Modform LLC

20 acres and only a very small area to build on. Here's how we did it and what we came up with...

modMAKINGS - Designing a Compact Cabin on a Challenging Sloped Site A compact hillside cabin and ADU in Eastern, WA shows how creative design and site orientation transforms steep slopes, setbacks, and limited space into comfortable, mountain living.

There’s something honest about old utilitarian sheds like this.

No fluff. No overthinking. Just structure, material, and purpose.

I was walking a recent job site and came across several of these weathered outbuildings tucked into the trees. Simple forms. Single-slope roofs. Raw wood aging naturally into that soft silver-gray we all try to replicate in new construction.

Sometimes the best inspiration for modern design isn’t found in magazines — it’s sitting quietly on rural properties across North Central Washington.

Clean lines. Direct expression of materials. Function driving form.

There’s a lot to learn from buildings that were never trying to impress anyone.

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The details on the North Head Lighthouse are pretty amazing. I really admire the intersection between the cylindrical tower and the rectangular house.

As we peer outside and watch the snow falling in mid-February, we dream back to those summer days by the river.

A prominent feature in Long Beach WA, the boardwalk provides vistas above the dunes towards the ocean.

Construction is progressing along well at the Monitor Residence. The V-shaped design maximizes views from the living room and primary suite while creating a cozy sheltered courtyard space.

Latest from the Burch Mountain Residence.

This is a neat little barn. Very basic and utilitarian. I’m looking to the local agricultural architecture for design and inspiration for future projects.

It’s interesting to see the history of buildings and imagine what they must have been lie in the past.

This observation tower at Westport very much embodies Brutalist Architecture.