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sneeoosh
9385, Reef Point Lane, La Conner, WA, United States
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sneeoosh
9385, Reef Point Lane, La Conner, WA, United States
Like a rabbit warming itself in the sun, the Snee-oosh Cabin sits in the underbrush perched on a low bank at the waters edge near DeceptionPass on the Swinomish Indian reservation. Intended as a getaway from the ever more urban Seattle it was conceived as a covered platform in the trees protected but closely connected to the surrounding marine forest and expansive bay with its dramatic currents and tides. In a site where the spirit of place is so compelling, dissolving the barriers between inside and out became a prime motivation. Building with reverence and care not to destroy the special qualities of the site required careful placement and a building system that was light and flexible using the smallest footprint possible. Constructed with a nod towards “reservation vernacular” with exposed strand board, modular pieces, inexpensive Hardie sheets and rolled roofing, all assembled “lean to” style work towards a new modern reservation architecture. Eight concrete disks narrowly avoid the 100’ tall fir trees and their roots while isolating the impact of the house on the complex top soil layer to ensure continued tree health. A steel skeleton bolted to these eight disks support and brace a hanging wooden belly and an oversized foam panel roof. The foam panels are structural and are made from 8” of expanded polystyrene sandwiched by two layers of oriented strand board. The steel skeleton collects both the lateral and gravity loads and delivers them to the eight disks leaving the platform free of lateral concerns and allows the trusses to reach across the platform and nearly float towards the south. All of these pieces were carefully designed to work together structurally, be prefabricated off site, and be fitted together like a delicate puzzle or the intricate pieces of an insect. Large monitors poke out of the roof and draw light from above through the fir canopy and provide strong passive ventilation that is augmented by a giant industrial ceiling fan that can be used to either slowly adjust heat stratification or quickly make an air change. The hanging wood belly heavily insulated with just a few carefully placed windows and the foam roof work to protect the tiny efficient sleeping rooms. Contrasted by the “camp like” living spaces of the platform that are protected from the weather by a transparent glass skin joining the living spaces with the surrounding dense brush. The Glazing system a combination of sealant and vertical steel flat bars that mimic the vertical rhythm of the surrounding trees wraps around the platform.
Crazy big birds fly by out across Skagit bay to HopeIsland, the Olympics come and go depending on the weather, the seaplanes roar by in dense fog.
Crazy big birds fly by out across Skagit bay to HopeIsland, the Olympics come and go depending on the weather, the seaplanes roar by in dense fog.
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