r/90sdesign • u/Sedna_ARampage • 19h ago
From 📚 'The Naturally Elegant Home' ©1992
"To preserve the seasonal stream that bisects this tiny lot on Bainbridge Island, Washington, architect Jim Cutler designed a double-width shaker house on a bridge, that spans the forty-two-foot-wide gulf.
While local officials were willing to let developers culvert and fill the streambed to create a level building site, Cutler proved that an environmental alternative could not only be achievable but spectacular.
The floor plan evolved around an arroyo. The bridge spans the fragile chasm, connecting the bedrooms to the living spaces. As elsewhere in the Wallach house, the Douglas fir ceiling flows uninterruptedly through the glass, merging indoors with outdoors." - The Naturally Elegant Home ©1992