Buying a lot at Starwater is the beginning of something meaningful. It is also the point when the practical questions begin.

How should the cabin sit on the slope? Where will the winter sun enter the living spaces? How much snow will collect on the roof and decks? Which rooms should rise above the tree line to capture the best views? How can you control site work and construction costs without compromising the experience of the home?

Terralite Design created two pre-designed cabin plans for Starwater in partnership with Evolution Projects to help answer those questions from the beginning.

The Cascade Cloud Loft and the Summit Sky Cabin are ready-to-build mountain homes designed specifically for the conditions at Snoqualmie Pass. They are not generic plans intended for any mountain community. They were developed around the terrain, snowfall, tree cover, view corridors, and construction realities of Starwater.

For a new lot owner, that creates a faster and more considered path from land purchase to construction.

Building a home in the Pacific Northwest is often a pursuit of connection. We look for those quiet corners of Snoqualmie Pass, The Ponderosa treed hillsides of Cle Elum and Suncadia, the rugged ridges of Leavenworth, or the lakeside bluffs of Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint because we want to live within the landscape, not just beside it. However, the very features that draw us to these locations: the dramatic elevation changes and the heavy winter snowfall: present a unique set of challenges for residential design.