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Expansive glass walls on either side of a double-height central atrium roll up via architect Tom Kundig's signature wheeled apparatus.
The atrium's rear wall opens to picturesque views of Lake Washington.
The living room.
A continuation of the living room.
The formal dining room.
The spacious great room holds living and dining areas across from a kitchen.
The living area.
The dining area.
The kitchen.
The sedate library.
The primary bedroom.
A fireside sitting room in the primary suite.
The primary bath is equipped with a massive soaking tub.
The primary's private patio.
The 10,000-plus-bottle wine cellar comes with a pulley system for whisking vintages up to a bar located between the kitchen and dining room.
The pool and spa.
The lakeside pavilion has a two-way fireplace, barbecue station, and stackable wood doors that close off the space.
There is 434 feet of lake frontage.
The dock.
An aerial view of the property, which rests on 3.4 acres in the exclusive Yarrow Point enclave.
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