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After meeting with Troy to get his vision, we looked at the big picture: architectural style, the client’s desires, and vernacular of the local area.
“I made recommendations for a natural plantscape to integrate the home with the unique surrounding harbor and city scape.” Robin also considered City of Seattle ECA restrictions. Choosing Corten steel planters overlooking the backyard view aptly echoed Williams’ architectural finishes. The landscape plan was skillfully installed by Verde Design Studio, including collaboration on the water .feature.
Williams says his design focuses on livability. “What that means to me,” he says, “is a high level of comfort that requires balancing the desire for view with the need to feel sheltered: balanced refuge.” In fact, Troy recalls experiencing that feeling the first evening they moved into the home. “Seeing the joy on my wife’s face while we looked out on Elliott Bay on a beautiful October evening was so nice,” he says. “Just to sit down, take a deep breath after 17 months of building and really enjoy it.”