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The greatroom’s fir and cedar beams were
designed by architect Ted Argo to resemble the
hull of a ship. The beams were crafted and lifted into place early on in the framing process.
Anderson windows frame views of the dunes,
waves and nearby Bird Rocks. Warm-toned
Montana rubble was chosen for the fireplace
surround by Guinette Masonry. RIGHT The
home has an enviable view of Haystack Rock,
where tufted puffins make their home every
spring. The slate decking by The Stone Center
can withstand years of rain, salt spray and sand.
RIGHT Pam and David Snodgrass stroll the
dunes of their two-and-a-half-acre property. The
Snodgrasses have a custom wine cellar where
they collect favorite bottles of Oregon pinot
noir and chardonnay from Domaine Drouhin,
Grgich Hills and other vintners.
Pam and Dave Snodgrass have daydreamed about owning a house on the beach since they were married 28 years ago. They finally found the
right property in Cannon Beach, complete with 180-degree ocean views and elk, puffins and bald eagles as neighbors. Their house manages
to be expansive but cozy, elegant but welcoming to sandy feet and relaxed beachside entertaining. With its curved lines, generous use of
natural materials and beams resembling the hull of a boat, the house feels as at home on its coastal perch as the gulls do on Haystack Rock.
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PAM AND DAVID SNODGRASS both work in the landscaping and nursery industry, but that doesn’t mean their jobs
are relaxing. David is president of Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping, and Pam is president of P & D Nurseries in Tualatin. They
met through gardening circles in the 1970s and recently celebrated their 28th anniversary. In addition to their love of plants,
the soft-spoken duo shares a work ethic that can be stressful.
“We’re both behind desks putting out fires, rarely out with
the plants, and we both put a ton of pressure on ourselves,” says
Pam. “Driving to the coast has always been our escape, because
there’s a point when you’re in the car and you start going
through the mountains and you just feel a relief in your entire
body – it’s as if there’s lithium in the air.”
The two had always fantasized about owning a house on the
Oregon shore, but it took nearly three decades for the right property to become available. When the Snodgrasses won their silentauction bid on a two-and-a-half acre parcel of land on Cannon
Beach’s Chapman Point, they say they were stunned by their
good luck. The land has privacy, direct beach access and unobstructed, 180-degree views of the Pacific Ocean from Haystack
Rock to the south to Bird Rocks just to the north.
The couple had some firm ideas in mind for their dream
beach house, and none of them were easy to deliver. They wanted windows as wide as engineering would safely allow. They
wanted rooms with very few straight walls. And most of all, they
wanted a home that was grand in scale but still felt cozy, inviting and warm. The two chose architect Ted Argo to design the
5,827 square-foot, two-level house and Tom Buckingham of
Buckingham Resources to build it.
Construction on a steep, sloping sand dune on the oceanfront
below road grade presented major challenges, both structurally
and architecturally. Over 100 pilings, some longer than 40 feet,
were individually driven into the sand, capped with concrete
and tied into the footing and stem walls with an extensive network of rebar.
“We used to joke that if there ever was a tidal wave we would
all just stay put and wait it out at Dave and Pam’s,” says Buckingham. “Because it’s probably the safest place on Chapman Point.”
ABOVE LEFT The Snodgrasses commissioned a life-sized pelican sculpture
from San Juan Islands artist Matthew Palmer, who exhibits at the Bronze Coast
Gallery in Cannon Beach. They’ve nicknamed him “Winston” because he seems
as wise as Churchill. BELOW LEFT Two basalt columns rise all the way from the
lower level to the main living level, forming a natural planter at the top. Iron
railings with a subtle wave motif were designed and built by Trovo Design
Works. RIGHT The kitchen has access to a covered grill area on the deck, which
the couple uses for whipping up seafood feasts after a day of razor clamming.
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The home’s open kitchen has curved lines,
rich materials and subtle sea motifs consistent with the rest of the house. Cabinetry by
Pacific Design, is constructed of quartered
sapele wood from Nigeria with wenge
inserts. The “Iced Vapor” fused-glass countertop bar was created by Fireart Glass in
Portland. Wavy satin-nickel drawer pulls are
from Chown Hardware. To keep bare feet
toasty, Panache Construction installed kale
distressed-pattern travertine floors over infloor radiant heating. The stone countertop
was fabricated by The Stone Center.
