Whidbey Farmhouse / DeForest Architects
This Whidbey farmhouse is balanced between two landscapes—a dramatic bluff overlooking Puget Sound to the west and rolling pastures to the east.
Tim Bies is a Seattle-based photographer specializing in architecture and interiors. A graduate of Detroit’s Center for Creative Studies Commercial and Fine Art Photography programs, his experience working with world-renowned architectural photographer Balthazar Korab as well as having served as staff photographer for Olson Kundig Architects for over a decade have helped shape his unique view and approach.
LOCATION: Seattle, Washington
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This Whidbey farmhouse is balanced between two landscapes—a dramatic bluff overlooking Puget Sound to the west and rolling pastures to the east.
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