Blatto Boat is a new Floating On Water Residence (FOWR), commonly known as a houseboat, on the north end of Lake Union, constructed within the bounds of an existing boat. Constrained by the over-water footprint of the existing boat, Blatto Boat comes in at a narrow and long 12’x40’.
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Photography
Andrew Pogue (all still images except overhead drone shot), Peter Bohler (overhead drone shot), Peter Bohler and Stanton Stephens (Blatto film shorts, Peter Bohler film editor)
Design team
Jon Gentry, AIA. Aimée O’Carroll, ARB. Matt Hunold, RA. Sara Long
Collaborators
Marine Engineer: Kraftmar; Custom Steel Hull: Snow & Company
Structural engineer
SSF Engineers
Construction
Wild Tree Woodworks
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
Located on a rocky, wind-swept south facing shoreline; this retreat home nestles into the landscape to harmonize with its surroundings and minimize exposure to weather. The home is a vacation retreat for a family of four, who desired a low-impact home with a strong connection to land and sea.
Project name
Lone Madrone
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Orcas Island, WA, USA
Design team
Joe Herrin, Mike Mora, Jonathan Teng
Interior design
Ore Studios (Interior Furnishings)
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Typology
Residential › House
