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The San Juan Islands have the same problem as lots of beautiful places — it relies on tourism dollars and wants to welcome visitors, but the ecosystem can only take so much...

Washington State Ferries (WSF), the state’s biggest consumer of diesel fuel, has released a two-year action plan for operating the ferry system more sustainably...

When a client commissioned Seattle-based architectural practice Hoedemaker Pfeiffer to design their new solar-powered home, they asked that the design take inspiration from a stone-and-wood retreat that they had lost to a...

Anchored to a pine-studded slope, the Bailer Hill house is designed to evoke a natural rock outcropping. Seattle-based Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects completed this cascading stack of timber-clad boxes in the San Juan...

When Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects was asked to design a vacation home on the San Juan Islands of Washington state, the Seattle-based design firm didn’t take the easy way out...

The L-Shaped Eagle Ridge Residence features a combined living-kitchen dining area at the corner with a study and master suite in one wing. The other wing consists of a storage area and a studio, which could be turned into...

Read the rest of The Roundy Residence Sits Calmly in the Face of San Juan Islands’ Winds Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", eco design, eco residence, green architecture,...

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The Pierre is a breathtaking home tucked away in the cluster of rocks it was named after (“Pierre” means “Stone” in French). Olsen Kundig Architects designed the hideaway for the owner, who was inspired...