Cedar Island Residence
CEDAR ISLAND RESIDENCE
Scott | Edwards Architecture
ARCHITECTS
Scott | Edwards Architecture
LOCATION
West Linn, United States
CATEGORY
Houses
AREA
4200 m²
YEAR
2018
PHOTOGRAPHS
Peter Eckert, Lincoln Barbour
DESIGN TEAM
Rick Berry, Kelly Edwards, Joe Broders
MANUFACTURERS
Arteriors, Caesarstone, Design Within Reach, ETHNICRAFT, Jeld-Wen, La Cantina, Miele, Antrim, Blue Star, Brownstone Furniture, Croft House, Lightlite, MH Custom Cabinetry, Moe's, Osborne & Little, Pure Furniture, SkLo, Soho Concept
ENGINEERING
SFA Design Group
INTERIOR DESIGN
Baines Design
Text description provided by architect.
The Cedar Island Residence is designed for connection—the house to its unique site on the banks of the Willamette River, and the members of the small family to one another.
The home sits close to the river, so close that in order to prepare for potential floods the living spaces are lifted off the ground, stacking above concrete garages.
These concrete plinths are marked with the high-water line of a historic 1996 flood, a subtle reminder of the power of nature and another connection point to the site and its history.
Above, the home is divided into three volumes: a large family room and gathering space, a private bedroom wing, and a guest house—tethered to the rest by a suspended steel bridge.
For the close-knit family togetherness was a critical design driver, so in lieu of smaller activity spaces throughout the house, the home's only indoor gathering place is the great room.
Large sliding doors and glass walls open the house out to the river and the clerestory windows around the great room enhance the sense of connection to the nature that surrounds the home.
A simple palette of durable materials completes the design: concrete, stucco, cedar, and steel.
