Orcas Island Cabin

Design vs. Build: The Series

Oct 13

Written By Ben Roberts

Season 3 • Episode 2
Design vs. Build: The Series

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Orcas Island, WA

The Architect’s father fell in love with Orcas Island on a visit to the Pacific Northwest, so she bought a plot of land and built a foundationless house, balanced instead on bedrock, at the top of a hill with views of the East Sound off one side and Vancouver out the other.

Design & Construction Credits

Architect: Allied8
Archeologist: Full Scope NW
Structural Engineer: DEI
GeoTech: Geotest
GC: C.A. Reed & AMA Construction
Video: Pearl MF

Production Credits

Production Company: Pearl MF
Host & Producer: Ben Roberts
Director: James Burniston
Editor: James Burniston, Ian West, Austin Travis
Color: Ian West of West House Creative
Post Production Sound: Ian West of West House Creative
Camera Team: James Burniston, Austin Travis
Photography: Kristian Alveo
Additional Photography, Video and Renders provided by: Allied8, C.A. Reed
Special Thanks to Leah Martin, C.A. Reed, Anna Coumou