The Vacation House Above Kennewick

What the family wanted

This was not a primary residence. It was built as a vacation home, which changes what a family cares about. They were not solving for a commute or for school districts. They were solving for what they would see when they walked in the door and what the place would feel like on the days they actually got to use it.

The lot did most of that work. It sits high enough that you look out over Kennewick, and once you have that, the job becomes making sure the house takes advantage of it instead of turning its back on it.

How the build went

Straightforward. It was a lot inside a subdivision, which means the utilities were already there and the site work was the simple part of the project.

I would build this design again tomorrow for another family. That is not something I say about every plan we have drawn. Some houses work on paper and then feel smaller than they should once you are standing in them. This one landed the way it was supposed to.

What we are proud of here

The view. And the fact that when I look at this plan I want to build it again.