Sustainable Living
The Barn/Gallery showcases sustainable design in a two bedroom/two bathroom waterfront residence on 3.5 acres facing southwest over a meadow to the pristine San Juan Channel. The great room spans 24′ x 44′ with unobstructed floor to ceiling windows. Corten steel frames the roof and walls. Ferrari-red kitchen with Euro appliances, porcelain backsplash and tile counters. Custom wood burning fireplace/media cabinet fabricated from raw steel is recessed into a wall of reclaimed wood. Rain harvesting plus high producing private well, rain garden, SIP construction, automated LED lighting control, high speed fiber internet, HRV & heat pump technologies, EV charger. The siding planks were cut from the floor joists of the original house which was milled from the land itself. They were carefully removed and transported down the road to a neighbor’s sawmill to be reshaped into what you see here. If left untreated, they will continue to age to a beautiful silver patina The result is a tight, energy efficient house combining the best of old and new.
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The Barn/Gallery
A 1970s era home was carefully deconstructed and the existing home created by the owner architect and interior designer. No detail is too small for their full attention. Published in OBJECKT International, Dwell Magazine and on several online Architect designed websites.
Location, Location, Location
Located on the west side of Lopez Island half way between the Channel Preserve and Shark Reef Park, there is easy access to beach walking and lovely secluded trails. Also just minutes to the airport, small Golf Course and the restaurants and shopping in Lopez Village.
Systems
Created with structural insulated panels (SIPs) and incorporating reclaimed wood and metal elements the great room has an unobstructed ceiling span of fabricated laminated splines inside the insulated panel joints. Attention is given to energy monitoring of the automated LED lighting control system with a centralized driver panel (100% LED), HRV and heat pump technologies keep the floors toasty warm.The copper towel warmers are plumbed inline with the hot water pipes in the floor. The potable water system incorporates rain and ground water filtered for optimum flavor and health. The natural landscaping and rain garden function as natural filtration for stormwater runoff headed to the ocean.