![Zig Zag House / David Coleman - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/8baa/28ba/0d5a/4b00/01cc/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414479514)
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Architects: David Coleman
- Area: 2400 ft²
Text description provided by the architects. This 2400 square foot house explores the notion of edges and intersections. From the street, the building is understated and deceptively simple. A garden wall defines the edge between public and private. A wooden bridge leads over a reflecting pool, accessing the entry courtyard. The north wall of the courtyard is defined by a bottle green polycarbonate skin, casting a greenish glow onto the surrounding walls and pavers at night. As one moves into the building, a burst of complex intersections becomes apparent, enlivening the space and defining a spatial environment that is unexpected and varied.
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The polycarbonate wall presents itself as a clearstory in the entry gallery, filling the center of the building with a soft, ethereal light. This gallery acts as the circulation spine for the building and opens onto the great room wing to the south and bedroom wing to the north.
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The great room steps up as one moves through it, following the contour of the land. It includes a music room, a food-prep and eating space, and a sitting room. Most rooms open to the exterior, visually expanding the house beyond its modest footprint. Interior and exterior lines are blurred, and landscape features complement the architectural expression.
![Zig Zag House / David Coleman - Stairs, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/8b8f/28ba/0d5a/4b00/01c7/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414479534)
The material palette, minimized to focus attention on the spatial experience, includes stucco siding, a polycarbonate glazing system, aluminum windows, doors & hardware, polished blackened concrete floors (main level), medium density fiberboard floors (upper level), blackened steel structural members, steel plate and perforated metal stair and railing panels, and birch cabinets.
![Zig Zag House / David Coleman - Stairs, Beam, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/8b96/28ba/0d5a/4b00/01c8/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414479538)
This house is intended as a respite, an antidote to Seattle’s gray winters and a dynamic frame in which a modern family can live in privacy and reflection.
![Zig Zag House / David Coleman - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5015/8ba0/28ba/0d5a/4b00/01ca/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414479545)