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Vandeventer + Carlander Architects team have designed this neat cabin on Vashon Island in Washington State. As some say, pictures speak louder than words, or something. So here it is:

Vashon Island Cabin by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects

This project consists of the remodel of an existing one story cabin with a daylight basement.  Given tight site development restrictions resulting from an existing drain field, it was not possible to increase the existing cabin’s lot coverage.  This constraint, coupled with the clients’ desire for a complete reorganization and enhancement of the main floor spaces, resulted in the decision to demolish the existing structure down to the main floor.  Given a program calling for additional floor area, the design concept evolved into making a small addition, replacing a previous exterior deck.  The addition is a wood box “insertion” which extends into the main structure; it slides in over the existing floor structure and cantilevers out over existing basement walls, thus not affecting the existing drain field.