Outdoor Living: Taking Cover
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Since it’s impossible to out-smart our famously quixotic weather, when it comes to outdoor design in the Pacific Northwest the ideal is to be all-weather friendly. Design-build firm Druhan Remodeling created a patio that offers cover options come rain or shine. Part of a larger addition to a Bothell home designed by TSA Architects, the patio also serves another important design mission. “We built this 600-square-foot living area for the client’s paraplegic father,” says Druhan president Mark Jones. “The patio provides him with convenient indoor-outdoor access.”
The 24-by-24-foot covered section features a tongue-and-groove pine ceiling with recessed lights and an overhead infrared heating system, which heats the objects in its path rather than the air, for more efficient warmth. Thanks to the infrared heating, says Jones, “you can sit outside comfortably, even in the winter.” Other patio amenities include a surround-sound system and a gas barbecue and gas fireplace. The fireplace surround, as well as part of the ceiling’s support posts, has an architectural stone veneer—manufactured using molds cast from natural stones, for an authentic look—that provides a rustic flourish and adds to the patio’s overall Northwest-camping ambience. The covered part of the patio segues into an approximately 20-by-20-foot open space, with exposed aggregate concrete flooring smartly tying the two areas together. The open area sports a handsome trellis overhead, made of cedar timbers—a design element that gives the space structure while allowing the clients to enjoy the elements during warm weather.
TEAM
Architect: TSA Architects, 10800 NE Eighth St., Bellevue; 425.401.6828; tsaarchitects.com
Design/build: Mark Jones, Druhan REMODELING, Bothell; 206.387.1399; druhanINC.com
Cost: $40,000–$50,000
Completion Date: June 2006
Jones's favorite feature: “The heating system, because it
allows the outdoor living area to be enjoyed year-round.”
The 24-by-24-foot covered section features a tongue-and-groove pine ceiling with recessed lights and an overhead infrared heating system, which heats the objects in its path rather than the air, for more efficient warmth. Thanks to the infrared heating, says Jones, “you can sit outside comfortably, even in the winter.” Other patio amenities include a surround-sound system and a gas barbecue and gas fireplace. The fireplace surround, as well as part of the ceiling’s support posts, has an architectural stone veneer—manufactured using molds cast from natural stones, for an authentic look—that provides a rustic flourish and adds to the patio’s overall Northwest-camping ambience. The covered part of the patio segues into an approximately 20-by-20-foot open space, with exposed aggregate concrete flooring smartly tying the two areas together. The open area sports a handsome trellis overhead, made of cedar timbers—a design element that gives the space structure while allowing the clients to enjoy the elements during warm weather.
TEAM
Architect: TSA Architects, 10800 NE Eighth St., Bellevue; 425.401.6828; tsaarchitects.com
Design/build: Mark Jones, Druhan REMODELING, Bothell; 206.387.1399; druhanINC.com
Cost: $40,000–$50,000
Completion Date: June 2006
Jones's favorite feature: “The heating system, because it
allows the outdoor living area to be enjoyed year-round.”
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