Creekside Residence

1-10. This custom 5,500 square foot home in Salem, Oregon is built to last using time-tested materials, including metal, natural stone, and a concrete tile roof. The owners requested that we design the home to reflect to its sloping site.

11-12. At the back of the house, windows stretch to take in views of Mt. Hood, and the home itself takes on cathedral-like proportions.

13. In the great room, we expressed the structure of the home by using the exterior stone material, gauged quartzite, to clad the monumental fire place. We provided a lit cove in the fire place to display our clients' art glass collection, and chose a palette of colors for the room that would harmonize with their collection.

14. By placing the kitchen in the center of the home and opening it up to the public spaces of the house, lively dinner parties are guaranteed. Custom metal railings frame the  game room on the second level, which looks down on the living room.

We oriented this kitchen to allow the chef of the family to enjoy views of Mt. Hood while working at the cook top. We integrated an oversized island for prep work, a standing e-mail station for the busy cook, a pivoting flat-panel television, and leather stools at the island for eating quick meals and allowing guests to visit while the meal is being prepared. 

15. Because these clients travel widely and collect objects on their travels, we created custom display areas in their house, including this wall. Below the display shelving, a custom media center houses books, dvds, and stereo components.

21. This bathroom features a low-barrier therapeutic soaking tub. The room allows the passage of light through floor to ceiling glass shower walls, while a soothing palette enhances the sense of rest and relaxation the room is meant to bring.