Hare House Phase 2-Current Construction Photos

Hare House Phase 2 is currently under construction in Friday Harbor, WA. The main house and its accompanying "folly" joins the completed guest house on this difficult infill lot. The house is slated to achieve some national Green Building certifications, Energy Star and NAHB Green (Anna is a Certified Green Professional through the NAHB), as well Built Green, the local residential Green Building certification (the San Juan Channel House received its Built Green 3-star designation last year). We are also the contractor for Hare House Phase 2, through Studio How, our design build team. Studio How is participating in the US Department of Energy's Builder's Challenge. 

Cantilevered balcony and roof, courtesy of Peter A Opsahl Structural Engineering in Seattle.

Beautiful clear cedar siding, installed with care by KDL Builders.The center section, now building wrap and furring, is awaiting Corten Steel Siding. 

Kolbe Ultra Series Aluminum Clad windows provide views of the water and Mt. Baker.

Keep up with the Hare House Phase 2 construction on Studio How's Facebook page. 

Highlights from the International Builders Show

Dwell Magazine recently reported from the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. The show is hosted by the National Association of Home Builders. View the slide show from Dwell.com here.

A kitchen that doesn't take itself too seriously: the Amana Dry Erase Refrigerator.

A few interesting products:

• Kitchen Aid's Inductive Cooktop: Induction technology heats the pan and not the cooktop surface, through an electromagnetic transfer of energy.
• Delta Pilar Faucet: Water turns on and off by touching the faucet (Touch₂O Technology), anywhere on the spout or handle.
• Snazzy grab bars by Kohler. Grab bars can be installed in a bath or shower before they are needed, and not take away from the style of the bathroom. (See previous blog entries on Universal Design--you never know when you will be the one who needs it).
• Stainless steel is so 2002: Dry erase refrigerator by Amana. Of course, it's still magnetic.