CASE STUDY HOUSE 2016

AISHA SHADIKA
4SN17AT005
VIITH SEM'A'
INTERIORS

q COMPLETED IN:2016
qLOCATION: SEATTLE LAST
FALL
q THIS IS THIRD DWELLING OF
OUR CSHSERIES.
q WITH EACH CASE STUDY
HOUSE THEY CONTINUE FINE-
TUNING THE DESIGN AND
HONING THE CONSTRUCTION
PROCESS, CREATING AN
EFFECTIVE LEARNING CURVE
FOR THE SERIES.
 LOWERLEVEL PLAN

q THE LOWER LEVEL FOOTPRINT INCLUDES A TWO-CAR

GARAGE AND A FULLY INDEPENDENT ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNIT (ADU).
q FOR CONSTRUCTION EFFICIENCY, THE ADU BENEFITS
FROM A SIMILAR SPECIFICATION PACKAGE AS THE
MAIN HOUSE, WHICH ALSO MAKES FOR A PLEASANT
LIVING SPACE ADJACENT TO THE OUTDOOR TERRACE.
q THE SLAB ON GRADE RADIANT HEAT FLOORS KEEP
THE TEMPERATURE COMFORTABLE AND ARE
POLISHED WITH A CLEAR FINISH.
q THE DANISH MODERN TABLE IS OUTFITTED WITH THE
LOUIS POULSEN PH5 PENDANT LAMP AND THE WALL
HANGING IS A MOSAIC BY JOSEPH KAFTAN.
qONE OF THE PRIMARY ORDERING
MECHANISMS OF THE CSH2016 IS THE
INVERTED FLOOR PLAN, WHICH THEY
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THEIR PROJECTS.
q THIS PLACES THE COMMON AREAS (LIVING,
DINING, KITCHEN) ON THE TOP FLOOR WHERE
THEY CAN BEST TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
NATURAL LIGHT AND TERRITORIAL VIEWS.
qSPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE STRUCTURAL
FRAMING OF THE ROOF ALLOWS THESE
SPACES TO OPEN TO ONE ANOTHER,
CREATING A SPACIOUS, LIGHT-FILLED UPPER
FLOOR.
q AT THE CENTER OF THE COMMON AREA IS AN
ENTERTAINMENT BLOCK WHICH WRAPS THE STAIR AND
CONCEALS A SMALL POWDER ROOM AROUND THE SIDE.
q YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE A/V
WALL DESIGN IN A PREVIOUS POST.
q SEVERAL LARGE COLUMNS ARE DISCRETELY TUCKED INTO
THE FRAMING OF THIS MASSING, ALLOWING FOR LONGER
SPANS AND FEWER WALLS AT THE UPPER FLOOR.
q THE CEILING HEIGHT AT THE UPPER FLOOR IS 9’-0”, WHICH
WE HAVE FOUND TO BE THE SWEET SPOT TO KEEP THINGS
OPEN BUT COZY.
q FLOORS ARE KEPT LIGHT AND BRIGHT WITH GRAY-
STAINED, RIFT SAWN AND QUARTER SAWN SOLID OAK BY
OLDE ENGLISH HARDWOODS.
q A WOOD TOTEM BY ARTIST JERRY WENNSTROM AND
PAPER LAMP BY ISAMU NOGUCHI BRING TEXTURE AND
VISUAL WARMTH TO THE ROOM.
q WHERE NATURAL LIGHT AND BIG WINDOWS AREN’T QUITE AS
IMPORTANT, THE KITCHEN AND IT’S 36” TALL COUNTERTOPS ARE
POSITIONED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE UPPER FLOOR.
q A PANTRY PROVIDES A SUBTLE DIVISION BETWEEN THE LIVING
AREA AND THE KITCHEN, WHILE OFFERING DISCRETE STORAGE
FOR INGREDIENTS AND COUNTERTOP APPLIANCES.
q LIGHT-GRAY STAINED, HORIZONTAL GRAIN OAK VENEER
CABINETS BY GRIFFIN CABINETS WRAP THE KITCHEN AND ARE
TOPPED WITH 3CM THICK CASCADE WHITE PENTALQUARTZ
COUNTERTOPS FROM PENTAL SURFACES.
q THIS HIGHLY DURABLE COUNTERTOP MATERIAL LOOKS LIGHT
AND BRIGHT, WHILE CONTAINING JUST ENOUGH SPECKLE SO
THAT YOU DON’T HAVE TO KEEP IT SPOTLESS. ASIDE FROM THE
JENN-AIR BUILT-IN REFRIGERATOR, ALL MATERIALS IN THE
COMMON AREAS ARE WHITE ABOVE COUNTERTOP LEVEL,
INCLUDING THE BI-FOLD DOOR UPPER CABINETS AT THE
KITCHEN.
q THIS BLUM CABINET HARDWARE GETS THE DOORS OUT OF THE
WAY WHILE DISHES ARE PUT AWAY OR THE TABLES IS SET. THE
GLASS BACKSPLASHES, FROM HERZOG GLASS, ARE BACK-
PAINTED WHITE TO MATCH THE AESTHETIC.
q THE CABINET PACKAGE IS OUTFITTED WITH DEKKOR 1800
SERIES WIDE PEDESTAL D BAR HANDLES.
qAT THE KITCHEN SINK, WE USED A DEEP STAINLESS STEEL BASIN CUSTOM FABRICATED BY
METAL MASTERS NORTHWEST. WE LIKE THE EXTRA DEEP SINK AS IT HIDES ALL THE DISHES
OUT OF EYESIGHT AFTER A DINNER PARTY.
q THE SINK IS COMPLEMENTED WITH THE BRIZO SOLNA FAUCET AND AN INSTAHOT WATER
