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Tiger Mountain House
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Tiger Mountain House
A ten acre heavily wooded site in the shadow of Tiger Mountain near Issaquah, Washington was the site of choice for a young professional couple for the construction of their "dream home". The site at the end of a long private road is characterized by a gently rolling slope from north to south and is overgrown with second growth fir and cedar trees. Numerous fallen trees and protruding or uprooted stumps along with heavy underbrush rendered the site nearly inaccessible. Two designated wetlands near the middle of the site and a seasonal creek just off the southeast corner of the property are among the Sites notable features.
Through extensive Site analysis it was determined the structure be located in the Southeast corner of the Property away from the Wetland areas and within earshot of the creek. The fallen trees were used as a design metaphor for three distinct wings or "trunks" of the house and the mountain peaks both near and far dictated the axial alignments of these wings.
A series of Terraces placed around the structure are inscribed within a circular radius that demarks the transition between man-made space and the natural environment.
The Structure is clad in a combination of Metal and Cedar. In many instances Roof planes morph into Wall planes with a homogenous skin much like the bark on a tree. In some places the "bark" has been peeled away to reveal the trunks inner structure, it is in these locations that Window and Door openings occur.
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