A Home Considered in Full: The Medina Project
A Medina residence designed from the ground up to balance scale, materiality, and the particular quality of Pacific Northwest light.
Medina sets a high bar. The neighborhood’s homes have a quiet confidence that comes from decades of considered investment, and any project here has to earn its place in that context. This residence was an opportunity to think comprehensively — not just about interiors, but about how the home reads from the street, how it transitions from public to private, and how it responds to the landscape.
Glass, concrete, and wood are the three primary materials. Each one earns its presence. The windows are sized to frame specific views rather than simply maximize light, and the landscaping was designed in coordination with the architecture rather than added afterward.
Designed for the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest architecture has a specific relationship with nature — not one of control, but of conversation. The design of this home takes that seriously: deep overhangs manage rain and shadow, wood warms what could otherwise read as cold, and the site’s mature trees were preserved as part of the composition.
The two-story massing keeps the home’s footprint relatively contained while allowing for generous ceiling heights and a sense of vertical space inside.
The Work Begins With One Conversation
We hold a limited number of consultations each month and are selective about the projects we take on. If you’re ready to discuss yours, we’d like to hear about it.
Glass, concrete, and wood — each earning its presence. Medina, Washington.
Scale Without Mass
Large homes in established neighborhoods can feel out of scale with their surroundings. The challenge here was designing something that felt generous inside but restrained outside — a home that adds to the street rather than overwhelming it.
The solution was in the massing: breaking the facade into distinct volumes, using material changes to reduce the perceived scale, and setting the home back to let the landscaping do some of the work.
“In Medina, everything speaks quietly. The design had to earn that same register.”
Comprehensive from Day One
We work comprehensively on projects like this — interior design, material specification, and coordination with the architect and landscape team happen in parallel rather than in sequence. That integration is what makes the result feel cohesive.
Material selection was anchored by the exterior: warm wood tones selected for the interior needed to work with the cedar cladding outside. Concrete inside responded to the board-formed concrete on the facade.
Lighting was designed from the start — not added at the end. Natural light was mapped at multiple times of day, and artificial lighting was layered to complement it rather than fight it.
Frequently Asked
The work in this portfolio is the standard we hold ourselves to on every project — not just the celebrated ones. We take on a limited number of engagements each year, which means the projects we commit to receive our full attention from the first conversation through the final installation. If you’re considering a renovation, a new build, or a full redesign, tell us about your space. We’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right fit — and what working together would look like.Your space should hold you. Every time you walk in.
