A striking modern residence from the middle of the century, which was produced by the engineer behind Seattle's Kingdome, was listed for sale and offers the rare opportunity to have a piece of architecture and engineering history.
The Christiansen House was designed and lived by John “Jack” Christiansen (1927–2017), which became known for his pioneering thin shell concrete structures, including Seattle's Kingdome.
The house, built in 1965, reflects Christiansen's characteristic hyperbolic-paraboloid-dünshelle design against inverted umbrella form, which seems to float over the living room.
The dramatic structure seamlessly gives way to an expansive glass with a floor to the ceiling and frames west over the PUGET sound and the Olympic mountains.
This residence, together with the modernist architect Paul Hayden Kirk, shows a visionary cooperation between engineering and architecture.
Submit approximately 2 tomorrow, the property comprises about 175 feet private coastline, beach stairs and a deck on the Schott, creating a resort -like environment.
With 4 bedrooms, around 3,606 square foot and 3–4 bathrooms, the house has maintained its integrity for decades and offers both historical importance and contemporary comfort. Bainbridgeshores.com+1
According to Redfin, the house is on the market for 27 days at the end of August 2025 and shines with $ 4,400,000.
Tyler Sprague, an architectural historian at the University of Washington, praised Christiansen's work in an interview in 2020 and noticed his remarkable ability to mix engineering and architecture.
Sprague said that Christiansen “blurred the boundaries between architecture and engineering” and with a heavy material – in concrete terms – in the way in which forms such as the Pacific Science Center “are simply impossible.
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