Originally built as a modest beachfront cabin in the 1960s, and subsequently modified through a series of piecemeal renovations, by the time our client acquired the house its design integrity had long ceased to exist. The forested property, however, was ideally suited to the creation of a quiet refuge with direct connections to nature.
Project name
Lakeside Residence
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Mercer Island, Washington, USA
Design team
Brett Baba, design principal. Francesco Borghesi, project team. Noreen Shinohara, project team
Collaborators
Geotech Consultants (geotechnical engineer)
Interior design
Terry Hunziker
Structural engineer
Carissa Farkas
Landscape
Rich Haag and Associates / Anne James Landscape Architect
Construction
Lockhart Suver
Material
Polished concrete and stone, cirussed rift white oak wood, fumed oak floors, and blackened steel
Typology
Residential › House
Graham Baba Architects completes Cedar House in Clyde Hill, Washington. The project involved a complete renovation of a house originally designed by noted Pacific Northwest architect Ralph Anderson. Despite falling outside of the traditionally accepted definition of mid-century modern (it was originally built in the 70s), the design (including nota...
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Clyde Hill, Washington, USA
Interior design
Graham Baba Architects
Construction
Dovetail General Contractors
Typology
Residential › House
