Yo-Ju Courtyard House —- Clyde Hill, WA

Through a series of thresholds from opaque to transparent, Yo-Ju Courtyard House, which means “secluded living” in Mandarin Chinese, embraces the future of suburban density by establishing a private experience despite being adjacent to a busy arterial street in the Clyde Hill neighborhood of Bellevue.

 

Recognition

 

Luxe Interiors + Design May/June 2020. “Forest Idyll: A Modern Home Relies on Ancient Principles to Craft a Private Retreat in a Busy Seattle-area Neighborhood”
Dezeen 10/2020. “Gardens bookend Yo Ju Courtyard House in Washington by Wittman Estes” 
Archdaily 09/2020. “Yo-Ju Courtyard House / Wittman Estes.”
Uncrate. 09/2020. “Yo-Ju Courtyard House.”

 
The three-story, 27,433-square-foot hotel features 52 refurbished guest rooms, a new lobby, meeting and event space, and gym.
 
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Architecture, Landscape, Interiors: Wittman Estes
Kitchen: Henrybuilt
Construction: DME
Photography: Andrew Pogue

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