
May 15, 1998

WACA Award: Residential

Journal staff

What was dubbed as "the concrete house" during the Parade of Homes in Clark County became the winner of the Residential category. It took honors over the Doane residence, the Moore residence, Troy Thomas' residence and a Lake Washington residence.

Rainier home

Residential entries were topped by the Rainier home.

Construction of the concrete house, called the Rainier, consumed 400 yards of concrete. Concrete was used from foundation to roof on the Rainier. The house uses 5-foot-wide footings with vertical rebar to tie into its heavy concrete walls. Insulated concrete foam blocks, stacked and filled with concrete, were used on the exterior walls and some load-bearing interior walls. In total, the walls used about 160 cubic yards of concrete and cut lumber consumption by 80 percent.

The Rainier was topped by concrete roof tiles. Finishing touches outside the home included colored and stamped concrete in the driveway, walkways and patios.

Runners up for the category were the Doane residence and the Moore residence.

Project teams

The Rainier: Jim and Barbara McClincy, owners; Cascade Design Group Inc., structural engineer; Fern Prairie Land Co., general contractor; Barbara Urbatska, designer; TNT, concrete contractor; and Aphis Ready Mix, concrete supplier.

The Doane residence: Charles Voelker Engineering Inc., structural engineer; Shawnee Construction Inc., general and concrete contractor; Repass & Fullton, architect; and Lone Star Northwest, concrete supplier

The Moore residence: Ken Johnson, developer; David Hulten, structural engineer; Greater Seattle Concrete Inc., general contractor, architect and concrete contractor; and Lone Star Northwest, concrete supplier.

Troy Thomas residence: Shamrock Landscaping, general contractor; Al Hanson's Quality Concrete, concrete contractor; and Cadman Sand & Gravel, concrete supplier.

Lake Washington residence: Owen Roberts Inc., general contractor; The Berger Partnership, landscape architect; and Bobby Albrecht Construction, concrete contractor.