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HANSEN ROAD HOUSE
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON
This house symbolizes its owner. From the outside, the home is an anonymous, almost austere, monumental concrete façade anchored deep into the hillside on a waterfront property. Upon entering the home, it becomes clear that it is an entirely different experience on the inside, where it is warm, light, and open. The 18-inch-thick concrete wall that forms two sides of the building’s exterior provides a poignant counterpoint to the warm wooden and copper “box” form that rests at a slight angle to take full advantage of the site’s water and mountain views.
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