Project Description
To capture the stunning views of the Puget Sound and the
mountains beyond and give his clients ardently desired outdoor living space—something
their hilly corner lot did not afford them—architect David Pelletier and
contractor Jeff Rudd added a glass wall and a 500-square-foot deck to this
1950s Mid-Century Modern home.
Along with a desire for “the largest deck possible,” his
clients also requested a larger dining room, so the project team removed the
small existing 8×10-foot deck off the dining room and infilled that space. To
open the room to that beautiful view, Pelletier employed a moving glass wall
system in two sections, which can be rolled back to provide a seamless
transition from inside to outside. Where the dining room was infilled to capture space from the
old deck, Pelletier had to add an additional support beam, but to maintain the
continuity of the Mid-Century design, he cased it like the other beams in the
room.
The deck itself, which runs along the south and west sides
of the house, is carried atop 12-foot tall engineered beams that angle and
splay out, which perfectly serves the gently rounded shape of the deck. “We
took maximum advantage of setbacks,” Pelletier says. “Because the house sits on
the hill, they had minimal yard space, and this helps create yard space. The
[clients] do a lot of entertaining, and this is a place for people to gather.”
Underneath the deck, framework is exposed by design, and
from that aspect, Pelletier says the deck looks like a curving leaf with the
joists mimicking branching veins. The architect used composite boards in a
colorway that suits the age and design of the home, and employed cable railing,
which allows the view to be the dominant player.
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