Sustainable House Design in Vashon Island by Vandeventer and Carlander Architects

The Vashion Cabin designed with eco friendly with stunning view in Vashon Island Washington. This sustainable house designed by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects with McIntyre Construction Services Inc as contractor. Given a program calling for additional floor area, the design concept evolved into making a small addition, replacing a previous exterior deck. The addition is a wood box “insertion” which extends into the main structure; it slides in over the existing floor structure and cantilevers out over existing basement walls, thus not affecting the existing drain field. This wood box contains the master bedroom, bath and kitchen. The exterior form and finish of the box continues into the interior; clerestory windows separate the box from the main structure’s shed roof above. Aluminum clad wood window walls provide for extensive glazing on the main floor. Large sliding doors open onto a rebuilt wood deck to the west and expanding the interior outside for entertaining. – Photos by Ben Benschneider