New Mercer Island House, Lake Washington Dwelling, Wyss Family Residence, US Residential Property Photos
The Wyss Family Container House Mercer Island
Oct 27, 2020
The Wyss Family Container Residence on Mercer Island
Design: Paul Michael Davis Architects
Location: Mercer Island, King County, Washington, USA

Photos by Mark Woods
New Residence on Mercer Island
The Wyss family approached Paul Michael Davis Architects with a vision to design a bold, unusual, and adventurous addition to their existing ho-hum 1950s split level where they could raise their 3 active boys. And they really loved the idea of re-purposing shipping containers.

The clients, Balthasar + Stephanie Wyss, asked the house be designed to fit into the style of the existing traditional neighborhood, while at the same time integrate new, contemporary elements.
The remodel should reflect the unique history and development of the Seattle area and Pacific Northwest, key themes include:
? The roots of the Pacific Northwest as a place of vast untouched forests and the wilderness of the Cascades and Olympic mountains

? Seattle as center for global trade and a door to the Pacific and Asia

? The region as a technology hub with hi-tech companies and global retailers

? The international roots of the Wyss family (Basel, Switzerland)

? The design should be a communal gathering place connecting various parts of the house in a simple flow with a living room and kitchen at its centers; at the same time there should b...