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Design Goal
This weekend cottage sits at the base of the Cascade foothills, opening to the banks of the Columbia River. It is home to a family of four. A guest bunkhouse and outdoor rooms define the grounds, creating a seamless relationship between inside and out.
The design program for this house emphasized its relationship to the outside and the river. The house establishes a demarcation between the desert and the river oasis. As one descends through the site the building forms open, embracing the site.
Editorial Coverage: published in the winter 2010 edition of Luxe Magazine.
The River House is located on the Columbia River in eastern Washington. The house was designed for a young family as a weekend retreat and has a separate guest house over the garage. The home takes full advantage of the views to the river and the sage brush covered mountains. McClellan Architects also designed a lower outdoor dining room just off of the pool so that the family can enjoy the long summers.
Here are some highlights from the article:
“It was important to have the house mediate between the wet, green makeup of the river and the dry, seared terrain of the hills behind,” says Regan McClellan, AIA. The architects designed the main house and an adjacent bunk house (perched over the detached garage) to offer guests a private retreat. The living and dining areas are situated on the second level of the main house to take advantage of the river views. An outdoor room at pool level lends a relaxed alfresco space for family and friends to gather.
“With the backdrop of the river and mountains, we wanted to have huge windows that would allow the river to become our art,” says the home owner.
“There are clerestories over the entry way that frames the line of the mountain behind them. So you’re enjoying the view out to the river and then you turn around and there’s the mountain, like Kilroy peeking his nose over to say hello. It’s something we incorporated because we wanted some light in the room, but it was a nice, happy accident that the mount just fit perfectly.” says Ross Ishikawa.
Design Goal
This weekend cottage sits at the base of the Cascade foothills, opening to the banks of the Columbia River. It is home to a family of four. A guest bunkhouse and outdoor rooms define the grounds, creating a seamless relationship between inside and out.
The design program for this house emphasized its relationship to the outside and the river. The house establishes a demarcation between the desert and the river oasis. As one descends through the site the building forms open, embracing the site.
Editorial Coverage: published in the winter 2010 edition of Luxe Magazine.
The River House is located on the Columbia River in eastern Washington. The house was designed for a young family as a weekend retreat and has a separate guest house over the garage. The home takes full advantage of the views to the river and the sage brush covered mountains. McClellan Architects also designed a lower outdoor dining room just off of the pool so that the family can enjoy the long summers.
Here are some highlights from the article:
“It was important to have the house mediate between the wet, green makeup of the river and the dry, seared terrain of the hills behind,” says Regan McClellan, AIA. The architects designed the main house and an adjacent bunk house (perched over the detached garage) to offer guests a private retreat. The living and dining areas are situated on the second level of the main house to take advantage of the river views. An outdoor room at pool level lends a relaxed alfresco space for family and friends to gather.
“With the backdrop of the river and mountains, we wanted to have huge windows that would allow the river to become our art,” says the home owner.
“There are clerestories over the entry way that frames the line of the mountain behind them. So you’re enjoying the view out to the river and then you turn around and there’s the mountain, like Kilroy peeking his nose over to say hello. It’s something we incorporated because we wanted some light in the room, but it was a nice, happy accident that the mount just fit perfectly.” says Ross Ishikawa.
