BC&J Architecture

Dec 2014

The Winslow House is a play of solid and void in the context of a modern farmhouse. The daytime pavillion houses the kitchen and home office that spreads into the living and dining spaces. The nocturnal wing of the house features a master bedroom downstairs with two junior master bedrooms upstairs. The two wings are separated by a continuous skylight that allows light to penetrate the core of the house while reinforcing the architectural concept.

Bainbridge Island, WA

May 2014

This Northwest version of an Italian villa is 4,300 square foot home was designed based on a sketch from the homeowner. BC&J Architecture brought to life the home owners vision of how an Italian countryside family home might grow through the generations. The main body of the house is separated from the garage and 650 square foot studio by the stone base of an upper terrace space with a with gorgeous water views. Breaking the structure into segments reinforces the idea the home could have expanded over time and generations.

Bainbridge Island, WA

May 2014

This four bedroom beach house in Washington's South Sound is all about growing up near the water's edge during summer's freedom from school. The owner's childhood was spent in a small cabin on this site with her parents and siblings. Now married and with children of her own, it was time to savor those childhood memories and create new ones in a house designed for generations to come. At 3,200 square feet, including a whimsical Crow's Nest, the new summer cabin is much larger than the original cabin. The home is still about family and fun though. Above the 600 square foot water toys filled garage, there is a 500 square foot bunk room for friends and family. The bunk room is connected to the main house by an upper bridge where built-in storage frames a window seat overlooking the property. Throughout the home are playful details drawing from the waterfront locale. Paddles are integrated into the stair railing, engineered flooring with a weathered look, marine cleats as hardware, a boardwalk to the main entry, and nautical lighting are found throughout the house.

Olympia, WA

Jun 2013

The Back Bay House is comprised of two main structures, a nocturnal wing and a daytime wing, joined by a glass gallery space. The daytime wing maintains an informal living arrangement that includes the dining space placed in an intimate alcove, a large country kitchen and relaxing seating area which opens to a classic covered porch and on to the waters edge. The nocturnal wing houses three bedrooms. The master at the water side enjoys views and sounds of the wildlife and the shore while the two subordinate bedrooms soak in views of the garden and neighboring meadow. To bookend the scale and mass of the house, a whimsical tower was included to the nocturnal wing. The tower accommodates flex space for a bunk room, office or studio space. Materials and detailing of this house are based on a classic cottage vernacular language found in these sorts of buildings constructed in pre-war north america and harken back to a simpler time and scale. Eastern white cedar shingles, white painted trim and moulding collectively add a layer of texture and richness not found in todays lexicon of detail. The house is 1,628 sf plus a 228 sf tower and a detached, two car garage which employs massing, detail and scale to allow the main house to read as dominant but not overbearing.

Bainbridge Island, WA

Nov 2012

The design of this 5,000 square foot house was born of a tragic fire that destroyed the bulk of the house. Only the side flanking wings were able to be saved. The main body of the house was and garage were all reconsidered in their design. The result is a hybrid log/conventional construction assembly that looks nothing like the kit house that once stood between the two ends. The new work maintains the owners desire for a rustic aesthetic and utilizes massing, scale and rhythm more appropriate to the environment, the owners intended uses and character. A rich blend of stone, log, and cedar shingles make for a design palette that is both rustic and refined at the same moment. The house employs both geothermal and solar applications. The geothermal assembly is located in an adjacent field and together with the solar panel system offer little or no electrical load needed from the Grid to either heat or light the building. The owner enjoys a consistent selling of electricity to the PUD proving that large well detailed wood buildings can successfully deliver on thermal performance and timeless aesthetic character.

San Juan Island, WA

Aug 2011

The Olympic View House is a two-story home designed for a couple newly retired from careers in academia on the East Coast of the United States. The resultant building footprint reflects complex site constraints in a manner which ultimately accommodated the Owners goals for the house. The house is 2,700 square feet and includes all main floor living for day to day functions for aging in place. The house is a contemporary expression of Northwest Regionalism accommodating serious weather conditions and aesthetic considerations for massing, light and presence. The house commands views of Port Orchard Narrows and the Olympic Mountain Range beyond through a membrane of glazing rather than conventional punched window openings. The glazing membrane in-turn allows the solid massing elements of the house to be expressed and meaningful. The strength of the center core of the building is emphasized by a framework of battered bases on each corner. The tops of the bases are held short of the roof plane by two feet allowing the roof to appear to float above the body of the house. The roof then acts as more of a canopy allowing light to penetrate the building at all times during the day and be a lantern for the streetscape at night.

Bainbridge Island, WA

Jun 2010

Designed for a family with three children, this residential project began with a new 3-story guest house Tower in which the family of five lived while the main house was under construction. An existing house was barged off the property to make room for the familys new home that frames uninterrupted views of Mount Baker to the north, Seattle directly across Puget Sound and Mount Rainier to the South.

Bainbridge Island, WA

Apr 2008

This 1,200 square foot remodel and addition for a young family includes the reassignment of spaces within an existing framework of a house and a snug budget. Spaces which were used poorly were re-purposed and a covered porch was enclosed to form an expanded kitchen/dining area. The project included a new laundry center with secret reading loft above for the children to be near the general activity of the house. A homework alcove with rolling barn doors replaced the existing kitchen location.

Bainbridge Island, WA

Feb 2008

This 300 square foot green remodel for a couple includes the removal of an existing kitchen, a reassignment of spaces, and new windows that open to the courtyard beyond. This remodel was constructed with sustainable materials that included LED lighting, Richlite countertops, sustainably harvested bamboo material for cabinets and cork flooring. Framing material was cultivated through cast-off material when applicable, and all the work occurred within the existing footprint. Strong efforts were taken to carefully coordinate with the mid-century modern design aesthetic of the existing house.

Bainbridge Island, WA