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AIA Open House
'Party house' on the lake

By Elizabeth Rhodes
Seattle Times staff reporter

	KEN LAMBERT / THE SEATTLE TIMES Sunday's AIA open house is on Lake Washington at 10508 Riviera Place N.E., Seattle.
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The architect: W. Carlton Lambert. His biggest challenge was the poor soil quality along the 100 feet of waterfront. To counter this, he designed the house to rest on 115 4-inch steel pipes sunk 30 feet down.

The owner: Shaio-Yen Wu. The owner of a real-estate company, she desired an ultramodern home with large volumes of space, few rooms, lots of light and good spaces for entertaining and displaying her art collection. The result is a house that combines informality and luxury.

The contractor: John Lodwig of Rampart Custom Homes.

Judges' comments: "In the simplest terms, this is a party house. Large, multilevel open spaces and generous circulation paths draw people around the house. The finish materials and detailing are simple but elegant."

	W. Carlton Lambert

The size: 5,400 square feet, three bedrooms, five baths.

Project cost: $1,656,696. (Includes all labor, materials, building permit fees, sales tax and architect, contractor and/or consultant fees. Excludes land cost.)

Tour hours: Noon to 4 p.m. today (Sunday) only.

Address: 10508 Riviera Place N.E., Seattle. Because this is a one-lane road with no parking, visitors will not be allowed to drive directly to the house. Instead, park due east of the house along Lake Shore Boulevard Northeast and follow open-house signs approximately three blocks to the house.

Driving directions: From Interstate 5 in Seattle, take Highway 520 to the Montlake Boulevard exit. Go north on Montlake to Northeast 45th Street. Angle to the right, passing south of University Village, until the street becomes Sand Point Way Northeast. Continue north to Northeast 100th Street. Turn right and go three blocks to Lake Shore Boulevard. Turn left and park along Lake Shore, then follow signs to the house, which is on Riviera Place, parallel to Lake Shore.

The Seattle Times/AIA Open House program began in 1954. All licensed architects are encouraged to submit their residential work to the AIA for consideration. Call 206-448-4938.

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