The Alder Pavilion
Three timber volumes set into a second-growth clearing.
The house
Renna split the brief into three: one volume to live in, one to sleep in, one to work in, connected by a covered walkway that leaves you outside for a few paces between each. In February that is a decision you notice.
The clearing was already there — no trees were taken. The pavilions sit on screw piles so the root systems run underneath undisturbed, and the whole thing could be removed in a fortnight leaving nothing but holes.
What makes it
Three separate volumes on a covered walkway
Screw-pile foundations, no excavation
Douglas fir structure left exposed throughout
Certified passive standard
Guide price
$3,950,000
3 bd · 3 ba · 288 m²
Architect
Studio Renna
Completed
2019
Internal area
288 m²
Plot
4,800 m²
Tenure
Freehold
EPC
A
Neighbourhood
Alder Hollow
Who to speak to
Photographs
Living pavilion
Kitchen
Sleeping pavilion
Evening elevation
Specification
What is
in it
Interior
Exposed Douglas fir frame
Triple glazing throughout
Cast concrete hearth
Built-in study joinery
Exterior
Four-point-eight acre clearing
Covered timber walkway
Spring-fed pond
Wood store for two winters
Services
Air-source heat pump
Passive-standard airtightness
Photovoltaic array
Private borehole
Where it is
Alder Hollow
47.5511 N - 122.3308 W
Alder Hollow
7 listed
31 days median
