Dupont Circle Residence / EL Studio PLLC
A renovation of a 3,900 SF, two-level apartment on Dupont Circle, the existing space was a lesson in the challenges of converting DC’s Commercial office inventory for residential use
Washington Architecture
Magnolia Modern House / Rerucha Studio
Situated in the Seattle neighborhood of Magnolia, the goal of this 3,318-square-foot house was to create a modern spacious home with lots of light, a classic yet modern feel all while managing a limited budget.
Nest Residence: A Mid-Century Home Transformation
This mid-century home held promise, despite having endured a series of clumsy additions, including a 1980s sunroom addition and years of disrepair and neglect. The home takes its name from a family of starlings that nested in…
Art Collector’s Retreat, a Mid-Century Transformation by Rerucha Studio
The Art Collector’s Retreat is an interior and exterior renovation designed by Jill Rerucha of the Seattle-based Rerucha Studio. Originally designed by noted Pacific Northwest architect Paul Kirk in 1958, the residence is located in the Enatai…
Whidbey Retreat / Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects
The buildings of Whidbey Retreat are expressed as industrial objects within the landscape, eschewing the idea of ‘blending’ with the surroundings and, instead, striving for a harmonious composition of elements in the forest – an arrangement encouraged by…
Wolf Creek Cabin / Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Wolf Creek Cabin sits in a lightly-treed meadow, surrounded by foothills and mountains in Eastern Washington. It is designed as two interlocking “L” shapes: a covered patio is located at the intersection of one “L,” offering a…
Modern Mountain Cabin / Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects
The Chechaquo Lot 6 Cabin sits in a small meadow ringed by ponderosa pines. Backed up to the toe of a dramatic, rocky butte, it captures views up the boulder-strewn slope as well as through the surrounding…
Waterfront Modern Vacation House / Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects
Located on a long peninsula extending south into Hood Canal, this modern vacation house for a Seattle family draws inspiration from its site and the owner’s Danish roots. Using the clean, economical forms and materials of the…
Bailer Hill House / Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects
Anchored to a rocky slope and looking out over expansive water views, this house is the expression of the clients’ desire to connect to both the immediate landscape and the view beyond. Stacked boxes that end in…