Seattle-based studio Coates Design has designed the Ellis Residence, a LEED Platinum single family home completed in 2010. The owners requested that the residence be sustainable, and the resulting design by Coates Design is the first LEED Platinum home outside the city of Seattle.
This 2,560 square foot contemporary home is located in Bainbridge Island, a city in Washington state, USA. Perched high upon Yeomalt Bluff, the home enjoys a commanding 180-degree view of the Puget Sound and Seattle. The owners’ goal was two-fold: they wanted to prove that sustainability can be achieved without compromising a modern aesthetic design and they wanted to motivate others to follow suit. The view is best seen from the dining/living room’s large expanse of glass windows and doors that open out to a concrete patio. Another great location to capture the vistas beyond is the sunken concrete tub in the master bath and on the accessible vegetated roof. The home’s roof became a vegetated garden patio providing a place to relax – and greater insulation. There are also sliding and bi – folding doors that transform smaller rooms into larger gathering spaces that can be easily connected to the outdoors.
