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High on Cady Mountain, one of the tallest points on San Juan Island, this three-story home sits among old-growth trees on a 10-acre Garry Oak preserve outside Friday Harbor. The site is rugged and wooded, and on clear days it looks out to the snow-covered Olympic Mountains.
The owner's family has held the land since the 1970s, but before building here the owner spent 20 years living aboard a boat. That history shows up throughout the house. Red and green running lights mark the port and starboard sides of the front door, and the rooms are compact and carefully planned, the way living space on a boat has to be.
The design takes its cue from the tower houses of Bhutan, where the top floor is often a sheltered outdoor living space. Here, a spiral staircase climbs from the primary bedroom to a covered roof deck. Its "crow's nest" fire pit vents through an opening in the roof.
Inside, the galley kitchen is simple and durable, with raw concrete floors, laminate cabinets and Richlite countertops. A wood stove and cabinetry made in our own shop warm the living room. Under the stairs, a hidden bookshelf door adds storage and a bit of fun.
Ravenhill Construction: Credence Ross, Foreman; Mike Murphy, Lead Carpenter
Design: Habitat Designs LLC, Jonathan Hu, Principal
Cabinetry: Joe Cooper and Arvid Lindstrum, Ravenhill Cabinet Shop
Photography: Jake Knapp, C9 Photography
