TWO-BY

Modern Mountain Home

The Two-By House, composed of parallel bars that slide past one another, is designed as a modern family retreat to the Cascade Mountains. The west bar contains the open living, dining and kitchen spaces, and is fully glazed on both ends, creating dramatic bookend connections to the surrounding forest. The two-story east bar contains the quiet, sleeping and bathing spaces. A glass entry pavilion separates the two bars, and accentuates the distinct gable roof forms on either side. The paired gable form is reinforced by dark cedar siding, which also contrasts the warm, exposed wood structure throughout the interior and exterior. The roof of the living bar extends over a portion of the full-width, rear patio, providing all-season outdoor living space. Large glass doors open out to the patio from both bars, blurring the boundary between the interior spaces and surrounding landscape.

Renderings by BCA