Lot 6 House in Winthrop, WA Cabin, Washington Real Estate, New Property Images, Architecture
Lot 6 House in Winthrop, WA
Contemporary Cottage, WA, USA – design by Prentiss + Balance + Wickline
Jun 15, 2018
Lot 6 House
Architects: Prentiss + Balance + Wickline
Location:Winthrop, Washington, USA
Lot 6 House

Sited at the toe of a dramatic, wooded slope, the long, low Lot 6 Cabin appears to hover just above the surrounding meadow grasses. This 1,100 sf cabin was designed for two outdoor enthusiasts who placed equal value on exterior and interior spaces. To that end, every part of the design, from concept through detailing, seeks to break down the barriers between indoors and outdoors.

The program is divided into two ?bars,? one of which contains a kitchen/living/dining space as well as a utility room and garage. The other contains a bedroom, ?flex? room and bath. The bed/bath volume is pushed toward the meadow side of the house and the kitchen/living/dining volume is set back toward the slope. The connective tissues between the two bars are the hall and decks.
Cladding remains consistent from exterior to interior in order to more clearly distinguish the bars as separate volumes, drawn together yet held apart like magnets at the glassed-in void of the hall. Each bar has a distinct ?slope side? and ?meadow side? materiality. At slope-facing walls, a standing seam metal roof appears to bend and continue as a wall; its inner faces are lined with sanded plywood panels. Hor...