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50 Years Later – a Home for an Artist

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Gary Gladwish Architecture designed this sustainable home for an artist in Orcas Island, Washington.

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54 years ago she visited the island and decided that one day she would live there.

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All her life, the artist had been working with rocks, nature and landscape.

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Populated with madrone trees, firs, beech, thistle, moss and rocks with magnificent views to the west, the site of her future dream home had remained un-built over 40 years.

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The architects selected a material palette to incorporate some of her favorite materials like rusty steel siding and moss and rocks from the building site.

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The entry walk utilizes a favorite rustic wood recycled from a 100 year old barn.

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The house is entered at the pivot point of its L-Shape.

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An art studio and storage area provides the flexibility to add bedrooms or an apartment in the future.

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The simple L-Shape plan centers around an open plan living/dining cooking area with a study and bedroom on one wing.

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The house is designed for ease of movement for the artist to age in place – without stairs and encumbrances.

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This design will accommodate the inevitable bad hips, knees and back worn out from a lifetime of moving rocks, dirt and plants.

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Double insulated windows and doors surpass energy code requirements and all of the lighting is either LED or CFL.
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With its construction in honest natural stone the bathroom is both modest and sensuous.

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Around the long side of the L-Shape, large doors slide away to open the house to the expansive views.

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The achitects have fulfilled a long time dream – a true living room in the woods.

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