Crane Island Residence / David Vandervort ArchitectsSave this picture!© Benjamin BenschneiderHouses•United States Architects: David Vandervort Architects Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2900 ft² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022 Photographs Photographs:Benjamin Benschneider Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers:  AEP Span, Caesarstone, Fleetwood , Kolbe, La Cantina Doors, Nora Lighting, Rais, Sub-Zero, Weatherwood, Wolf Lead Architect: Mike Butrim More SpecsLess Specs Save this picture! Text description provided by the architects. This residence is located on Crane Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. Crane is not served by ferry, and although there is a ring road circling the island, most visitors would arrive by boat. The site is a spectacular rocky, wooded peninsula jutting into Deer Harbor. An existing house occupied the site and the new house was located within its footprint in order to minimize site disruption and take advantage of the views available there.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The primary design goal was to engage with all these various views of the water on three sides and the upland areas of the property in a way that the original house did not, while functionally engaging movement around the site. Arrival from the pre-existing dock (the main arrival point), access to an existing guest house and the existing garage (which was eventually torn down and rebuilt) and connection to the outdoor spaces of the site, both natural and curated. The result is a 2,900 sf home with the living areas facing the expansive views to the west and oriented to arrival from the dock, and the three bedrooms occupying the east side with more intimate/filtered views of the adjacent private cove.Save this picture!The main living space is planned as a pavilion with a rhythm of structural timber frames creating the volume and shou sugi ban clad niches defining individual spaces within it. Each space relates to the site and view in its own unique way. The Living area takes in the "big" view, an uninterrupted expanse of the Salish Sea, as well as the forested backdrop to the concrete fireplace. The Kitchen and Dining areas, meanwhile, enjoy the "perfect" view, the open sea filtered by madrones, firs and outcroppings of rock. And the Family area connects to the central lawn with the outdoor activities occurring there.Save this picture!Save this picture!The exterior form of the house is a unique combination of asymmetric gables set at slightly different pitches to express the two wings, acknowledge the character of the views from those spaces and provide shelter from the elements. The exterior materials of the house – weathered cedar, tinted concrete and dark metal roofing - are meant to blend with the landscape so that a boat passing the property might not even notice the house tucked into the trees. Both the exterior forms of the house and its materials have a vernacular/indigenous connection – structural rhythm, gridded windows, random width siding - that relates to the variety of historical habitation of the San Juan Islands while also expressing its modernity through the clarity of the details as realized by the many craftspeople involved.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!As a firm we approach each new project with the goal of responding to the goals/influences of the client and the opportunities/responsibilities presented by an incredible site such as this, to create a unique home that is unlike any preconceived ideas that we or the client may have had at the start and that, in the end seems to belong in its place.Save this picture! Project gallerySee allShow less About this office MaterialWoodMaterials and TagsPublished on May 11, 2025Cite: "Crane Island Residence / David Vandervort Architects" 11 May 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1030008/crane-island-residence-david-vandervort-architects&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save世界上最受欢迎的建筑网站现已推出你的母语版本!想浏览ArchDaily中国吗?是否 You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream