The family tree house

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Architect Bob Hull designed a 1,400-foot weekend home for Tim and Kath Roberts that sits on a shelf of a cliff overlooking Puget Sound. Its most noticeable feature, a canopy that drains rainwater away from the house, is supported by struts that mimic the surrounding madrona trees.

Author: Bernstein, Fred A.
Hull, Bob

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A loft in the woods

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Architect Sheila Narusawa designed a 940-square-foot Maine summer home for owners Larry and Anna St. John that blends American and Japanese elements. The house looks much a cross between a barn and a summer cabin from the outside. Inside, every space has been made usable.

Author: Bernstein, Fred A.
Narusawa, Sheila

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A lakeside cabin compound

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Architect David Coleman designed a 1,500-square-foot vacation home that is reminiscent of gabled cabins on stilts. The home was designed for owners Richard and Zillah Loney who wanted to disturb the trees on their Lake Seymour, VT, site as little as possible.

Author: Bernstein, Fred A.
Coleman, David

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Subjects list: Case studies, Practice, Vacation homes, Architect-designed houses
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