Sunday, April 4, 2010

The Harpoon House

We recently had the opportunity to work with designers Matt Kirkpatrick and Katherine Bovee on the Harpoon House in a south east neighborhood  of Portland, Oregon.  The Harpoon House is an inspiring example of conscious design that includes an efficient and small footprint, eco-roofs, and sustainable choices throughout. The Harpoon House is expected to receive LEED platinum certification.




A dividing wall between the kitchen/living room and bathroom was designed to be a cabinet accessible from both sides.   We built the wall as a deep cabinet with both sides seamlessly covered. We then routed out openings on either the living room side or the bathroom side to make the most efficient use of the storage space.


In the kitchen we worked with Sapele plywood and highlighted the gorgeous linear grain.  We left the plywood un-edgebanded to reveal the multiple layers of material that make up the plywood sheet.
Small cut-outs for the drawer pulls and a touch latch system for opening doors made for a clean and modern look.


An all-in-one stainless steel counter top, sink and backsplash looked incredible against the luster of the sapele wood.

Looks like it will be a great kitchen to work in with the sunshine streaming in.