View to the living room (north-west)

View to the fireplace (south-east)
The audio/video equipment was created by me and represents the following components: the tall speakers are Wilson Audio Sophias series - 1, the center-channel speaker is a Wilson Audio Watch, the amplifier stands are from Grand Prix Audio, the tube amplifiers are Hovland Sapphires, the V2W powered sub woofers are by Vandersteen. The flat-panel TV and glass table are generic units sourced from the Internet.

Interior view from the living room to the kitchen (north-west)

Interior view from the kitchen to the living room (south-west)
The dishwasher is located to the right of the induction cooktop. The trash compactor is located to the right of the double sink.

Interior view of the master bedroom and bathroom (to north-west)
The bathtub is surrounded by a custom platform making entry and egress from the bathtub easier.

Aerial view to the south-west
The roof mass will be covered with a EDPM membrane which in turn will be covered with a green roof of Sedum planted within removeable plastic containers made for that purpose.

Pavilion Project floor plan
North is to the right.

Pavilion Project overview
The Pavilion Project is envisioned as a weekend getaway in the North Cascade mountains just outside of Seattle WA. The single-level dwelling consists of three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, kitchen, dining, utility, and living room areas with a NanaWall model SL25 glass panel door system of fixed and operable panels. The folding glass panel doors allow interior and exterior spaces to blend seamlessly with the panels open or closed. The concrete roof mass is suspended from above by two large steel beams, each spanning 50'-0" along the length of the structure and supported by three massive columns (one at the either end and one in the middle of the span).

One design option still being developed will add hinged, folding, security wall panels along the drip edge of the roof mass in order to protect the folding glass walls from vandals and critters. The security panels will be hinged and held horizontal (forming a brise soleil); they will fold down vertically using a stainless steel cable-and-pulley arrangement (yet to be worked out in detail), and then secured to the concrete floor with a latch mechanism. Another option would be to have the security panels hinged to the floor. The panels could serve as decking when in the horizontal position, but could also fold up like drawbridges and then latched to the roof.

Another design option would be to incorporate a full basement. Yet another would be the addition of a two-car garage at the north edge of the building. Access to the garage would be based upon the landscape plan.

Landscape options being considered include a pond and/or lap pool. The proposed security panels could be used as decking over the pond, thus providing access to the structure. Another option is a BBQ workstation on a island within the pond, accessed by a wood deck. Also, envisioned: one or two waterproof glazing assemblies designed to be placed into the wall(s) of the basement level, thereby allowing an underwater view into the pond and/or lap pool.

The concrete roof mass will eventually be covered by a waterproof EDPM rubber single-ply membrane. The EDPM membrane is covered by a modular "extensive" green roof system from GreenGrid®. The system consists of pre-planted, recycled, black polyethylene plastic tray modules that are shipped ready to be installed. The plastic trays can contain sedums, grasses, and other native and perennial plant species in a soil base. Sedums require little or no maintenance due to the precipitation levels in the Pacific Northwest. The modules are available in the following sizes: 2'-0" x 2'-0" x 0'-4" deep, 2'-0" x 4'-0" x 0'-4" deep, and 3'-4" x 3'-4" x 0'-4" deep. There are many benefits to a green roof, not least that it more than doubles the life expectancy of the EDPM membrane, acts as an insulator helping to offset heating and cooling costs, reduces storm water runoff, and provides LEED® points. The main benefit of a modular green roof system is that the individual modules can be moved to address a maintenance issue with the underlying EDPM layer and roof, and then be put back in place. The roof will include a suitable edge treatment to hide the ends of the plastic trays from view. An array of photovoltaic panels may also be added to the roof.

Check back from time to time to see how the model and landscape plan evolve.

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