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A Quiet Retreat on Puget Sound

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The Case Inlet Retreat is the utmost in simplicity and tranquility for a couple with a young child.

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The contemporary vacation home is located along the eastern edge of the Case Inlet, in southern Puget Sound in Washington state.

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Architects Seattle-based studio MW Works Architecture+Design have created a simple vacation home that perfectly sits in the introspective scenery.

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This is a small house that packs a punch.

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What appears to be an outdoor shower clad in untreated wood is just outside the bedroom.

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In fact a sliding door can seal the “outdoor shower” closed – or open to bring in fresh air as desired.

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Cedar boards keep the floor dry for a sauna feeling.

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Simple unpretentious faucets are used in both the shower and the the bath.

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The same wood is used outside, paired with rusting Corten steel panels.

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The house is nestled within a forest glade.

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Its quiet views are echoed in the restrained material palette.

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A wood burning stove keeps the small family retreat toasty on cold winter nights.

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Polished concrete floors throughout are paired with the floor to ceiling glazing that connects to nature.

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Outdoor stairs cut through the Corten steel for a direct route to the rooftop deck.

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An early lesson in good design.

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