DK Design & Build LLC / Atrium Home
The home is located in the City of Clyde Hill, an affluent suburb east of Seatte, across Lake Washington. The project was designed to capture views of the three large and beautiful Douglas Fir trees that are located in the backyard - it incorporates a three-story glazed atrium at the center of the house - which also brings in sunlight and frames views of the sky. The atrium is three stories tall and provides a connection between the indoor and the outdoor at every level in the house - both physically and visually. The glazed atrium not only provides transparency, ample natural light and a visual connection between spaces in the home – it also works as the main organizing element for the layout of the spaces - and, in the warmer summer months, it provides natural ventilation.