Video of the Week: Elegant Estate in Bellevue, Washington

$7,300,000 USD | Bellevue, Washington | Brazen Sotheby’s International Realty

This resort-like estate elegantly unfolds before your eyes as you drive down the street bordered by 100-foot tall Lombardy poplar trees, affectionately called Poplar Lane. Seattle Landscape Architect, Brooks Kolb, began the project by working closely with renowned architect, Brandt Hollinger to locate a brand new home on a rare three-acre site in the heart of Bellevue, Washington. His design retained the native feel of the site, preserving the dense tree cover of Douglas Fir, Vine Maple and Western Red Cedars. The organization of the house was based on the clustering of adult/formal uses in one wing, and children/utilitarian uses in the other. He decided to connect them with a hub consisting of a two-story grand entry and family activity spaces; spacious and bold areas that expressed the largeness of the house. This also gave him the opportunity to draw sunlight into the center of the house all throughout the day.