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BUILDER: Buckingham Resources, Tom Buckingham 503.722.0900
ARCHITECT: Argo Architect, Ted Argo 503.726.4367
INTERIOR DESIGNERS:
Michelle Kantor Design, Michelle Kantor 858.461.3669
Deb Seeley Design, Deb Seeley 503.635.2967
Bold, oversized architectural elements
help the home stand up to the grandeur of its
setting, while natural materials allow the
rooms to breathe. Nearly all of the interior
walls are intentionally at least a few degrees
from straight, which complicated every step
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Fabricator: The Stone Center; Kitchen & Bath Tile Installation: Panache
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Appliances: Range & Refrigerator: Viking; Hardware: Chown Hardware;
Shower Glass: Heritage Glass; Wood Ceiling Beams: Western Wood
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of construction but helps the floor plan feel
flowing and continuous. The great room features a striking high ceiling of curving fir and
cedar beams that evoke the hull of a boat.
The beams were crafted by the same company that built the beams for the Tacoma Dome.
One beam actually protrudes over the home’s
front entry from inside, requiring painstaking
work to seal the home’s interior from the
harsh climate.
The greatroom’s west-facing windows
frame a view of the dunes, waves and nearby
Bird Rocks, which many times of the year
appear simply as a mass of feathers. To allow
the widest possible window span – five feet –
Buckingham used steel framing between the
glass. The flexible windows have stood up
well to 100 mile-per-hour plus winds, including the record storms of 2008 that felled trees
throughout Oregon. Special cladding outside
was chosen to withstand years of assault
from blowing sand.
In the very middle of the home, column
rocks form a natural vertical sculpture that
balances the horizontal sweep of the ceiling
beams. The two, 30-inch wide basalt rocks
travel vertically nine and 19 1/2 feet from the
lower floor, up through the stairway and
through the second floor, where they form
the anchor of an indoor planter. The
Snodgrasses traveled to Moses Lake, WA to
personally pick out the rocks, one of which
weighs 13 tons and which Buckingham’s
team nicknamed “Stan and Ollie.”
“We both obviously have a passion for
the outdoors and with a setting like this, you
simply have to invite the outdoors in,” says
Dave. “Given all of the high ceilings, the
greatroom and amount of windows, we
thought natural materials would help the
rooms feel warm and sheltering rather than
unfriendly or exposed.”
Throughout the home, sapele wood with
wenge inserts was chosen for its richness and
LEFT The master bath’s focal points are his and hers “glacier glass” sinks by Alchemy
Glass. Hundreds of fissures and sparkles in the glass are revealed by a process of
glue chipping. The master bath features a curbless shower floor. The vanity area is
highlighted by a unique inset seafoam-colored border of “Big Surf” glass tile from
Pratt & Larson Tile, all installed by Panache Construction. Curved shower glass is by
Heritage Glass. Shower hardware is from Chown Hardware. ABOVE Master tile setter
Carl Niemetschek finessed the white pebbled wall in the downstairs powder room
over several weeks with a toothbrush to get it exactly right.
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natural iridescence. The sapele appears
everywhere - from the front door to the
kitchen cabinetry, trim and bathroom
cabinetry – bringing calming unity to the
entire home. “There’s a French word for
iridescence that I like to use to describe
the look of sapele – it’s “chatoyance,”
says Mel Archer, cabinet maker with
Pacific Design in Hillsboro. “I don’t think
any other word does it justice.”
In addition to the dovetail cabinetry
appearing throughout the home, Archer
turned to Fireart Glass to create the
kitchen’s “iced vapor” countertop. Glass
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railings resemble ocean waves. Several
baths feature pebbled walls and shower
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floors. And Pam and Dave brought their
own personal touches to the home’s minimalist design style – a mollusk fossil they
found in Sisters, artifacts and paintings
from their travels to the Seychelles
Islands, sculptures of a frog and a pelican.
The couple was determined to make
the home both practical as well as striking. Radiant heating in the sand-colored
travertine flooring was designed to warm
bare feet just in off the dunes. And one of
the couple’s favorite features is tucked
away in the lower garage – a special sink
for cleaning razor clams and washing out
beachcombing treasures.
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