Work

Selected houses, 2012–2025

Each project begins with a different piece of ground. These are a few of the homes that grew from them, with the drawings that got us there.

Ridgeback House on a rocky knoll above the river gorge

01

Ridgeback House

Columbia Gorge, Oregon

A two-bedroom retreat folded onto a basalt knoll. The plan bends around three old ponderosa pines, and a single deep roof shelters the house from the gorge's east winds.

  • Completed2023
  • Area1,650 sq ft
  • MaterialsCharred cedar, basalt, steel
Hand-drawn section through Ridgeback House and its slope

Section through the knoll, showing the winter sun line.

Dining room of Saltmarsh House opening to the water

02

Saltmarsh House

Whidbey Island, Washington

A family home raised lightly above a tidal meadow. Living spaces open fully to the water, while bedrooms tuck behind a thick timber wall facing the lane.

  • Completed2021
  • Area2,400 sq ft
  • MaterialsDouglas fir, zinc, concrete
Plan drawing of Saltmarsh House on its site

Site plan, tracing the high-tide line.

Long Meadow Barn, a dark gabled house in tall grass

03

Long Meadow Barn

Hood River Valley, Oregon

A simple gabled volume on an old orchard, borrowing its form from the valley's packing sheds. Inside, a double-height hall frames Mount Hood through one tall window.

  • Completed2019
  • Area2,100 sq ft
  • MaterialsBoard-and-batten pine, corrugated steel
Elevation sketch of Long Meadow Barn

South elevation, early design sketch.

Fernwater Cabin among mossy firs beside a creek

04

Fernwater Cabin

Olympic Peninsula, Washington

A one-room cabin set on helical piles so no roots were cut. Its shed roof drains to a rain garden, and the porch steps down to the creek.

  • Completed2024
  • Area720 sq ft
  • MaterialsWestern red cedar, glass

Your site could be next.

We're taking on commissions for 2026. Tell us where the land is.

Start a conversation