Location: Oregon
Area: 8,936 sq ft
Photography: Jeff Beck
About Studio
When a house speaks to us, we call it a home. When a job speaks to us, we call it a passion. At Kor, we pride ourselves on listening—to the materials, to the environment, to the people who will live in the homes we create. That’s why we work at the human scale, embracing collaboration and deep focus, appreciating the challenges and joys in every project.
Through communication, inspiration, and sheer tenacity we imbue every home with a unique and compelling spirit. While our designs embody decades of collective expertise, we deliver something greater: spaces that speak to our clients’ most authentic selves.
This waterfront house evokes the spirit of Northwest living: strong connections to the majesty of place, simple and natural materials, and warm and muted palettes. While casual in its interior spatial arrangement, the structure is more formally expressive with celebrated connections.
The home hunkers into the hillside at its entry, while providing perched stone terraces for family-focused activities. Interior gathering spaces open freely to the waterside, while private spaces tend toward smaller, more intimate refuges. Strong horizontal rooflines echo the line of the water’s edge, countered by the massive verticality of the stone chimneys that anchor the home to the ground.