La chambre se situe à l'étage, dans la tour. La tête de lit peinte en arc de cercle vient adoucir le coté brut de l'espace.

In this young boy’s bedroom the double bunks add an extra bed without taking up floor space. Cheryl designed this bedroom in a colour palette of blues and lime green. Custom made paddling oars on the ceiling, a hanging chair, cute little custom made house shelving, striped wall paper below dado rails and stick on decals gives the space character. Creating layers by repeating patterns and colours adds depth and interest. Cheryl likes to create children’s bedrooms that are not too themed or age sensitive so that the little ones can grow into their rooms without one having to make too many changes later as they get older. Removing a few items and adding a few bits and pieces can transform this bedroom for a seven year old boy into a teenager’s room quite easily.

Domaine viticole photographié dans le cadre d'une vente immobilière.

The clients called me on the recommendation from a neighbor of mine who had met them at a conference and learned of their need for an architect. They contacted me and after meeting to discuss their project they invited me to visit their site, not far from White Salmon in Washington State. Initially, the couple discussed building a ‘Weekend’ retreat on their 20± acres of land. Their site was in the foothills of a range of mountains that offered views of both Mt. Adams to the North and Mt. Hood to the South. They wanted to develop a place that was ‘cabin-like’ but with a degree of refinement to it and take advantage of the primary views to the north, south and west. They also wanted to have a strong connection to their immediate outdoors. Before long my clients came to the conclusion that they no longer perceived this as simply a weekend retreat but were now interested in making this their primary residence. With this new focus we concentrated on keeping the refined cabin approach but needed to add some additional functions and square feet to the original program. They wanted to downsize from their current 3,500± SF city residence to a more modest 2,000 – 2,500 SF space. They desired a singular open Living, Dining and Kitchen area but needed to have a separate room for their television and upright piano. They were empty nesters and wanted only two bedrooms and decided that they would have two ‘Master’ bedrooms, one on the lower floor and the other on the upper floor (they planned to build additional ‘Guest’ cabins to accommodate others in the near future). The original scheme for the weekend retreat was only one floor with the second bedroom tucked away on the north side of the house next to the breezeway opposite of the carport. Another consideration that we had to resolve was that the particular location that was deemed the best building site had diametrically opposed advantages and disadvantages. The views and primary solar orientations were also the source of the prevailing winds, out of the Southwest. The resolve was to provide a semi-circular low-profile earth berm on the south/southwest side of the structure to serve as a wind-foil directing the strongest breezes up and over the structure. Because our selected site was in a saddle of land that then sloped off to the south/southwest the combination of the earth berm and the sloping hill would effectively created a ‘nestled’ form allowing the winds rushing up the hillside to shoot over most of the house. This allowed me to keep the favorable orientation to both the views and sun without being completely compromised by the winds.

*Création d'une extension *Aménagement type loft haut de gamme *Cuisine escamotable/cachée au rez-de-chaussée ainsi que l'espace détente (salon, salle à manger) *Bibliothèque sur mesure toute hauteur sous rampant *Espace nuit via escalier en verre/métal en mezzanine entièrement fermée par une cloison de verre *Salle de bain en mezzanine

The colors mostly stay within a monochromatic scale and are complimented by gold light fixtures and wall-mounted shelving. This master bedroom focuses on sleek design and rich textures.

This blue accent sofa and brightly colored throw pillows spice up this small space. The suede texture of the couch contrasts nicely with the metal and wooden accent pieces. There is a great balance of neutral and vibrant colors.