Property of Mr. and Mrs. Lysle A. Wood, Seattle | Architect: Kenneth Kelley

 

A virtue shared by many Seattle architects is the ability to combine a look of warm regional rusticity with the latest facilities for making life pleasant. This house, designed for Mr. and Mrs. Lysle A. Wood and their teenage son, expresses this quality well. Like so many Seattle houses, it is built on a sloping site. The architect took advantage of the slope to include a large recreation room at ground level adjacent to the swimming pool and a lower terrace. The Woods like to live informally, and use the upstairs family room for buffets because it is placed conveniently between the kitchen and a sheltered sundeck. Next to the kitchen is a concrete terrace perfect for outdoor meals and entertaining. The living room, study and master bedroom all have a fine view of Lake Washington in the distance.

Circular drive bordered by a profusion of full-blooming annuals is a pleasing approach to the entrance. The stone-faced wall and rustic fence guard privacy of house and terraces at rear but extend an inviting welcome to the visitor. Long, low lines of roof emphasize the sweep of the land. Garage wing has a door to house. Swimming pool lies in an open setting of lawn and bordering flower beds. The pool area is next to the recreation room, or it also may be reached from upper terrace steps. Floor of the sundeck shades a large corner of the terrace near the pool.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | August 1957