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When a boat house has an art glass studio as part of the construction team, it’s just possible there might be something special in the works.
“The materials used for the structure were carefully picked to resist the harsh northwest winter storms and salt spray from Puget Sound.” says a release from the architect firm, William Chester Architects and Planners. “The structural skeleton of the boat house is expressed throughout with redwood timbers and bronze columns.”
Such language! After all, how many boat houses require a press release?
One look at the glory that is the Eagen boat house and you’ll understand all the fuss.
Kevin and Kristin Eagen had a challenge. In 2001, the Bainbridge Island couple wanted a place for their 14-foot runabout in the winter. But during the summer, when their boat could be moored at the whim of the tides, they wanted to use the same building for Microsoft summer parties.
As was the rule rather than the exception in the past, the Eagen’s
boathouse was right on the waterfront. They started with an existing structure. County code required that the new structure be same size and height. The structure sits on a black granite sill and stone base of green Vermont ledge stone, supported by the original footings of the original.
Stands out from the pack
William Chester, last year, was also hard at work creating an architectural opus.
Stephen Williams, a division president of a San Diego technology company. He’s also a single-parent dad, with a 7-year-old daughter.
Inside is stone, marble, red woods and 11-foot ceilings pad the pad. From both the inside and the outside, the 3,300-square feet home stands out with anything-but-right angles and a curved roof.
The home is bisected diagonally by a two story concrete wall that is the main structural element of the building and defines the entry and interior functions of the house. The floor plan is open with doors only to the exterior and bathrooms.
(Editor’s Note: Temple A. Stark is a free-lance writer living in Kent. Reach him at writer@templestark.com). | 
