This modern home design by Lindal Cedar Homes was built on Whidbey Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State for an artist couple looking to retire to their "forever home." A beautiful modern prefab home by independent Lindal Cedar Homes dealer Michael Harris of Warmmodern Living. https://lindal.com

1. Site: Whidbey, Island, WA
Design and planning: Warmmodern Living
Pre-engineered building system: Lindal Cedar Homes
On-site construction: Northwest Stout Construction
Landscape design: Masa Mizuno
Honoring the environment
A home that
Consolidates two lives
Joins home and studio
Connects the interior seamlessly with
its environment

2. Two passionate educators, juried artists, and world
travelers joining and consolidating their lives and
their visions of a new home – a metaphoric wedding
gift to each other.

3. The site: a long drive through shadowy woods reveals
a treasure of a building site

4. A site barely 50’ wide with a view of Puget Sound
that is at once breathtaking and calming

5. Our mission: to connect every living space to the environment without obstruction

6. Organizational priorities defined:
Two distinct wings: a living wing
and a studio wing with a private
guest suite-
Every room must have an
unimpeded view of the Sound
(in less than 45’total width)

7. Early elevation studies
The two sloped roof core volumes,
defining the two living zones and the
flat- roofed view-catching projections
will be clad in two different materials
Entry (side) elevation
Water-view elevation
Approach

8. Final Plan:
1525 SF living area
395 SF studio
200 SF storage lofts

9. Permit plans drawn and engineered,
final material selections made,
builder selected, permit issued.
Time to build !

10. Excavation with little room to spare

11. Pumping concrete necessary for to install foundation walls
and slab over radiant grid on such a narrow site.

12. Phased delivery of well packaged Lindal
materials facilitates framing during rainy season

13. Lindal post and beam system, reduces framing time, adds
strength, and enables large expanses of glass, even in
high-wind areas.

14. The flat-roofed projections, clad on the exterior with pre-finished cementboard panels fastened with
stainless streel screws, provide human-scale relief from the loftier interior volumes in the kitchen
(shown here), master and guest suite.

15. The Lindal post and beam system
enables maximum transparency
without compromising structural
stability

16. • Mission in sight
The mission is in sight.
The clean simplicity of the
Lindal structure frames the view
Beautifully. The 5 foot wide by
9 ½ foot high glass panels
Are repeated to firm a 30 foot
long panorama
The bottom windows open as
awnings to admit cool air, and th
Operable clerestory windows
result of natural convection.

17. In the home stretch; finish work. The promise of success: unspoiled views
from inside the master bedroom (and future hot tub pad), living room,
kitchen, and dining areas.

18. No deck or rails to
separate the interior
From the view.

19. From the kitchen, looking through the entry foyer
to the studio over 45 feet away. The storage loft to
the left above. Clet5stity windows fill the upper
reaches of the space with daylight

20. The primary volumes are clad in corrugated steel with a 25 year finish. The flat-roofed projections are
pre-finished cementboard panels, and the windows are vinyl framed. All options in the Lindal system.
No time for maintenance !

21. After a day of sweat equity
“Can we take a break yet?!?

24. Asian influenced finishes,

26. The main entry is recessed
five feet to provide protection
from the elements`

27. Welcome!
The warmth of the fir entry door and
sidelights warm the entry foyer, an
eventual gallery

28. Landscape architect Masa Mizuno installing his vision, a
Japanese garden courtyard outside the home’s entry and Asian
Themed landscape outside the great room and around the
entry and outdoor entertainment area. Compatible and never
competitive with the tranquil view Sound views

29. furnishings, and
Entry foyer into great room.
Note polished concrete floors.

30. In- process Japanese garden
in courtyard as seen upon entry

31. and the owner’s recent
art

32. Landscaping,
Soon-to-be-completed Japanese-themed landscape design
by Masa Mizuno

38. The approach.
Resisting any temptation to upstage or obstruct
the view with a grand
entry, the home defers to the environment.
The entry door is out of view until visitors reach
the stoop.

39. A
On- grade terrace outside dining room extends living and entertaining space
without obstructing views or enclosing the Interior with a railed-in playpen.
The terrace extends to become the entry stoop
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Tree.

41. I was looking for an artful experience designing my
new home with an architect who had a real
commitment to responding to the uniqueness of our
land and environment, and who had the ability
to respond to my desire for a both functional and
sculptural home. I wanted the kind of relationship with
an architect where I could be a strong partner in the
creative process.
After attending a Lindal web seminar where Michael
talked about his vision for designing homes, and how
the Lindal approach allowed for flexibility and custom
design suited to clients’ dreams, I knew I had found
my architect. Our first meeting further confirmed my
impression. From that time forward Michael and
I maintained an ongoing exchanging of ideas
Nancy Loorem Adams