Industrial Materials and Bold DesignThe Oregonian: 11.20.08

Industrial Materials and Bold Design
The Oregonian: 11.20.08

Colin and Jaynelle Nash collaborated with green building contractors Green Hammer to design build this industrial-modern, passive-solar dream house in Estacada, Oregon, southeast of Portland.

Solar panels are mounted on the 30-degree pitched roof, and celestory windows and the reflection off of a nearby pond provide additional light.

Much of the house is given over to a two-storey art studio, that the Nash's might convert the upper portion of down the line, to accommodate kids.

• An Estacada home melds industrial materials with bold design
• Colin and Jaynelle Nash's home construction blog
• Green Hammer

Images: Marv Bondarowicz for the Oregonian

Comments (5)

I don't like that the exposed wood is particle board. That kind of makes it seem unfinished.

posted by idiotdogbrain on November 21st 2008 at 1:02am
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i really like the inside, the open space and the industrial look, but the outside-red windows dont match the) also good looking) outside of the building! It seems to me a bit like a try, to get the look of the typical swedish house somehow...

posted by animalcracker on November 21st 2008 at 6:02am
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I think this house has a lot of style and other than its basic shape doesn't look particulary Swedish. The Swedish don't go in for such an industrial look.
I'm guessing that a lot more work will be done on this house in the future and I'm sure it will be great to work on.

posted by EAM on November 21st 2008 at 11:32am
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What a beautiful home - I could move right in (after finishing the loft for a Master Bedroom Suite)

And I love the red windows - an uncommon but perfect choice.

posted by bepsf on November 21st 2008 at 12:21pm
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This is a major tangent, but I saw "Tonya and Nancy: A Rock Opera," a few months ago, and one of the highlights was the Jeff Gilooly (sp?) character singing a song about hitting rock bottom. It went, "Sleeping in my car in Estacada." Yesss.

posted by brittanykate on November 21st 2008 at 12:21pm
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