Kitchen

New cabinets were added on top of existing cabinets for additional storage. A custom designed "Dog Den" base cabinet is new home for Maxie and Scout and creates a new L-Shaped kitchen floor plan. Photo Credit: Betsy Bassett

by What Shanni Saw

This prefabricated 1,800 square foot Certified Passive House is designed and built by The Artisans Group, located in the rugged central highlands of Shaw Island, in the San Juan Islands. It is the first Certified Passive House in the San Juans, and the fourth in Washington State. The home was built for $330 per square foot, while construction costs for residential projects in the San Juan market often exceed $600 per square foot. Passive House measures did not increase this projects’ cost of construction. The clients are retired teachers, and desired a low-maintenance, cost-effective, energy-efficient house in which they could age in place; a restful shelter from clutter, stress and over-stimulation. The circular floor plan centers on the prefabricated pod. Radiating from the pod, cabinetry and a minimum of walls defines functions, with a series of sliding and concealable doors providing flexible privacy to the peripheral spaces. The interior palette consists of wind fallen light maple floors, locally made FSC certified cabinets, stainless steel hardware and neutral tiles in black, gray and white. The exterior materials are painted concrete fiberboard lap siding, Ipe wood slats and galvanized metal. The home sits in stunning contrast to its natural environment with no formal landscaping. Photo Credit: Art Gray

This kitchen was remodeled and opened up into a new addition that was added for the family room and a playroom for the children. Danny DanSoy Photography

David Lauer Photography

Elegant biscuit painted cabinets are paired with deeply stained alder base cabinets from Bellmont Cabinet Company. Cambria quartz countertops in Bradshaw. Wolf dual fuel range, Zephyr exhaust hood Bosch refrigerator. Pendant lights by Maxim. Backsplash comprised of four different tiles: porcelain with a matte finished followed by Bamboo glass match stick tiles, porcelain gloss finish tiles and 1" glass mosaic tiles behind the range.

Dave Adams Photography

Custom Contemporary Home in a Northwest Modern Style utilizing warm natural materials such as cedar rainscreen siding, douglas fir beams, ceilings and cabinetry to soften the hard edges and clean lines generated with durable materials such as quartz counters, porcelain tile floors, custom steel railings and cast-in-place concrete hardscapes. Photograph by Miguel Edwards

Open concept kitchen with seating area, open to farmhouse table great room. Photos by SJIborra