RAFT ISLAND

Set high on a bluff overlooking Puget Sound, this home is designed to usher this client into retirement and allow for aging in place. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is designed to minimize the need for stairs while compensating for a steeply sloping site. The building is slightly terraced, keeping the grade change nearly imperceptible.

The elevated living space is designed for social gatherings, with kitchen, living, dining, and foyer all visually connected to one another and to the outdoor living space. Large window walls take in the west-facing views overlooking the water, a panoramic scene that inspired the client to purchase the property and which shaped the siting, layout, and design of the house.

The garage, living area, and sleeping quarters are linked by glass breezeways along an east-west axis. These three boxy volumes connect effortlessly, while precise edges and a simple façade serve as an elegantly simple backdrop to the stunning views of this picturesque corner of the Pacific Northwest.

LOCATION Gig Harbor, WA
AREA 2,500 SF
COMPLETED Estimated 2024