vision of a house that blended seamlessly with the site.
Project Team: Architect: DeForest Architects / Contractor: M&M quality construction / Structural: Evergreen Design Company / Interior Design: Theresa Benny / Landscape Design: Richard Pulkrabek Landscape Architect
Key elements in this cabin includes: A secret room, sleeping porch and built-in alcoves make this cabin cozy for two and comfortable for a crowd. A natural mix: combining the warmth of wood with low maintenance tile, stone, and composites. A tale of two masters: clever ideas to accommodate a range of friends and families. sleeping loft, flex bath. Designing for four seasons: low-maintenance materials, overhangs to shed snow and create summer shade, indoor-outdoor spaces.
What We Love: The striking design of this rustic modern mountain retreat features expansive walls of glass, soaking the interiors with natural light. The glass also helps to blur the boundaries between indoors and out, capitalizing on the home’s beautiful surroundings… Readers, what details in this home caught your eye and why in the Comments below!
Note: Have a look at a couple of other inspiring home tours that we have featured here on One Kindesign from the portfolio of DeForest Architects: Postwar split-level remodel in Seattle: Zipper House and Tudor home with a modern twist on Lake Washington.
Above: The architects viewed the site as a series of landscape layers and the house as a collection of simple volumes emerging from them–almost like geologic rock formations.
Photos: Benjamin Benschneider
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