Layout
4604 W Raye Street is thoughtfully laid out in living zones that cover three levels, in a reversed floorplan designed to maximize the home’s exceptional water views. They include a ground floor devoted to utility and storage, a second floor that contains all of the bedroom suites, and a dramatic top-level that functions as a great room with kitchen, dining and living spaces. The ground level includes a finished, two-car garage, a spacious multi-purpose room with its own entry courtyard, a laundry and utility room, powder room and ample storage space. The second floor is divided into two wings, one that includes two guest suites, and another that houses a sumptuous owners’ suite with walk-in closet and spectacular views of Puget Sound. The top level is an architectural tour-de-force: An open great room with a vaulted ceiling, custom walls of glass, intricate, exposed beams, a private study, and a stunning gourmet kitchen.
The home can be entered via a grand side staircase that carries visitors directly to the front door from its spacious driveway, or through the elevator from its two-car garage. The extra-deep garage is completely drywall and paint finished inside, with ample lighting and workspace, and impervious epoxy floors. It leads into a lower-level foyer that affords spacious access to a powder room, multiple storage closets, a fireproof and reinforced security room and a large multi-purpose area that is ideal for use as a home office, library or home theater. This space is completed with a wet bar and French door access to its own outdoor patio. A well laid out utility room contains all HVAC and infrastructure systems, along with a commercial-grade laundry area and additional storage. Honed slate floors tie this area together, and contrast nicely with the wool carpet found in the den and polished concrete in the utility room.
Second level is both the formal entry to the house and a private and peaceful enclave, devoted to personal space. There is a two-story foyer, featuring large-format travertine floors, exceptionally tall feature windows and an exquisitely designed and detailed continuation of the entry stair.
A recessed hallway leads back to the owners’ suite that occupies its own view wing of the house. This gorgeous retreat offers a sheltered, private balcony and a massive window that overlooksPuget Sound, with plenty of room for a seating area and high ceilings that create an airy sense of volume. The ensuite bath is clad in warm toned travertine marble, with a custom vanity for two, a jetted cast iron soaking tub, open, walk-in shower and a discreet water closet. The dressing room and walk-in closet reside just behind the bath to create a relaxing sense of privacy and exclusivity.
Two additional bedroom suites sit a couple of steps down in their own wing of the house. This includes a secondary laundry room for easy linen care and allows the bedrooms to tuck cozily under sloping eaves for an enveloping sensibility. Each suite includes a lovely bathroom finished with custom cabinetry and travertine marble.
The top floor contains four distinct spaces – a lofted landing that doubles as a gathering and display area, a discrete powder room, a private den and a glass wrapped great room with vaulted ceilings. This luxurious and dramatic space invites daily living and easy entertaining, with access to a grand, wraparound deck through walls of retractable glass doors. Both the den and great room are anchored by fireplaces with surrounds custom-fabricated by John Geise. Cor-ten steel and patinated copper compliment his meticulously crafted lighting fixtures. Exposed structural beams form an overhead armature that supports a vaulted ceiling which creates a sense of volume, while also countering the sweeping views with an enveloping feeling of enclosure.
The kitchen is a beautifully integrated laboratory for high performance cooking, featuring an eight burner Viking range and SubZero refrigeration. 5cm slab granite covers all counters and backsplashes, and a spacious island acts as a casual dining and serving bar. Cabinets are custom built from tight grain white oak, extending high up the walls for expansive storage.
With its spacious floorplan encompassing the kitchen, dining area, formal and informal seating spaces, the great room provides everything necessary for a truly sublime lifestyle. It’s a masterfully envisioned nest from which to take in the home’s glorious surroundings.
