WILLAPA BAY RETREAT

Long Beach Peninsula, Washington












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This lodge with attached outdoor cooking/dining space is the social center for a community of buildings on the western shore of Washington’s Willapa Bay. The lodge has a single, wood lined interior space that allows for year ‘round gatherings while supporting outdoor living with centralized utilities and storage. The complex also includes an Aikido Dojo, a studio residence and a number of rustic cabin structures. All of the buildings sit lightly on the land, using lumber milled from trees on the property, conserving water and soil, and incorporating energy-efficient sustainable construction. The wonderful bio-dynamic gardens and landscapes were designed and created by Rolande Chesebro of Continuum Gardens 

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Studio / Garage

This small structure overlooking Washington’s Willapa Bay houses a workshop/garage at the lower level and a studio / guest apartment on the upper level. It was the first of an integrated complex of buildings that now includes a lodge with indoor/outdoor cooking and dining spaces, rustic sleeping cabins and an Aikido Dojo. All of the structures sit lightly on the land, using lumber milled from trees on the property, conserving water and soil, and incorporating highly energy efficient construction.

Studio Apartment

Art Studio

These small rustic structures overlooking Washington’s Willapa Bay house an Aikido Dojo and an art studio. They are part of an integrated complex that also includes a workshop/garage with guest apartment and a lodge building with indoor/outdoor cooking, dining and gathering spaces. All of the structures sit lightly on the land, using lumber milled from trees on the property, conserving water and soil, and incorporating highly energy efficient construction. Extraordinary biodynamic landscapes and gardens are by Rolande Chesebro of Continuum Gardens

Aikido Dojo