The Surly Crab is a modern beach house located on Hood Canal in Washington state. Views to the west take in the waterway and the Olympic Mountains. Inland from the home is a lush forest with ferns, native rhododendrons, madrona, and fir trees.
Project name
The Surly Crab
Architecture firm
Eerkes Architects
Location
Hood Canal, Seabeck, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Les Eerke
Collaborators
Allworth Design (landscape architecture), Quantum Consulting Engineers (structural engineering), Fradkin Fine Construction (general contractor)
Visualization
Notion Workshop
Typology
Residential › House
Aldo Beach House transforms a 1940s beach house into a new multi-generational home—doubling the livable area while lightly touching the delicate ecology of the waterfront. Two shifting wings hover over the hillside and beach supported by thin steel columns and pin piles.
Project name
Aldo Beach House
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes
Location
Hood Canal, WA, USA
Design team
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes, Ashton Wesley
Structural engineer
J Welch Engineering LLC
Construction
Jack Colgrove Construction
Typology
Residential › House
A series of family cabins hidden in the forest, overlooking Washington's Hood Canal and inspired by the native killdeer bird. The retreat is an expression of ‘tactile modernism’, connecting the family to the sensation and physical experiences of the Puget sound ecosystem.
Project name
Hood Cliff Retreat
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes Architecture+Landscape
Location
Hood Canal, Hansville, WA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes
Design team
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes, Naomi Javanifard, and Erica Munson
Structural engineer
Strongworks Structural
Construction
Jack Colgrove Construction
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › Rural Retreat
