Hillside Residence
Location
San Juan Islands, WA
Positive Energy Scope
MEP Engineering
Project Team
- Architecture: Heliotrope Architects
- Builder: White Construction
- Landscape Architecture: Greening and Greening
- Structural Engineering: Swenson Say Faget
- Geotechnical Engineering: Western Geotech
- MEP Engineering/Consulting: Positive Energy
Press
The Big Idea
Hillside Residence settles into its island landscape with warmth, restraint, and a deep respect for craft. Positive Energy’s MEP engineering supports healthy indoor air, dependable comfort, and efficient operation through changing coastal seasons while allowing the home’s tactile materials and expansive views to remain central.
Thoughtful coordination integrates the systems into Heliotrope Architects’ precise detailing so that comfort is felt rather than seen. The result is a durable, calm retreat designed to age gracefully and keep its occupants comfortable, healthy, and closely connected to place.
Photography
Great residential MEP work for world-class architecture is rarely seen because all of our coordination disappears behind walls and into refined details—and it simply works as intended. The photographers who capture the spirit of these homes so brilliantly remind us that what we create is beautiful because it is the sum of many parts forming a whole. Please visit Andrew Pogue for more beautiful work and explore the architect’s project profile.