FILTER BY INSINKERATOR. THE SPECIFICS OF THE JENN-AIR APPLIANCE PACKAGE FROM
METROPOLITAN APPLIANCE CAN BE FOUND HERE.
q AT THE DINING AREA, THREE 5’-6” WIDE BY 9’-0” TALL LA CANTINA SLIDING DOOR PANELS
ALLOW THE SPACE TO OPEN TO THE COVERED DECK BEYOND.
q THE DINING AREA IS CELEBRATED WITH A 60CM ARTIC PEAR CHANDELIER BY OCHRE,
WISHBONE CHAIRS FROM DESIGN WITHIN REACH AT THE DINING TABLE, AND WALL
HANGINGS BY GARY ANDERSON AND ERIK NIEMANN.
q OPPOSITE THE LIVING AREA, A BOOKSHELF LINED HALLWAY LEADS TO THE POWDER ROOM, THE
ROOF DECK STAIR, AND A HOME OFFICE.
q STAINED, HORIZONTAL CEDAR SIDING BY RIVERA 26 REMODELING WRAPS THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF THE RESIDENCE AND EXTENDS INSIDE BECOMING A FEATURE OF THE INTERIOR.
q A WALL HANGING BY ARTIST GABE NEWTON MIMICS THE CEDAR AND POINTS VISITORS TO THE
POWDER ROOM.
q CONTAINED BY THE CEDAR ENVELOPE, THE HOME
OFFICE IS PERCHED OVER THE ENTRY AND
PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT VANTAGE POINT TO THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. LARGE BYPASS
DOORS CONCEAL STORAGE SHELVES AND A UTILITY
SINK BEYOND.
• DOWNSTAIRS, A LIGHT FILLED ENTRY GREETS
VISITORS AS SEGMENTS OF THE EXTERIOR CEDAR
WALL EXTEND INSIDE AND CONTINUE UP THE OAK
STAIRWAY. THE PAINTING BY GARY ANDERSON AND
EAMES COAT RACK PROVIDE A POP OF COLOR. THE
BLACKENED STEEL HANDRAILS WERE FABRICATED
BY MODERN METAL WORKS.
q A COAT CLOSET AND LAUNDRY AREA ARE CONCEALED AT THE MAIN LEVEL BEHIND RAUMPLUS
ETCH-MATTE DOORS WHICH GIVE OFF A WARM GLOW WHEN BACK-LIT. BECAUSE THE HALLWAY
IS A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA, AN OAK HARDWOOD FLOOR IS INCORPORATED TO MATCH THE STAIR
AND UPPER LEVEL FLOORS.
q CIRCULATING AROUND THE CORE OF THE HOUSE, THE HALLWAY LEADS TO BOTH KIDS’
BEDROOMS, A GUEST ROOM AND THE MASTER SUITE.
q EACH HALL AXIS ENDS WITH ART AS A FOCAL POINT.
q THE WALL HANGINGS ABOVE ARE BY ANGELA NELSON AND BELOW BY ERIKA ECKERT.
q THE BEDROOMS ARE 8’-6” TALL, A BIT LOWER THAN THE COMMON AREAS UPSTAIRS, AND SHARE A
COMMON MATERIAL PALETTE.
q WALLS AND CEILINGS STAY WITH A CONSISTENT SW 6385 DOVER WHITE AND THE SOFT CARPETS ARE
SOUJOURN CAPE TOWN FROM DÉCOR CARPET ONE.
q BUILT-IN MILLWORK AT THE CLOSETS IS OUTFITTED WITH TAB PULLS AND BYPASS DOORS.
q WHEREAS THE KIDS BEDROOMS ARE LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOUSE TO KEEP THE
SPACES DARKER (AND PREVENT THE LITTLE ONES FROM EARLY WAKINGS), THE MASTER SUITE FACES
EAST AND IS LIGHT-FILLED IN THE MORNINGS.
q THE MASTER BEDROOMS IS FURNISHED WITH NOGUCHI LAMPS, A MAPLE AND PURPLE-HEART
RIETVELD CHAIR CUSTOM BUILT BY AARON NELSON AND A WALL HANGING BY PHYLLIS HANSEN.
q THE MASTER CLOSET IS BUILT OUT WITH MILLWORK BY JW WOODWORKS AND PAINTED WHITE TO
MATCH THE WALLS. SHOE RACKS AND OVERHEAD BINS PROVIDE AMPLE, WELL-LIT STORAGE.
q ART IS INCORPORATED INTO THE SPACE WITH AN ENCAUSTIC BY DAVID PRICE.
q THE MASTER BATHROOM IS ACCESSED FROM THE
WALK-IN CLOSET AND INCLUDES LINEARE BIANCO
FIELD TILE FROM ANN SACKS, HORIZONTAL OAK
VENEER CABINETS, CASCADE WHITE
PENTALQUARTZ COUNTERTOPS AND ETCH-MATTE
GLASS FROM HERZOG GLASS.
q FOR SINK BOWLS WE LIKE THE KOHLER LADENA
UNDERMOUNT PAIRED WITH GRAFF ME.25
FAUCETS. AT BATHROOMS WE PREFER A STAINLESS
STEEL BACKSPLASH WITH A NON-DIRECTIONAL
FINISH UNDER A FULL-LENGTH MIRROR AND A
VELVET WALL HANGING BY ERIKA ECKERT.
q THE KIDS’ BATH SHARES A SIMILAR SPECIFICATION
PACKAGE ONLY THE WALL TILE IS SWAPPED OUT
FOR THE MORE UTILITARIAN 4×12 WHITE MATTE
SUBWAY TILE BY PENTAL SURFACES.