Dark board-and-batten home with standing-seam roofs and a tall glass bay glowing at dusk above the water

Waterside

Island: Orcas Island
Year: 2025
Architect: Stoltz-Kau Architects

Dark board-and-batten and standing-seam roofs, quiet by day and glowing at dusk above the water.

The story

Waterside sits quietly in daylight, a house of dark board-and-batten under standing-seam roofs. It comes alive at dusk, when the tall glass bay at its center lights up above the water like a lantern.

Stone steps climb through native planting to a covered entry, and every main room turns toward the islands beyond.

Architect: Stoltz-Kau Architects
Photography: Taj Howe Photography

Open great room with a stone fireplace, sectional sofa, wood dining table and a natural tree-trunk column under a cedar ceiling

Sunlit hallway with a natural tree-trunk column, cedar ceiling and wood pendant lights leading to the living room

Stone patio with Adirondack chairs around a fire pit, outside glowing glass walls of a dark board-and-batten home

Stone patio beside a red-framed corner window, with a cable railing above the rocky shore and a ferry crossing the water beyond

Living room corner with a stone fireplace, lounge chair and glass doors opening onto a waterfront patio

Kitchen with wood cabinets and black counters, windows and a glass door looking out to the water and islands

Bedroom corner with a cream lounge chair and arc floor lamp beneath wood-framed windows overlooking the water

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